Summary NR 340 Critical Care Final Study Guide
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 versed, not as addicting Opioids • Morphine sulfate • Dilaudid • Fentanyl • Druamorph- spinal Local anesthetics “-caines” o Pain scale for sedated patients behavioral pain scale o Medication for alcohol withdrawl Haldol CIWA score relates to treatment given • The Heart o Hemodynamics (BP) Purpose of hemodynamic monitoring assessment of tissue perfusion Swan ganz catheter • Measures pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (8-12) determines functioning of the left side of the heart (arterial) CVP measures pressure on right side of heart (venous) • Normal: 2-6 • Indicates patients fluid volume status • If CVP is low give fluids to correct
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