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CCRN PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS A 62-year-old man is admitted with chest pain. His electrocardiogram reveals ST segment elevation and T wave inversion in leads V1 to V4. Aspirin has been given, and morphine titration and nitroglycerin infusion are used to relieve his chest pain. The patient suddenly develops a loud holosystolic murmur at the lower left sternal border, chest pain, and hypotension 5 days after his myocardial infarction. A pulmonary artery catheter is inser...

Gastrointestinal concepts Barrons CCRN Exam Questions and Answers RUQ - Answer- pyloris duodenum liver right kidney and adrenal glands hepatic flexure of the colon head of the pancreas LUQ - Answer- stomach spleen Left kidney and adrenal gland splenic flexure of the colon body of the pancreas RLQ - Answer- cecum appendix LLQ - Answer- sigmoid colon Accounts for approximately 80% of acute GI bleeding - Answer- upper GI bleeding - peptic ulcer disease - esophageal - stress ulcer...

1. Certification in critical care nursing (CCRN) by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses indicates that the nurse a. is an advanced practice nurse who cares for acutely and critically ill patients. b. may practice independently to provide symptom management for the critically ill. c. has earned a master's degree in the field of advanced acute and critical care nursing. d. has practiced in critical care and successfully completed a test of critical care knowledge. Correct answer:...

CCRN Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass most common entry for microbes into lungs - Answer- aspiration initial output from ostomy - Answer- > large volume liquid out to determine teaching the nurse must first - Answer- assess learning needs first grasping reflex normal or no? - Answer- shows cortical damage to the brain late complication of SAH - Answer- hydrocephalus Glasgow Coma Scale - Answer- eyes, verbal, motor Max- 15 pts, below 8= coma obtunded vs stuporous - Answer- stuporou...

CCRN Barrons Behavioral/psychosocial concepts Exam Questions and Answers Two tools for assessing delirium in critically ill patients - Answer- The confusion assessment method for the ICU (CAM ICU) and the intensive care delirium screening checklist (ICDSC) Should you assess for delirium if the patient is not responsive or is heavily sedated? - Answer- No prevention of delirium - Answer- utilize strategies to promote patient orientation assess/manage the environment control clinical para...

Nicole Kupchik CCRN RENAL Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass main functions of the renal system - Answer- filtration, reabsorption, secretion acid base balance, bp regulation (RAAS), erythropoietin (hgb production), electrolyte balances -approximately 20% of cardiac output goes to the kidneys the nephron - Answer- -glomerulus: network of capillaries, filters blood -proximal convoluted tubule: reabsorbs water, sodium, amino acids & glucose -loop of henle: reabsorbs Na+, water & concentr...

CCRN Barrons Behavioral/psychosocial concepts Exam Questions and Answers Two tools for assessing delirium in critically ill patients - Answer- The confusion assessment method for the ICU (CAM ICU) and the intensive care delirium screening checklist (ICDSC) Should you assess for delirium if the patient is not responsive or is heavily sedated? - Answer- No prevention of delirium - Answer- utilize strategies to promote patient orientation assess/manage the environment control clinical para...

CCRN Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass most common entry for microbes into lungs - Answer- aspiration initial output from ostomy - Answer- > large volume liquid out to determine teaching the nurse must first - Answer- assess learning needs first grasping reflex normal or no? - Answer- shows cortical damage to the brain late complication of SAH - Answer- hydrocephalus Glasgow Coma Scale - Answer- eyes, verbal, motor Max- 15 pts, below 8= coma obtunded vs stuporous - Answer- stuporou...

CCRN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS most common entry for microbes into lungs - ANSWER- aspiration initial output from ostomy - ANSWER- > large volume liquid out to determine teaching the nurse must first - ANSWER- assess learning needs first grasping reflex normal or no? - ANSWER- shows cortical damage to the brain late complication of SAH - ANSWER- hydrocephalus Glasgow Coma Scale - ANSWER- eyes, verbal, motor Max- 15 pts, below 8= coma obtunded vs stuporous - ANSWER- stup...

Nursing 418 exam 1|35 Questions with Verified Answers Critical care units - CORRECT ANSWER Designed to meet the special needs of acutely and critically ill patients minimum of every 2 hours - CORRECT ANSWER how often are assessments and vital signs done in the CCU? Critical care nursing - CORRECT ANSWER Specialty dealing with human responses to life-threatening problems - AACN definition CCRN - CORRECT ANSWER Adult, pediatric, or neonatal critical care certification CCRN-K (know...