Nr 341 critical care Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 341 CASE STUDY Ventilatory Assistance & Acute Respiratory Failure 1. CASE STUDY: Ventilatory Assistance & Acute Respiratory Failure 1 Mr. R is a 66-year-old man who has smoked 1.5 packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years. He is admitted with an acute exacerbation of COPD. His baseline ABGs drawn in the ER showed: pH, 7.36; PaCO2, 55mmHg; PaO2, 69mmHg; Bicarbonate, 30 mEq/L; SaO2, 92% on 4Lvia NC. In the critical care unit, Mr. R has course crackles in his left lower lung base and a mild ex...

Chamberlain University College of Nursing: NR 341 Complex Health Quiz 1-4 Questions and Answers Complex health exam 1 The nurse is planning care for a patient with fluid volume overload and hyponatremia. Which intervention should be included in this patient's plan of care? Administer Intravenous fluids Restrict fluids Provide Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene sulfonate) Administer intravenous Normal Saline with Furosemide (Lasix) restrict fluids A patient's blood gas show a pH...

NR 341 Critical Care Exam 2 Review

Case Case NR 341 CASE STUDY Dysrhythmia Interpretation 1 CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING NR 340 Critical Care Nursing CASE STUDY EXERCISE Dysrhythmia Interpretation 1 CASE STUDY: Dysrhythmia Interpretation 1 1) Interpret basic dysrhythmias and identify: location, effect on conduction, assessment findings, causes, treatment, complications 2) Recognition and treatment of dysrhythmias DYSRHYTHMIA INTERPRETATION Rhythm Strip #1 1. What is the dysrhythmia? 2. Are the atrial and ventricular rates equ...

NR 341 Complex Adult Health Nursing Mr. R is a 66-year-old man who has smoked 1.5 packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years. He is admitted with an acute exacerbation of COPD. His baseline ABGs drawn in the ER showed: pH, 7.36; PaCO2, 55mmHg; PaO2, 69mmHg; Bicarbonate, 30 mEq/L; SaO2, 92% on 4Lvia NC. In the critical care unit, Mr. R has course crackles in his left lower lung base and a mild expiratory wheeze bilaterally. His cough is productive of thick yellow sputum. His skin turgor is poor...

Chamberlain University College of Nursing: NR 341 Complex Health Quiz 1-4 Questions and Answers Complex health exam 1 The nurse is planning care for a patient with fluid volume overload and hyponatremia. Which intervention should be included in this patient's plan of care? Administer Intravenous fluids Restrict fluids Provide Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene sulfonate) Administer intravenous Normal Saline with Furosemide (Lasix) restrict fluids A patient's blood gas show a pH...

NR 341 COMPLEX ADULT HEALTH Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14. Chapter 1 Overview of Critical Care Nursing  Definition of critical care nursing  Evolution of critical care  Professional organizations o American association of critical-care nurses o Society of critical care medicine o Other professional organizations  Certification  Standards  Critical care nurse characteristics  Quality and safety emphasis  Evidence-based practice  Healthy work environment ...

NR 341 COMPLEX ADULT HEALTH Exam One. Chapter 1 Overview of Critical Care Nursing  Definition of critical care nursing  Evolution of critical care  Professional organizations o American association of critical-care nurses o Society of critical care medicine o Other professional organizations  Certification  Standards  Critical care nurse characteristics  Quality and safety emphasis  Evidence-based practice  Healthy work environment o Communication o Colla...

NR 341 Critical Care Exam 1 Latest Study Guide Nursing Assessments • Diagnostic Tests Acute respiratory failure o ABGs, Chest x-rays, CT, pulmonary function tests, end tidal CO2 monitoring, bronchoscopy. • Assessments o Lung sounds, work of breathing, use of accessory muscles, chest expansion, nasal flaring, respiratory rate, pulse ox • Interventions o Ineffective airway clearance reposition patient o ARF ▪ Causes: pulmonary edema, atelectasis, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ARDS, t...

BSC NURSIN 108 Critical care RUA Interdisciplinary sample. Care of the Critically-Ill Patient: Interdisciplinary Care NR 341: Complex Adult Health May 30, 2017 Care of the Critically-Ill Patient: Interdisciplinary Care 73-year-old, Caucasian, widowed, retired male was admitted to the hospital on May 11, 2017 from his home. He does not have a resuscitation status, and no known allergies. Admitting diagnosis is mitral valve disease secondary to bacterial endoca...