Critical care labs - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is infectious disease surveillance? - Correct Answer-Ongoing collection, analysis, and interpretation of infectious disease-related data coordinated with the timely dissemination of data to those responsible for preventing and controlling the data. Why do surveillance for infectious disease? - Correct Answer-- detecting outbreaks - helps evaluate effectiveness of control measures What is involved for infectious disease surveillance? - Correct Answer-- the patient - physician - hosp...

Critical Care Exam II Questions & Answers 2024 Diabetes Insipidus - ANSWER-TYPES: 1) Central a. primary - from innate ADH deficiency *b. secondary - from damage to h-h system via trauma, infection, neoplasms* 2) Nephrogenic - kidneys cant respond to circulating ADH 3) Psychogenic - from h2o tox CAUSES: (central) neurosurgery, head trauma, infection *LABS:* *- sodium > 145 meq/l = hypernaturemia* *- serum Osmo > 300 mos/l* * - urine Osmo < 100* DX EXAMS: - water d...

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - ANSWER **Authorized INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare professionals for adopting & using interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's. The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs and promote economic recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and he...

1952 CORRECT ANSWER critical care was developed in _____ 1970's CORRECT ANSWER critical care evolved as a specialty in the ________ concerned with human responses to life-threatening problems such as trauma, major surgery, or complications of illness CORRECT ANSWER what is critical care concerned with? the focus of critical care nursing is specifically concerned with patient and family responses to life-threatening problems and the prevention as well as the cure of such problems CORREC...

HCAD 710 Questions with complete solution 2024 HCAD 710 - Test #1 Question and answers correctly solved 2023 Institute for HC Improvement (IHI) - correct answer •Independent non-profit organization •Focused on developing strategies for health and HC improvement and performance •Believes new designs must be developed to simultaneously pursue 3 dimensions which it calls "Triple Aim: Triple Aim - correct answer •Improving the patient experience of care (quality and satisfacti...

Premature newborn admitted to the hospital NICU. Baby remains unstable and critical for 2 days after admission. - Answer 99468, 99469 x 2 (Initial critical care neonatal day is assigned 99468, subsequent days of neonatal critical care is assigned 99469.) Patient admitted to inpatient hospital for possible stroke. History of right-sided numbness and weakness, 2-week duration. No cough, no chest pain. Exam of respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological. CT of brain with contrast performed as ...

Nutrition Care Process -Standardized consistent structure and framework used to provide nutrition care. Assess Diagnose Intervene Monitor Evaluate ADIME Nutrition Screening - Use of preliminary nutrition assessment techniques to identify people who are malnourished or who are at risk for malnutrition Labs, Hx, Wt, Physical Signs Screening and referral bring people into the nutrition care process Joint Commission - Nutrition risk identified in hospitalized patients with 24 hours of ad...

RD Exam - Domain 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Nutrition Care Process Standardized consistent structure and framework used to provide nutrition care. Assess Diagnose Intervene Monitor Evaluate ADIME Nutrition Screening Use of preliminary nutrition assessment techniques to identify people who are malnourished or who are at risk for malnutrition Labs, Hx, Wt, Physical Signs Screening and referral bring people into the nutrition care process Joint Commission Nutrition risk identified in h...

Acute Exam 1 Questions with complete solution 2023/2024 Cardiac rhythm disturbances/Dysrhythmia interpretation - correct answer -Fundamental skill of critical care nurses or nurses employed in patient care areas where ECG monitoring occurs -Crucial for early nursing and medical intervention -The ability to rapidly analyze a rhythm disturbance as well as initiate appropriate treatment improves patient safety and optimizes successful outcomes -The critical care nurse is often the healthcare...

What does ANA stand for? - Answer-American Nurses Association what is the ANA definition of nursing - Answer-The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual and potential health problems What are nurses to their patient? - Answer-advocates Who was the first nurse? - Answer-Florence Nightingale What does NCLEX stand for? - Answer-National Council Licensure Examination What is the regulation of nursing practice? - Answer-Anything that requires an assessment can't be delegated Wha...