Critical Care Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Critical Care Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS Rapid response is called for a client who is _________________. - CORRECT ANSWER rapidly deterioating what might be some examples which a nurse would call a rapid response for a client who is rapidly deteriorating? - CORRECT ANSWER •Respiratory alterations •Cardiac alterations •Blood pressure alterations •Change in mental status •Hypoxemia Code blue is called for a client who is in _________________ - CORRECT ANSWER arrest Who is on the rapid response team? - CORRECT ANSWER cardiac •A group of critical care experts (ICU nurse. Respiratory therapist, critical care provider/hospitalist) •Responds to an emergency call from nurses or family member when a client exhibits indications of a rapid decline what is the purpose of a rapid response ? - CORRECT ANSWER •Enable early identification and aggressive management of the seriously ill patient before cardiac arrest or stroke occurs what kind of communication is used in the initiation of a rapid response - CORRECT ANSWER SBAR communication techniques are used for contacting the team and documentation of event Systematic issues with a rapid response team that cause an increase in mortality rate? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. failure in PLANNING: assessments, treatments, goals 2. failure in COMMUNICATION between patient to staff, staff to staff) or staff to physician 3. failure to RECOGNIZE: deterioration in patient A rapid response team should be called if there is a threat for ___________ - CORRECT ANSWER Loss of airway any threat to a patients anyway would indicate initiation of the rapid response team A rapid response team should be called if a respiratory rate is less than ____________ or greater than ______________ - CORRECT ANSWER Less than: 8