Comprehensive Guide to ICU Equipment,
Monitoring, and Patient Care in Special
Units ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What does BWICU stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS Burn Wound
Intensive Care Unit
What type of unit is a CCU? - CORRECT ANSWERS Coronary Care
Unit or Critical Care Unit
What is the purpose of a NICU? - CORRECT ANSWERS Neurologic
Intensive Care Unit or Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
What equipment is commonly found in an ICU? - CORRECT ANSWERS
•IV lines
•arterial monitoring line
•central venous catheter
•urinary catheter
•endotracheal tube
•ICP monitor
•feeding tubes
•drainage tubes
•pulse oximeter
•ventilator.
What should be reviewed before interacting with a patient in the ICU? -
CORRECT ANSWERS The patient's medical record.
, Why is it important to communicate with nursing staff in the ICU? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Patient status can change quickly.
What are some goals for patients in the ICU? - CORRECT ANSWERS
To minimize or prevent adverse effects of inactivity and immobility and
to assist the patient to become functionally independent.
What does PROM stand for in patient care? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Passive Range of Motion.
What is the function of a mechanical ventilator? - CORRECT ANSWERS
To use positive pressure to move or propel gas or air into the patient's
lungs.
What are clinical signs of ARDS? - CORRECT ANSWERS Dyspnea
•tachypnea
•cyanosis
•hypoxemia.
What is the purpose of an ETT? - CORRECT ANSWERS To allow for
an artificial air passageway and suction of the bronchial tree.
What precautions should be taken with an ETT? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Avoid disturbing or disconnecting it, and monitor for kinking or
obstruction.
What is the normal range for right atrial pressure? - CORRECT ANSWERS
2-6 mmHg.
Monitoring, and Patient Care in Special
Units ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What does BWICU stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS Burn Wound
Intensive Care Unit
What type of unit is a CCU? - CORRECT ANSWERS Coronary Care
Unit or Critical Care Unit
What is the purpose of a NICU? - CORRECT ANSWERS Neurologic
Intensive Care Unit or Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
What equipment is commonly found in an ICU? - CORRECT ANSWERS
•IV lines
•arterial monitoring line
•central venous catheter
•urinary catheter
•endotracheal tube
•ICP monitor
•feeding tubes
•drainage tubes
•pulse oximeter
•ventilator.
What should be reviewed before interacting with a patient in the ICU? -
CORRECT ANSWERS The patient's medical record.
, Why is it important to communicate with nursing staff in the ICU? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Patient status can change quickly.
What are some goals for patients in the ICU? - CORRECT ANSWERS
To minimize or prevent adverse effects of inactivity and immobility and
to assist the patient to become functionally independent.
What does PROM stand for in patient care? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Passive Range of Motion.
What is the function of a mechanical ventilator? - CORRECT ANSWERS
To use positive pressure to move or propel gas or air into the patient's
lungs.
What are clinical signs of ARDS? - CORRECT ANSWERS Dyspnea
•tachypnea
•cyanosis
•hypoxemia.
What is the purpose of an ETT? - CORRECT ANSWERS To allow for
an artificial air passageway and suction of the bronchial tree.
What precautions should be taken with an ETT? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Avoid disturbing or disconnecting it, and monitor for kinking or
obstruction.
What is the normal range for right atrial pressure? - CORRECT ANSWERS
2-6 mmHg.
