Critical Care Nursing Exam #1 questions with correct answers

what was the evolution of critical care nursing? CORRECT ANSWER critical care units came into existence in the 1970's. this lead to specialties. what are the professional organizations of critical care? CORRECT ANSWER American associate of critical-care nurses- specifically for nurses society of critical care medicine- for doctors, RT, nurses, etc. quality and safety of critical care CORRECT ANSWER national patient safety goals: patient identification- 2 identifiers improve communication- JACO requires report of critical lab/pt within 1 hour improve medication safety- follow the lines at the beginning of the shift, label bags, etc. alarm safety- medications are LOUD in ICU (life saving drugs)--> high sound on pump reduce risk of health care-associated infection- CAUDI and CLAPSI identify safety risk- JACO requires we ask about suicide on admission prevent complications associated with procedures- do "time outs" what are "bundles"? CORRECT ANSWER list of things to do to prevent something from occurring (guide lines) these come from the literature