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Critical care nursingWhat is critical care nursing? - correct answer The specialty within nursing that deals specifically with human responses to life-threatening problems What is a critical care nurse? - correct answer a licensed professional nurse who is responsible for ensuring that acutely and critically ill patients and their families receive optimal care. what is a prerequisite to a critical care nurse certification? - correct answer A required number of clinical hours in the special...

General ICU Anesthesia Alert - correct answer One liner Allergies Previous intubations Labs: K, Cr, Echo EF Drips Ht wt IDBW Acidosis lactate Intubation - correct answer Suction Oxygen- bag mask, opa Airway- glidescope Pharm/ position Table IV access Monitors Everybody Ards net protocol - correct answer Lung Protective ventilation: TV 4-6cc/kg Plateau Pressures <30 Permissive hypercapnia >7.2 PO2 >55 Key sign of resp failure - correct answer Tachypn...

ICU Equipment for Acute Care TherapyMIAMI J HARD CERVICAL COLLAR - correct answer A hard cervical collar is used for spine problems or injuries. It limits forward and backward movement more than a soft one does. Hard collars are usually only used after major surgery or a serious injury, such as a broken neck. The collar must stay in place until spinal injury is ruled out. Check for order before removing. Assess for skin breakdown. If prolonged use, apply cushioning/ padding to back. The hole ...

ICU EquipmentWhat is an ICU? - correct answer An organized system for the provision of care to critically ill patients, with the ability to provide: - Intensive and specialized medical nursing care - An enhanced capacity for monitoring - Multiple modalities of physiologic organ support to sustain life during a period of life-threatening organ system insufficiency What are the subspecialty ICUs? - correct answer SICU, CVICU, NICU What is the nursing to patient ratio in an ICU? - correct ...

ICU Equipment Peg Tube - correct answer Chest Tube - correct answer Intravenous - correct answer IV Pump - correct answer Urinary Catheter (or Foley Catheter) - correct answer Jackson Pratt Drain - correct answer Pulse Oximeter - correct answer Restraints - correct answer Electrocardiogram - correct answer red, black, white, green lines Swan Ganz Catheter - correct answer yellow line (neck region) Tracheostomy - correct answer Yonkers - correct answer

ICU Exam: NeuroMonroe Kellie hypothesis - correct answer intracranial space made up of blood, CSF, brain/interstitial fluid as the pressure increases in the cranial vault, the body will compensate by decreasing one of the other volume components if this doesn't happen -> increased ICP skull rigidity and brain compliance normal ICP - correct answer <15 mmHg how to measure ICP - correct answer subarachnoid bolt (only measures ICP, low infection risk, can't drain CSF) EVD (measur...

ICU Medications-BMC policiesPhenylephrine (neosynephrine) - correct answer vasopressor Standard Concentration: 200mcg/mL (50mg/250mL in NS) Dosage: 100-180mcg/min unti BP stabilizes then usual dose 40-60. MAX dose 300mcg/min. -Titrate 25-50mcg intervals q10-20 min -systemic arterial vasoconstriction ALPHARECEPTORS ONLY Epinepherine - correct answer alpha/beta agonist-activated alpha, beta 1, beta 2 Standard Concentration: 8mcg/mL (2mg/250mL in D5) Dosage: start at 2-10mcg/min -titrat...

ICU NursingNormal CVP - correct answer 2-6 Normal SVR - correct answer 900-1200 Normal PAWP - correct answer 8-12 Normal MAP - correct answer 60-80 Normal CO - correct answer 4-8 Normal CI - correct answer 2.8-3.6 Normal PAS - correct answer 25-30 Normal PAD - correct answer 6-12 Normal SV02 - correct answer 70-75% Normal PVR - correct answer 80-180 Treatment for CVP >8 - correct answer diuretics, nitroglycerin, morphine, lisinopril, losartan Treatment for CVP...

ICU practice NCLEXA nurse is caring for a client after a supratentorial craniotomy. The nurse places a sign above the client's bed stating that the client should be maintained in which of the following positions? A. Prone B. Supine C. Semi-Fowlers D. Dorsal recumbent - correct answer C Semi-Fowlers After supratentorial surgery (surgery above the brain's tentorium), the client's head is usually elevated to 30 degrees to promote venous outflow through the jugular veins and modula...

ICU practice questions When planning care for a patient on a mechanical ventilator, the nurse understands that the application of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) to the ventilator settings has which therapeutic effect? ~Increased inflation of the lungs ~Prevention of barotrauma to the lung tissue ~Prevention of alveolar collapse during expiration ~Increased (FIO2 ) fraction of inspired oxygen concentration administration - correct answer Prevention of alveolar collapse during...

