NR 340 CRITICAL CARE FINAL STUDY GUIDE• Ethics o Informed consent  Competence  Voluntariness  Disclosure of information o Proxy- makes decisions for patient, designated by state • Comfort and Sedation o Rapid sequence intubation  Succinocholine and etomidate o Conscious sedations  Versed and fentanyl o Reversal for fentanyl narcan o Reversal for versed flumazenil o Medications  Benzos • Versed • Ativan • Valium • Precedex- similar to verse...

NR 340 Week 6 Assignment: Clinical Simulation Prep Packet Directions: This assignment is to be completed independently (it is not a group assignment!) and turned in on your assigned clinical simulation day. Late submissions will not be accepted. The purpose of this assignment is to prepare you to complete the corresponding clinical simulation scenarios related to coronary artery disease and hypertensive crisis respectively. Resources to complete this assignment include the following: Lew...

NR 340 Week 1 Medication Calculation Exam Directions: The purpose of this packet is to prepare you for the medication calculation exam that is taken on the first day of class. Complete the medication calculation practice exam prior to the first day of class if needed. In critical care, amounts are specific. If the calculation is not a whole number, then answers are rounded off to the nearest 10th decimal place. Pumps can be programmed to allow for a 10th decimal place. If the calculation i...

NR 340 Week 3 Evolve Questions with Answers and Explanations What is the therapeutic effect of head-of-the-bed elevation and neutral head and neck alignment on increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? Under normal circumstances the cerebral vasculature exhibits pressure and chemical autoregulation. What happens when autoregulation is lost? The nurse is monitoring a patient’s intracranial pressure (ICP). While the nurse is providing hygiene measures, she observes that the ICP reading is sustai...

NR 340 Week 7 Exam Three (Questions with Answer and Explanations) 1)      A client admitted to the hospital with a subarachnoid hemorrhage has complaints of severe headache, nuchal rigidity, and projectile vomiting. The nurse knows lumbar puncture (LP) would be contraindicated in this client in which of the following circumstances? 2)      A client with a subdural hematoma becomes restless and confused, with dilation of the ipsilateral pupil. The physician orders mannitol for which o...

NR 340 Week 3 Exam One – Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14, pgs 228-324 (Latest Version) Overview of CC Critical Care Nursing Deals with human responses to critical illness or injury Physiological Psychological Focus on both the patient’s and family’s responses Critical Care Overview Not always centered in an “ICU setting” Inpatient Outpatient

Exam 2 Study Guide-Critical Care Basic Dysrhythmia Interpretation & Mgmt.-Ch 7 Blood Flow Review

WEEK 2 Module Report Tutorial: Module: The Communicator 2.0 Video Interaction: Client comfort and end-of-life care Individual Name: Institution: Program Type: Alexandra Elkins Chamberlain U Charlotte BSN BSN Time Use and Score Date/Time Time Score Video Interaction: Client comfort and end-of-life care 3/17/2019 12:48:56 PM 19 min 100% Stage 1 (2 of 2 Correct) Scenario Nurse Morgan is assigned to care for the client, Mrs. Longly, who is nearing the end...

Quick Questions: 1. What is the intrinsic rate of the SA node? 60 -100 beats 2. What waveform on the ECG indicates that the SA node initiated the impulse? P wave 3. What is meant by “atrial kick” and what is the impact on the client? 4. Why is a prolonged QT interval a concern? Increases vulnerability to lethal dysrhythmias VT, fibrillation 5. What can ST segment elevation/ depression indicate? Myocardial ischemia or injury. November/2018 TCronell Chamberlain University NR 340 Cri...

Study Guide Exam #1 Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 3 Ch 7 Pacemaker cells Atrial Kick ○ Atria contracts and force the remaining atrial blood into the ventricles.)30% of CO) SA node rate: 60-100; AV node rate: 40-60; Bundle of His: Rate 20-40 Three-Lead monitoring system (Limb Lead) ○ Best for monitoring atrial rhythms. ○ RA, LA, LL (left abdominal area) Five lead monitoring system ○ Placed below the clavicles, the right and left ABD below the umbilicus. Chest lead is placed “selected lead...