NURS246 - QUIZ 5 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What is Moters 10 family needs in the ICU - ....ANSWER ...-- hope
- healthcare provider caring about the patient
- having a waiting room near the patient
- being called at home at home for a change in patient condition
- knowing about the prognosis
- having questions answered honestly
- knowing specific facts about prognosis
- receiving information about patient once a day
- having explanations in understandable terms
- seeing patient frequently
What are the family interventions - ....ANSWER ...-- offer realistic hope
- give honest answers and information
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,- give reassurance
- use open-ended communication and assess the family communication style
- assess family members level of anxiety
- assess family roles and dynamics
- assess coping mechanisms and resources
What are the family stressor when in the ICU - ....ANSWER ...-- fear of
death
- role changes
- information ambiguity
- uncertain prognosis
- financial concern
- disruption of normal routines
What are some improving family care in the ICU - ....ANSWER ...-- decided
family navigator
- increasing provider awareness of the fragility of family trust
- improving provider communication skills
- improving transition from ICU to units
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, - informing about long-term effects of critical illness
What is the nurses best position to provide family support in the ICU -
....ANSWER ...-May not feel trained, think they need to "make it right" or
"take away worry"
What are nurse conflicts identified in the ICU - ....ANSWER ...-- caring for
medically unstable and the entire family
- balancing professional relationship and personal relationship
- what nurses feel families need may not match identified needs
What is the visiting policy in the ICU - ....ANSWER ...-- 78% of ICU nurses
in adult critical-care units prefer unrestricted visitation policies
- 70% of ICUs have restrictions on visiting
What does unrestricted visitation cause patients in the ICU -
....ANSWER ...-decreases patient anxiety, confusion, agitation, decrease
length of stay, increase patient satisfaction, enhances quality and safety, and
promotes communication
What are the waiting room situation in the ICU - ....ANSWER ...-- families
spend a lot of time here
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AND ANSWERS
What is Moters 10 family needs in the ICU - ....ANSWER ...-- hope
- healthcare provider caring about the patient
- having a waiting room near the patient
- being called at home at home for a change in patient condition
- knowing about the prognosis
- having questions answered honestly
- knowing specific facts about prognosis
- receiving information about patient once a day
- having explanations in understandable terms
- seeing patient frequently
What are the family interventions - ....ANSWER ...-- offer realistic hope
- give honest answers and information
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,- give reassurance
- use open-ended communication and assess the family communication style
- assess family members level of anxiety
- assess family roles and dynamics
- assess coping mechanisms and resources
What are the family stressor when in the ICU - ....ANSWER ...-- fear of
death
- role changes
- information ambiguity
- uncertain prognosis
- financial concern
- disruption of normal routines
What are some improving family care in the ICU - ....ANSWER ...-- decided
family navigator
- increasing provider awareness of the fragility of family trust
- improving provider communication skills
- improving transition from ICU to units
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, - informing about long-term effects of critical illness
What is the nurses best position to provide family support in the ICU -
....ANSWER ...-May not feel trained, think they need to "make it right" or
"take away worry"
What are nurse conflicts identified in the ICU - ....ANSWER ...-- caring for
medically unstable and the entire family
- balancing professional relationship and personal relationship
- what nurses feel families need may not match identified needs
What is the visiting policy in the ICU - ....ANSWER ...-- 78% of ICU nurses
in adult critical-care units prefer unrestricted visitation policies
- 70% of ICUs have restrictions on visiting
What does unrestricted visitation cause patients in the ICU -
....ANSWER ...-decreases patient anxiety, confusion, agitation, decrease
length of stay, increase patient satisfaction, enhances quality and safety, and
promotes communication
What are the waiting room situation in the ICU - ....ANSWER ...-- families
spend a lot of time here
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