Nursing 418 exam 1|35 Questions with Verified Answers
Critical care units - CORRECT ANSWER Designed to meet the special needs of acutely and critically ill patients
minimum of every 2 hours - CORRECT ANSWER how o
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Nursing 418 exam 1|35 Questions with Verified Answers
Critical care units - CORRECT ANSWER Designed to meet the special needs of acutely and critically ill patients
minimum of every 2 hours - CORRECT ANSWER how often are assessments and vital signs done in the CCU?
Critical care nursing - CORRECT ANSWER Specialty dealing with human responses to life-threatening problems - AACN definition
CCRN - CORRECT ANSWER Adult, pediatric, or neonatal critical care certification
CCRN-K (knowledge) - CORRECT ANSWER for adult pediatric and neonatal critical care nurses who do not provide direct care but whose specialized knowledge influences the care delivered to the acute and critically ill patients
PCCN - CORRECT ANSWER progressive care certification
CCRN-E - CORRECT ANSWER tele ICU certification
1. CMC
2. CSC - CORRECT ANSWER 1. cardiac medicine certification
2. cardiac surgery certification
clinical nurse specialist - CORRECT ANSWER Provides advanced nursing care to meet the needs of adult gerontology, pediatric, or neonatal patient populations
acute care nurse practitioner - CORRECT ANSWER Comprehensive assessments, orders, and interprets diagnostic test, manages health problems and disease-related symptoms, prescribes treatments, and coordinates care during transitions in settings
delirium - CORRECT ANSWER alterations in:
- mentation (delusions, short attention span, loss of recent memory)
- psychomotor behavior (restlessness, lethargy)
- sleep-wake cycle (e.g., daytime sleepiness, nighttime agitation)
preexisting dementia
hx of baseline hypertension or alcohol abuse
severe illness on admission
sleep deprivation
annxiety
hemodynamic instability
hypoxemia
hypercarbia
electrolyte disturbances
drugs - sedatives, analgesics, antimicrobials - CORRECT ANSWER delirium risk factors:
dementia - CORRECT ANSWER Slow, progressive, irreversible loss of intellectual or cognitive abilities like abstract thinking, reasoning
delirium - CORRECT ANSWER patients with dementia are high risk for developing _______
confusion assessment method (CAM)
confusion assessment method ICU (CAM-ICU)
intensive care delirium screening checklist (ICDSC) - CORRECT ANSWER assessment/diagnosis of delirium (3)
D - Dementia, dehydration
E - Electrolyte imbalances, emotional stress
L - Lung, liver, heart, kidney, brain
I - infection, intensive care unit
R - rx drugs
I - injury
U - untreated pain, unfamiliar environment
M - metabolic disorders - CORRECT ANSWER mnemonic for causes of delirium:
Dexmedetomidine
Low-dose antipsychotics (Haloperidol, Risperidone, Olanzapine, Quetiapine)
Short acting benzodiazepines - CORRECT ANSWER drug therapy for delirium
ICU setting only for agitation associated w/ delirium - CORRECT ANSWER when is dexmedetomidine used?
when delirium is associated w/ sedative and alcohol withdrawal or in conjunction w/ antipsychotics to reduce extrapyramidal side effects - CORRECT ANSWER when are short acting benzodiazepines used in r/t delirium?
albumin, BUN, glucose, electrolytes - CORRECT ANSWER labs to monitor for nutrition (4)
infection (UTIs, electrolyte imbalances)
dementia - CORRECT ANSWER Critically Ill Elderly
Symptoms atypical
Confusion may be sign of ______
Depression often misdiagnosed as ________
RRT - CORRECT ANSWER Bring rapid and immediate care to an unstable patient in noncritical settings
prevent patient from coding - CORRECT ANSWER purpose of RRT
Critical care RN
Critical care physician
Advanced practice RN (APRN)
Respiratory therapist - CORRECT ANSWER RRT members
RR: <8 or >28
O2 Sat: <90%
Threatened airway - CORRECT ANSWER RRT triggers: Respiratory
RR: ____ or ___
O2 sat: _____
Threatened ______
<90
Increase, >110
<50 or >120
Chest pain - CORRECT ANSWER RRT triggers: Cardiovascular
Acute change in systolic BP to _____
Acute sustained ________ in diastolic BP to _______
Acute change in HR to _____ or ______
Onset of ________
Acutely cold, pulseless, or cyanotic extremity
Arouse
Speaking or swallowing
Pupillary - CORRECT ANSWER RRT triggers: Neurological
Confusion, agitation, delirium
Unexplained difficulty to ______
Difficulty ______ or ______
Changes in ________ responses
Seizure
30-45
Sedation
Extubate
Peptic ulcer
DVT - CORRECT ANSWER Ventilator Bundle (VAP)
HOB up ______ degrees
Take breaks from _____
Daily readiness to _______
________ prophylaxis
________ prophylaxis
ventilator bundle - CORRECT ANSWER VAP bundle
central line - CORRECT ANSWER CLABSI bundle
Urinary catheter - CORRECT ANSWER CAUTI bundle
ABCDE bundle - CORRECT ANSWER Bundle to prevent the unintended consequences of critical illness such as delirium, prolonged ventilation and excessive muscular deterioration
Awaken
Breathe
Choose medication/coordinate care
Delirium
Early ambulation - CORRECT ANSWER ABCDE bundle
A: Awakening trials for ventilated patients
B: Spontaneous breathing trials
C: Coordinated effort b/t RN and RT to perform the spontaneous breathing trial when patient is awakened by reducing or stopping patient's sedation
D: A standardized delirium assessment program, including treatment and prevention options
E: Early mobilization and ambulation - CORRECT ANSWER ABCDE bundle (in depth)
ST elevation myocardial infarction
Stroke alert - CORRECT ANSWER Codes for acute issues:
Code STEMI = _______
Code Trauma
Code FAST = ________
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