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Ch. 1 Me, Meds, Milieu (keltner: psych nursing 8th ed.) Complete Questions and Answers A+ Professional role overlap cannot be denied; however, nursing is unique in its focus on and application of psychotherapeutic management. Neither the facility nor the multidisciplinary team define the professional responsibilities of its members but rather utilizes their unique skills to provide holistic care. Ideally, all team members support each other and have functioning within the team. - ANS A newl...

Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ST segment monitoring for ischemia has gained increasing importance with the advent of thrombolytic therapy. What is the most accurate method for monitoring the existence of true ischemic changes? a. Biomarkers b. Echocardiogram. c. 5-lead ECG d. 12-lead ECG - ANS Answer: d. 12-lead ECG Rationale: Cardiac biomarkers are proteins that are released from damaged myocardial cells. The initial elevation of cTn...

SOLE 9 TEST BANK Complete Questions and Answers A+ graded A patient has coronary artery bypass graft surgery and is transported to the surgical intensive care unit at noon and is placed on mechanical ventilation. Interpret the initial arterial blood gas levels pH: 7.31 PaCO2: 48 mm Hg Bicarbonate: 22 mEq/L PaO2: 115 mm Hg O2 saturation: 99% a. Normal arterial blood gas levels with a high oxygen level b. Partly compensated respiratory acidosis; normal oxygen c. Uncompensated metabolic...

Sole - Ch 13 Cardiovascular Alterations Complete Questions and Answers A+ GRADED The nurse is caring for a patient who is on a cardiac monitor. The nurse realizes that the sinus node is the pacemaker of the heart because it is a. the fastest pacemaker cell in the heart. b. the only pacemaker cell in the heart. c. the only cell that does not affect the cardiac cycle. d. located in the left side of the heart. - ANS A One of the functions of the atrioventricular (AV) node is to a. pace the...

Chapter 12: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with hypovolemic shock. The nurse palpates thready brachial pulses but is unable to auscultate a blood pressure. What is the best nursing action? a. Assess the blood pressure by Doppler. b. Estimate the systolic pressure as 60 mm Hg. c. Obtain an electronic blood pressure monitor. d. Record the blood pressure as "not assessable." - ANS ANS: A Auscultated blood pressures in sh...

Sole - Chapter 9: Ventilatory Assistance A+ GRADED A patient has coronary artery bypass graft surgery and is transported to the surgical intensive care unit at noon and is placed on mechanical ventilation. Interpret the initial arterial blood gas levels pH: 7.31 PaCO2: 48 mm Hg Bicarbonate: 22 mEq/L PaO2: 115 mm Hg O2 saturation: 99% A. Normal arterial blood gas levels with a high oxygen level B. Partly compensated respiratory acidosis; normal oxygen C. Uncompensated metabolic acidosis ...

Sole Ch 16 Questions and Answers A+ RATED The critical care nurse knows that in critical ill patients, renal dysfunction: a) is a very rare problem b) affects nearly two thirds of patients c) has a low mortality rate once renal replacement therapy has been initiated d) has little effect on morbidity, mortality, or quality of life - ANS B The kidney is the primary regulator of the body's internal environment. With sudden cessation of renal function, all body systems are affected ...

Introduction to Critical Care Nursing 8th Edition Complete Questions and Answers A+ GRADED The nurse chooses which method and concentration of oxygen administration until intubation is established in a patient who has sustained a cardiopulmonary arrest? A. Bag-valve-mask at FiO2 of 100% B. Bag-valve-mask at FiO2 of 50% C. Mouth-to-mask ventilation with supplemental oxygen D. Non-rebreather mask at FiO2 of 100% - ANS A Laypersons should use which device to treat lethal ventricular dysrhyt...

Sole Ch 11 Complete Questions and Answers A+ GRADED The nurse is caring for a patient who has a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 3. Discussions have been held with the family about withdrawing life support. Which statement by the nurse best describes requirements that must be met to sustain Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation? a) "I need to notify the local Organ Procurement Organization of my patient's impending death." b) "I will contact the...

Sole - Chapter 8: Hemodynamic Monitoring Complete Questions and Answers A+ RATED The nurse is caring for a 100-kg patient being monitored with a pulmonary artery catheter. The nurse assesses a blood pressure of 90/60 mm Hg, heart rate 110 beats/min, respirations 36/min, oxygen saturation of 89% on 3 L of oxygen via nasal cannula. Bilateral crackles are audible upon auscultation. Which hemodynamic value requires immediate action by the nurse? A. Cardiac index (CI) of 1.2 L/min/m3 B. Cardiac ou...