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What percentage of room air is made up of oxygen? - 21% What is hypoxemia? - decreased (arterial) oxygen content in the blood. (Measured by ABG) What is hypoxia? - decreased oxygen supply to the tissues. (Measured by pulse oximetry) Low-flow oxygenation systems - are less precise than high-flow oxygenation systems these systems are affected by the pts. rate and depth of respirations these systems DO NOT PROVIDE A CONSTANT FIO2 (FIO2= the % of O2 concentration ex: nasal cannula, simple fa...

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17 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

STANFORDGRADESS

Role of the CCN: What are the 6 categories of safe care delivery? - Patient centered care Teamwork and collaboration EBP Quality improvement Informatics Safety What is the universal care model? - Pt stays in the same unit until discharge. Doesn't move around. What are the roles of the CCN? - PT ADVOCATE- Respect, intercede Educator Manager, coordinator COMMUNICATION-SBAR PT SAFETY- Interventions to reduce harm and improve outcomes Rapid Response Teams Care bundles EBP Intensivi...

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14 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

STANFORDGRADESS

what is critical care nursing - dealing with human responses to life threatening problems both physiological and psychological what is the focus of the critical care nurse - bot the patients and families responses to illness and involves prevention as well where did critical care units begin - polio units, recovery rooms, and coronary care units what was the basis for keeping critical care units - patient outcomes improved what is the largest specialty organization in the world - AACN w...

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30 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

STANFORDGRADESS

IV push medications - epi: for every dead/pulseless person, vasopressin, lidocaine, amiodarone (all tachy arrhythmias), atropine (sinus bradycardia), adenosine (SVT) continuous IV infusions - magnesium sulfate, dopamine, epi (alive pts), amiodarone, lidocaine, heparin alpha 1 durgs - activates peripheral leading to vasoconstriction beta 1 - works on heart (we only have 1 heart), can't take bronchodilators with this beta 2 - works on lungs (2 lungs) epinephrine - dead or dying patients,...

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16 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

STANFORDGRADESS

epinephrine - • Vasoconstrictor (increase HR + BP) what is epinephrine for? - • Cardiac arrest • Bradycardia • Allergic reactions SE of epinephrine - • Tachy, HTN, chest pain (angina) • Cause arrhythmias • Increase workload of the heart • Anxiety/ tremor • Hyperglycemia (breaks down glycogen) vasopressin - • Antidiuretic hormone • Increase BP what is vasopressin for? - • Code, cardiac arrest, replace epi, ACLS protocol • Hypotension lidocaine - • Antidysr...

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14 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A

STANFORDGRADESS

NURS MISC critical care test 1 testbank complete solutionNURS MISC critical care test 1 testbank complete solution

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32 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

maggieobita

NURS MISC Critical care test 1 Test bank with all Correct Answers. Chapter 1: Overview of Critical Care Nursing 1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice? a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses b. American Heart Association c. American Nurses Association d. Society of Critical Care Medicine 2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested in certification. Which ...

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33 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

Tutorexpert01

NURS MISC Critical care test 1 Test bank with all Correct Answers. Chapter 1: Overview of Critical Care Nursing 1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice? a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses b. American Heart Association c. American Nurses Association d. Society of Critical Care Medicine 2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested in certification. Which ...

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33 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

EXCELLENTNURSE

NURS MISC Critical care test 1 Test bank with all Correct Answers. Chapter 1: Overview of Critical Care Nursing 1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice? a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses b. American Heart Association c. American Nurses Association d. Society of Critical Care Medicine 2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested in certification. Which ...

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33 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

DoctorReinhad

NURS MISC critical care test 1 Testbank with all correct answers highlighted Latest Update 2024 Version Guaranteed A+

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53 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

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Nurs Misc - Critical Care Exam Test Bank

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32 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

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