ICU Do you flush lines with pressors? Do you bolus pressors? What do "1" drugs consider? What do "2" drugs consider? What do alpha and beta 1 drugs cause? What do beta drugs 2 cause? - correct answer NO; NO The heart The lungs Vasoconstriction Vasodialation What do alpha 1 drugs do? What do alpha 2 drugs do? What do beta 1 drugs do? What do beta 2 drugs do ? - correct answer Constrict the heart Constrict the lungs Constrict the heart D...

ICU Quizpeople who need more frequent checks -invasive monitoring; lines -increased pharmacological support -increased technological support - correct answer who needs intensive care? patient physician nurse respiratory therapist physical therapist occupational therapist dietitian pharmacist nurse assistant social worker case manager chaplain family speech therapist - correct answer who is part of the ICU team? post ICU syndrome - correct answer what does PICS stand for? ...

ICUPost ICU Syndrome (PICS) - correct answer used to describe new or worsening impairments in physical, mental, or cognitive status occurring post critical illness ICU Admissions for Conditions Such As - correct answer - respiratory failure - heart failure - monitoring after invasive surgery Changes from ICU Stays Continue - correct answer 6 months to 1 year after stay Highest Risk Patients for PICS - correct answer patients who have sepsis Sepsis - correct answer - life threaten...

introduction to critical care nursing quiz 1What is critical care nursing? - correct answer -holistic care of patients experiencing life threatening conditions in a specialized intensive care unit. -requires a specific skill set -professional organizations promote EBP --> includes certification subcategories of life threatening conditions in the ICU - correct answer -physiological alternations -trauma -ICU can be broken down into specific categories (neuro, cardiac, surgerical, medic...

Module 1 Quiz Questions A nurse in the neurologic ICU has orders to infuse a hypertonic solution into a patient with increased intracranial pressure. This solution will increase the number of dissolved particles in the patient's blood, creating pressure for fluids in the tissues to shift into the capillaries and increase the blood volume. This process is best described as which of the following? Hydrostatic pressure Osmosis and osmolality Diffusion Active transport - correct answer Osmos...

module 4 review test What type of distribution is shown in the histogram below? - correct answer Positively Skewed Correct. The correct answer is c. This histogram reveals a distribution that is positively skewed as the long tail of the graph is to the right of the peak. Adult diastolic blood pressures are normally distributed. The mean is 65.3 mm Hg and the standard deviation is 11.3 mm Hg. What values would 95% of the data fall between? a) 47.2 and 89.7 b) 42.2 and 86.9 c) 42.7 and...

Monitoring the Critical Care PatientWhat is the rationale behind monitoring a critical care patient? - correct answer Continual patient assessment is key. Medical conditions change, complications arise, etc. Finding what is overlooked. Establish a baseline and identify trends. How should monitoring be approached? - correct answer *CRITICAL* to perform body systems review by priority. Follow PE (head to tail). Affected systems to unaffected. Supportive tools: QATS to lab profile, non-invas...

NBRC Mock TMC Exam Review A patient is receiving O2 from an E cylinder at 4 L/min through a nasal cannula. The cylinder pressure is 1900 psig. How long will the cylinder run until it is empty? A. 47 min B. 1.7 h C. 2.2 h D. 3.6 h - correct answer E cylinder = 0.28 1900x0.28/4 = 133/60 = 2.21 Answer: C. 2 hours, 21 minutes After the Respiratory Therapist sets up a nonrebreathing mask on a patient at a flow rate of 10 L/min, the reservoir bag collapses before the patient finishes i...

Practice Questions Exam 1 ICUA nurse in the ICU is planning the care of a patient who is being treated for shock. Which of the following statements best describes the pathophysiology of this patients health problem? - correct answer - Cells lack an adequate blood supply and are deprived of oxygen and nutrients. In an acute care setting, the nurse is assessing an unstable patient. When prioritizing the patients care, the nurse should recognize that the patient is at risk for hypovolemic shock ...

Types of Intensive Care UnitsCoronary Care Unit (CCU) - correct answer Hospital area were acute heart conditions or life threatening cardiac conditions are treated. Example: MI, Cardiac Arrest, Pre-post Heart catheterization, Chest Pain, Pre-post Open heart Surgery Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CICU) - correct answer Cardiovascular patients who had undergone post operative procedures Example: Post cardiac bypass, Post-operative Thoracic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aneurysm Repair, Thoraco...