N450 PICS (Exam 3.2)
post-intensive care syndrome - ANS-PICS acronym
problems, persist, home - ANS-PICS is made up of health ______ that remain after critical
illness, they are present when the patient is in the ICU and may ______ after the patient returns
______
body, mind, family, weakness, thinking - ANS-PICS can involve the patient's ______, thoughts,
feelings, or ______ and may affect the ______, PICS may show up as an easily noticed
drawn-out muscle _______, as problems with _______ and judgment, called cognitive
dysfunction, and as other mental health problems.
weakness, ventilator, sepsis, year, activities - ANS-ICU-acquired _______ is a common problem
for patients that were on a ______, had ______, and/or were in the ICU for 1+ weeks, patients
take more than a ______ to fully recover, makes the ______ of daily living difficult, including
grooming, dressing, feeding, bathing and walking, may greatly delay the patient from doing
activities
cognitive, memory, attention, never - ANS-_______ dysfunction refers to problems connected
with ______, paying ______, solving problems, and organizing and working on complex tasks,
affects 30-80% of ICU patients, some may ______ fully recover
sleep, nightmares, physical, emotional - ANS-critically ill patients may develop ______
problems, they may have ______ and unwanted memories, reminders of their illness may
produce intense feelings or strong, clear images in their mind, reactions to these feelings may
be ______ or _______
depressed, anxious, nightmares, avoid - ANS-patients with PICS may feel ______ and ______
and may have symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), these include having ______
and unwanted memories, feeling "keyed up," and wanting to _______ thinking or talking about
their stay in the ICU
orient, familiar, journal, exercises - ANS-family members can minimize PICS by helping to
______ the patient, talk about ______ things, people and events, talk about the day, date and
time, bring in favorite pictures and items from home, read aloud at the bedside, keep a ______
to review later, encourage bedside ______
depression, anxiety, confused - ANS-family members can also experience mental health
problems, including _______, _______ and PTSD, may feel worried or _______ and stop
tending got their own health
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