Travel Nursing - Key Terms with Correct Answers

What Subspecialties are in Critical Care? Correct Answer CCU, CVICU, ICU, MICU, NITICU, NEURO ICU, STICU, SICU CCU Correct Answer Coronary Care Unit - Patients with heart disease or attacks... Various cardiac needs CVICU Correct Answer Open heart, cardio-thoracic or transplant surgery ICU Correct Answer Hodge-Podge of Patients, both medical and surgical. Also known as a synonym for Critical Care MICU Correct Answer Medical Illnesses NTICU Correct Answer Neuro Trauma Intensive Care Unit - Post trauma, head trauma, comas, post neuro surgery Neuro ICU Correct Answer Neuro Intensive Care Unit - Brain/Spinal Cord injury, comas STICU Correct Answer Post trauma surgery SICU Correct Answer Post General Surgery What Skills Checklist is needed for Critical Care Unit? Correct Answer Critical Care What are Required Certifications for Critical Care? Correct Answer ACLS, BCLS What is ACLS? Correct Answer Advanced Cardiac Life Support What is BLS? Correct Answer Basic Life Support What are the additional Preferred Certifications in Critical Care? Besides ACLS/BLS? Correct Answer CCRN, TNCC, PALS What is PALS? Correct Answer Pediatric Advanced Life Support What is CCRN? Correct Answer Critical Care Registered Nurse What is TNCC? Correct Answer Trauma Nurse Core Course What is the Nurse to Patient Ratio in Critical Care? Correct Answer 1:2