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Nursing Critical Care Chapter 3 Laws: EMTALA: Emergency room law - everyone who comes in ER room must be treated whether they have insurance or not. Torts: Doing something legally wrong Intentional: Assault (Verbal threats), battery (Physical harm, putting your hands on them without permission), false imprisonment (medical restraint is a necessity) (Haldol to sedate them is chemical restraint) Unintentional: Negligence (no harm to patient we just didn’t do what we were supposed to), Ma...

Critical Care Final Exam And Reviewed Answers2023 Immediately following placement of an endotracheal tube, correct position of the tube can be confirmed by: A. arterial blood gases B. a cuff pressure manometer C. an end-tidal CO2 detector D. observation of suctioned secretions - CORRECT ANSWER-C. an end-tidal CO2 detector The following intervention(s) can decrease the incidence of pneumonia in patients with endotracheal tubes in place: A. brush teeth with a soft brush B. brush...

Nursing Critical Care Chapter 3 Laws: EMTALA: Emergency room law - everyone who comes in ER room must be treated whether they have insurance or not. Torts: Doing something legally wrong Intentional: Assault (Verbal threats), battery (Physical harm, putting your hands on them without permission), false imprisonment (medical restraint is a necessity) (Haldol to sedate them is chemical restraint) Unintentional: Negligence (no harm to patient we just didn’t do what we were supposed to), Ma...

Weeks 5-8 content Week Topics 5 Dunphy: Chapter 58: Diabetes Mellitus p. 909-938 Kennedy: Chapter 14: Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders (p.369- 376) Obesity (p. 392-39 6) Glucose metabolism disorders Types of diabetes (prediabetes, type 1 and type 2) * PreDmM = glucose intolerance, Islet cell–specific antibodies, Screening for prediabetes and DM should be considered in all individuals who are overweight or obese, regardless of age, and for all adults aged 45 years and older. * ...

CARDIOVASCULAR REVIEW CCRN Exam Cram Heart Sounds S1, S3, S4: Heard at apex S2: Heard at base S3: r/t heart failure S4: r/t MI, HTN, ventricular hypertrophy, & aortic stenosis ……………………………… Mitral stenosis is associated with atrial fibrillation due to atrial enlargement. ……………………………… Stenosis occurs with an OPEN valve. Insufficiency occurs with a CLOSED valve. ……………………………… NSTEMI: + troponin, ST depressi...

ACNPC Exam for American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Certification Corporation VERIFIED ANSWERS AACN Hierarchy of Evidence CORRECT ANSWER A is the most supported and M is the least supported AACN Membership Benefits CORRECT ANSWER - professional journals - Evidence-based interventions - Continuing education AACN: Professional Journals CORRECT ANSWER - Critical Care Nurse - American Journal of Critical Care - AACN Advanced Critical Care AACN's Vision CORRECT ANSWER crea...

NURS MISC Study Guide: Shock/Burns/Emergency Summer 2019 1. Primary and Secondary Survey—assessments and interventions. • Primary: ABCDE an assessment of the pt triaged to the emergent or resuscitation category that focuses on stabilizing like threatening conditions. • Secondary: an assessment of the pt triaged to the emergent or resuscitation category that commences after the primary survey is completed and life-threatening insults have been addressed. Includes obtaining v/s, compl...

NURS MISC Study Guide: Shock/Burns/Emergency Summer 2019 1. Primary and Secondary Survey—assessments and interventions. • Primary: ABCDE an assessment of the pt triaged to the emergent or resuscitation category that focuses on stabilizing like threatening conditions. • Secondary: an assessment of the pt triaged to the emergent or resuscitation category that commences after the primary survey is completed and life-threatening insults have been addressed. Includes obtaining v/s, compl...

NURS 4704 Critical Study Guide Exam INTRO TO CRITICAL CARE  Critical Care Nursing: concerned with human responses to life-threatening problems, such as trauma, major surgery, or complications of illness  Invasive lines in critical care • Central lines • Pulmonary artery catheters (swan-ganz) • Foleys with temperature probes • Arterial pressure monitoring • Central venous pressure (CVP) • Ventilators • Intracranial pressure monitoring (ICP) • Intra-aortic ba...