Critical Care Transport exam questions with verified answers

exam 1 critical care questions with |/ |/ |/ |/ |/




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Rapid response is called for a client who is _________________. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rapidly deterioating
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what might be some examples which a nurse would call a rapid
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response for a client who is rapidly deteriorating? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔•Respiratory alterations
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•Cardiac alterations |/




•Blood pressure alterations |/ |/




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•Hypoxemia


Code blue is called for a client who is in _________________ -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cardiac arrest
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Who is on the rapid response team? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔•A
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group of critical care experts (ICU nurse. Respiratory therapist,
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critical care provider/hospitalist)
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•Responds to an emergency call from nurses or family member
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when a client exhibits indications of a rapid decline
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, what is the purpose of a rapid response ? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔•Enable early identification and aggressive management of
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the seriously ill patient before cardiac arrest or stroke occurs
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what kind of communication is used in the initiation of a rapid
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response - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔SBAR communication
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techniques are used for contacting the team and documentation
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of event
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Systematic issues with a rapid response team that cause an |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/


increase in mortality rate? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. failure in
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PLANNING: assessments, treatments, goals
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2. failure in COMMUNICATION between patient to staff, staff to
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staff) or staff to physician
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3. failure to RECOGNIZE: deterioration in patient
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A rapid response team should be called if there is a threat for
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___________ - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Loss of airway
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any threat to a patients anyway would indicate initiation of the
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rapid response team
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A rapid response team should be called if a respiratory rate is
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less than ____________ or greater than ______________ - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Less than: 8
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