CRITICAL CARE Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CRITICAL CARE FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024 a,d,e,f - CORRECT ANSWER-A client with a primary brain tumor has developed syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). The nurse will expect to see which clinical findings upon assessment? (Select all that apply). a. Nausea and vomiting b. Hyperthermia c. Bradycardia d. Increased weight e. Decreased serum sodium f. Decreased level of consciousness a,b - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse is car...

CRITICAL CARE EXAM 3 FINALS 2023/2024 Question 1 of 10The patient is admitted with severe abdominal pain due to pancreatitis. The patient asks the nurse, "What causes this? Why does it hurt so much?" The nurse should answer: (Points : 1) "Pancreatitis is extremely rare and no one knows why it causes pain." "Pancreatitis is caused by diabetes; you should be checked." "Injury to certain cells in the pancreas causes it to digest (eat) itself, causing pain." "The pain is localized to the...

Critical Care Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass P wave - Correct Answer ️️ -Depolarization of the atria PR interval - Correct Answer ️️ --Normal is 0.12 to 0.2 seconds - onset of atrial depolarization until onset of ventricular polarization QRS complex - Correct Answer ️️ --Normal is 0.06 to 0.11 seconds -Ventricular depolarization -systole T wave - Correct Answer ️️ --appears after QRS complex - Ventricular repolarization -Spiked T-wave occurs with hyperkalemia U...

Critical Care-Exam 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice? a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses b. American Heart Association c. American Nurses Association d. Society of Critical Care Medicine - Correct Answer ️️ -a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested in certifi...

Critical Care Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass When administering nitroglycerin, which possible outcome does the nurse need to monitor the patient for? A. Peripheral vasoconstriction with tissue necrosis B. Increased afterload C. Peripheral vasodilation D. Increased preload - Correct Answer ️️ -C. peripheral vasodilation A patient is admitted to the ICU with a pulmonary artery (PA) catheter in the left internal jugular. During the nurse's shift, the PA pressure increases. Wha...

Critical Care Nursing Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is Hemodynamic Monitoring? - Correct Answer ️️ -Measurement of pressure, flow and oxygenation within the cardiovascular system. What are values that are measured in the ICU with Hemodynamic Monitoring? - Correct Answer ️️ -Systemic and Pulmonary arterial pressures, central venous pressures (CVP), pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP), CO/CI, SV/SV index (SVI) and O2 saturation of the hemoglobin of arterial blood (SaO...

Critical Care Exam 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers You have just received change of shift report. Which patient should you assess first? a. 62 year-old man who is scheduled for a cardiac cath, and is ready to be transported now b. 58 year-old woman with COPD with an O2 saturation of 92% on 2 liters of O2, who is scheduled to be discharged home on O2 c. 36 year-old man admitted with an exacerbation of asthma with RR 36 at rest, and whose wheezing has diminished d. 72 year-old woman...

Critical Care Final Exam Practice Questions And Answers 2023/2024

What are the essential characteristics of a healthy nursing environment? - ANSWER communication: clear concise to patients and others collaboration: patient care is a team event decision-making: critical thinking is essential to ICU staffing ratios: in ICU typically 1-3 What are a few patient stressors in the critical care setting? - ANSWER Acute response stressors Environmental (light and noise) Anxiety Delirium How can nurses decrease the stress levels of their patients? - ANSW...

The nurse is caring for a patient with a massive burn injury and possible hypovolemia. Which assessment data will be of most concern to the nurse? a. Blood pressure is 90/40 mm Hg. b. Urine output is 30 mL over the last hour. c. Oral fluid intake is 100 mL for the last 8 hours. d. There is prolonged skin tenting over the sternum. - ANSWER a. Blood pressure is 90/40 mm Hg. The blood pressure indicates that the patient may be developing hypovolemic shock as a result of intravascularfluid ...

Curative care - ANSWER focused on cure of disease or injury Palliative care - ANSWER focuses on relief of pain, symptoms, and stress. Patient can still get treatments on this. Cna be provided anywhere Assess - ANSWER pain, dyspnea, constipation, nausea Assess for psychological issues like - ANSWER anxiety, depression, delirium Social aspects of care - ANSWER regular meetings with family and professional team (goals of care, advanced care, prognosis), regular assessment of support (fi...

What is the purpose of professional organizations that support critical care practice? - ANSWER Support critical care RN's What is a CCRN? - ANSWER certification for adult,neonate and peds for critical care nurses. What is the AACN? - ANSWER Organization that supports critical care nursing that was developed in 1969. What is PCCN? - ANSWER Acute Care Nurse practitioner WHat is CCNS? - ANSWER Critical care clinical nurse specialist What is ACNPC? - ANSWER Acute care nurse practiti...