Nr 340 we Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 340 Week 1 Medication Exam, Chamberlain College of Nursing

NR 340 Week 1 Medication Calculation Exam Directions: The purpose of this packet is to prepare you for the medication calculation exam that is taken on the first day of class. Complete the medication calculation practice exam prior to the first day of class if needed. In critical care, amounts are specific. If the calculation is not a whole number, then answers are rounded off to the nearest 10th decimal place. Pumps can be programmed to allow for a 10th decimal place. If the calculation i...

NR 340 Week 3 Evolve Questions with Answers and Explanations What is the therapeutic effect of head-of-the-bed elevation and neutral head and neck alignment on increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? Under normal circumstances the cerebral vasculature exhibits pressure and chemical autoregulation. What happens when autoregulation is lost? The nurse is monitoring a patient’s intracranial pressure (ICP). While the nurse is providing hygiene measures, she observes that the ICP reading is sustai...

NR 340 Week 7 Exam Three (Questions with Answer and Explanations) 1)      A client admitted to the hospital with a subarachnoid hemorrhage has complaints of severe headache, nuchal rigidity, and projectile vomiting. The nurse knows lumbar puncture (LP) would be contraindicated in this client in which of the following circumstances? 2)      A client with a subdural hematoma becomes restless and confused, with dilation of the ipsilateral pupil. The physician orders mannitol for which o...

NR 340 Week 6 Assignment: Clinical Simulation Prep Packet Directions: This assignment is to be completed independently (it is not a group assignment!) and turned in on your assigned clinical simulation day. Late submissions will not be accepted. The purpose of this assignment is to prepare you to complete the corresponding clinical simulation scenarios related to coronary artery disease and hypertensive crisis respectively. Resources to complete this assignment include the following: Lew...

Overview of CC Critical Care Nursing ¥ Deals with human responses to critical illness or injury o Physiological o Psychological ¥ Focus on both the patient’s and family’s responses ¥ Critical Care Overview ¥ Not always centered in an “ICU setting” o Inpatient o Outpatient o Home Care o eICU o Tele-stepdown o Post anesthesia D

NR 340 Week 3 Exam One Study Guide

NR 340 Week 7 Exam Three 2020 with all the correct answers(Real Exam Graded A) 1) A client admitted to the hospital with a subarachnoid hemorrhage has complaints of severe headache, nuchal rigidity, and projectile vomiting. The nurse knows lumbar puncture (LP) would be contraindicated in this client in which of the following circumstances? 1. Vomiting continues 2. Intracranial pressure (ICP) is increased 3. The client needs mechanical ventilation 4. Blood is anticipated in the cerebrals...

NR 340 Week 6 Assignment: Clinical Simulation Prep Packet

NR 340 Week 7 Exam Three 2020 with all the correct answers(Real Exam Graded A)