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A ncode nis ninitiated nand nthe nsecond nnurse nis nobserved nnot nfollowing nACLS nprotocol. nWhat nis nthe nBEST
nactionsto ntake? n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n: nStop nthe nnurse nimmediately nand ninstitute nACLS nprotocol
A nlethargic nbut noriented npatient nis nbeing nadmitted nfor nsepsis nand ntheir nfamily nmember nis nin nthe
nwaiting narea. nTheir nbelonging ninclude na nring, ncell nphone, nand nwallet. nThe npatient nasks nif nthey ncan
nkeep nthe nring non nand nphone nat nbedside. nWhat nis nyour nBEST nresponse? n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n: nIt nis nbest
nif nyour nfamily ntakes nyour nbelongings.
After nturning na npatient nwith nCVP nmonitoring nwhat nshould nyou ndo nto nensure naccuracy nof nthe nCVP
nreading? n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n: nZero nthe nline nat nphlebostatic naxis
An nintubated npatient nwith na nGCS nof n3 nis nadmitted nto nthe nICU nfrom nthe nER nafter nbeing nfound ndown nfor
nan nunknown namount nof ntime nat nhome. nThe nCT nscan nreveals nprofuse ncerebral nedema. nWhen nis nthe
nBEST ntime nto nnotify norgan ndonation nservices? n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n: nWithin n24 nhours nof nadmission nto
nthe nICU
Besides nthe nwhite nblood ncells, nwhat nlaboratroy nvalue nis nused nin nthe ndiagnosis nof nsepsis? n- n n n ncorrect
nanswer n: nLactic nacid
During ncardiogenic nshock nwhat ntemporary nintervention nmight nbe nordered nto nimprove nperfusion nuntil
ndefinitive ntreatment nis nprovided? n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n: nInotropic ninfusion
During nthe nfirst nhour nof ntPA ninfusion, nhow nfrequently nshould nyou nmonitor nblood npressure? n- n n n ncorrect
nanswer n: nEvery n15 nminutes
For na npatient nwith nseptic nshock, nWhat nwould nyou nmonitor nto nobjectively ndetermine nthe neffectiveness
nand nneed nto ntitrate na ndobutamine ninfusion. n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n: nScVo2
, How nis ndopamine nusually nadministered nin nthe nicu nwhen ngiven nintravenously n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n:
nTitratable ncontinous ninfusion
In na npatient nwith nseptic nshock, nafter nfluid nadministration nwhich nof nthe nfollowing nfindings nis nMOST
nsuggestive nof nthe nneed nto nstart na nvasopressor? n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n: nMean narterial npressure n40-50
nmmHg
One nof nyour npatients ncoded nbut nis nnow nstabilized nand nyou nare ncatching nup non ncharting. nThe nstep-
down nunit ncalls nto nget nreport non nyour nother npatient nwho nis nto nbe ntransfered. nThe nnurses nnear nyou ndo
nnot nappear nbusy. nHow nshould nyou nprioritize nyour ntime? n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n: nGive nreport nand nask nthe
nnurses nto nprepare nthe npatient nfor ntransfer.
The nprovider nhas nordered n2 nunits nof nFFP nto nbe ntransfused. nYour npatient's nreligious nbeliefs nprevent
nthem nfrom naccepting nblood nproducts. nWhat nis nyour nBEST nresponse? n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n: nInform nthe
nprovider nand ndiscuss nadditional noptions.
What nacid/base nimbalance nis nMOST nlikely nto nbe nfound nin na npatient nwith nCOPD n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n:
nRespiratroy nacidosis
What nassessment ntool nis nneeded nfor na npatient nwho nhas nuncomplicated nretrosternal nhemorrhage? n- n n n
ncorrect nanswer n: nFollow nup nimaging ntest
What ncardiac ncondition nshows ncardiomegaly non nchest nx-ray n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n: nSystolic nheart nfailure
What ncondition ndoes nthe nConfusion nAssessment nMethod nfor nICU n(CAM-ICU) ndetect? n- n n n ncorrect
nanswer n: nDelirium
What nECG nfinding nis nindicative nof nhyperkalema? n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n: npeaked nT nwave
What ninformation ndo nyou nneed nfrom nthe nprovider nto nsetup na ncerebral nintraventricular ndrainage
nsystem? n- n n n ncorrect nanswer n: nMaximum nICP