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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 - ANS Prevention of alveolar collapse during expiration The nurse is...

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4 pages

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DocLaura

Phase 1 monitoring post CABAG - ANS Q15 vitals SVR, PVR, PAP, CI, CO, pain, RASS Drains LOC Outputs The temperature has to be above 96 degrees F Aldrete Score - ANS postanesthesia recovery score complete once when they get to the floor and again after extubation must be a score of 9 to stop Q15 vitals (phase 1) Demerol - ANS Narcotic, comes from pharmacy, used for shivering while weaning propofol Increased SVR with all other stable VS can mean the pt is s...

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DocLaura

Low SVO2 - ANS greater than or less than 60 low pO2 - ANS less than 60 high fiO2 - ANS greater than 80 how to administer platelets - ANS use gravity tubing not through pump. premedicate with famotidine and benadryl STEMI - ANS -greater than 1 mm ST elevation in 2 or more continous leads inferior wall MI is in which leads - ANS -II, III, AVF Anterior wall MI - ANS -V3 and V4 Septal wall MI - ANS V1 and V2 Late...

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DocLaura

CVICU Test Exam Questions And Answers SVO2 Normal - ANS >60% Low SVO2 - ANS Inadequate oxygen delivery or increased oxygen consumption Ex: fever, pain, bleeding, infection High SVO2 - ANS increase in CO, decrease in oxygen demand, reduction in oxygen extraction Ex: anesthesia, hypothermia CVP Normal - ANS 2-6 High CVP - ANS over hydration, cardiac tamponade, heart failure, pulmonary stenosis. Patie...

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4 pages

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Grade A+

DocLaura

SVO2 - ANS gives us info about balance between oxygen delivery and oxygen consumption in the body SVO2 normal values - ANS 60-80% SVO2 <60% - ANS considered low SVO2 >80% - ANS considered high SVO2 <60% - ANS decreased oxygen delivery (oxygen in body is low) increased oxygen consumption reasons for decreased O2 delivery - ANS (when SVO2 is low) -- anemia, hemorrhage (pt could be bleeding), hypoxia, heart failure (decreased C...

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4 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

DocLaura

Icu / Cvicu Exam Latest | 100 Questions | With Solved Correctly Answers!!

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15 pages

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Grade A+

EvaTee