Clabsi criteria - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ANCC AGACNP - Frances Guide Review Exam 531 Questions with Verified Answers You want to get more funding for your hospital's Rapid Response Team. How should you present this issue to the committee? a. Stress importance of the team (look up evidence about how team affects outcomes) b. Describe how to improve and expand the team - CORRECT ANSWER a. stress importance of team What is the best way for the AGACNP to get involved in policy making? a. attend legislative days at the state capit...

1. Question: What does "OECD" stand for? 2. Question: The Commonwealth Fund's Biennial Health Insurance Survey assesses the extent and quality of coverage for U.S. working-age 3. Question: In 2018, adults aged 18 to 64 in states with a(n) ----------- marketplace were more likely to be uninsured than those in states with a state-based marketplace or states with a hybrid marketplace. 4. Question: The reader learns how to identify population parameters, the potential impact of a population-b...

CPSS final review - part 2 my last will and testament 157 Questions with Verified Answers No breath sounds on affected side + trachea shifted to non-affected side - CORRECT ANSWER tension pneumothorax What is the puncture site for an emergent chest needle thoracostomy for: Pediatric Adult - CORRECT ANSWER Pediatric: 2nd ICS midclavicular Adult: 5th ICS in anterior axillary line (to avoid the long thoracic nerve) What gauge angiocath is used for an emergent chest needle thorac...

Heat exhaustion - Answer- exercise intolerance, increased core body temperatures, and the absence of neurologic disturbances Heat stroke - Answer- is characterized by hyperthermia, AMS or neurologic deficits, and variable physical signs and symptoms depending on severity Stimulus induced or spontaneous myoclonus is specific for? - Answer- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease What is the first line treatment for narrow complex SVT? - Answer- AV nodal blockage with adenosine Bradford Hill Criteri...

ISSUES/TRENDS/POLICY You want to get more funding for your hospital’s Rapid Response Team. How should you present this issue to the committee? What is the best way for the AGACNP to get involved i n policy making? What is the best way for the AGACNP to demonstrate and advocate for full scope of practice? Which of the following is considered a high acuity role for the AGACNP? What is the best way to advocate for gay and lesbian population in your area? Which of the following is most important t...

Peds CCRN Review Questions (from AACN) PEEP is intended to do which of the following? A. Improve ventilation/perfusion matching B. Decrease functional residual capacity C. Increased venous return to the heart D. Increased cardiac output - Correct answer A. Improve ventilation/perfusion matching - PEEP increases alveolar volume, thereby improving ventilation/perfusion matching and increasing functional residual capacity. - A detrimental effect of PEEP (especially at high levels) is a...

QSEN competencies - ANSWER-Patient-centered Care Teamwork and Collaboration Evidence-based Practice (EBP) Quality Improvement (QI) Safety Informatics QSEN - ANSWER-Stands for Quality and Safety Education for Nurses The IHI Triple Aim - ANSWER-Improve the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction). Improve the health of populations. Reduce the per capita cost of health care. Outcome Measures - ANSWER-Tells us how the system impacts patients (their values,hea...

HLTH 8247 QUIZ WEEK 2 Q&A What type of literature may a systematic review include to be considered Level 1 evidence on the Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt levels of evidence hierarchy? • Randomized controlled trials What types of information would help you identify a research study as quantitative? (Select all that apply.) • Data is collected using Likert scales on surveys. • Results are reported using numbers and statistics What type of information would help you identify a rese...

1. Question: What does "OECD" stand for? 2. Question: The Commonwealth Fund's Biennial Health Insurance Survey assesses the extent and quality of coverage for U.S. working-age 3. Question: In 2018, adults aged 18 to 64 in states with a(n) ----------- marketplace were more likely to be uninsured than those in states with a state-based marketplace or states with a hybrid marketplace. 4. Question: The reader learns how to identify population parameters, the potential impact of a population-b...

What is the Practice Issue? Preventing central venous catheter-related infections Central line associate bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are highly preventable but thousands of patients develop them each year. Central line associated blood stream infections can be catastrophic for patients but can also be an extreme financial burden for hospitals. One of the major problems associated with the use of central venous catheters is colonization by micro-organisms that can result in local and sys...