ACLS Questions and Answers Graded A+

ACLS Questions and Answers Graded A+ What is a system? a group of interdependent components that regularly interact to form a whole What does healthcare delivery require? Structure and processes that when integrated produce a system What are the 4 elements of the system of care? structure, processes, system, and patient outcome What is the reason for systems? for individuals and groups to share information, so that they can evaluate and improve their system What are important components of team approach? Leadership and accountability What does continous quality improvement process consist of? systematically evaluating care and outcome Creating benchmarks with stakeholder feedback Strategically addressing identified deficiences. What factors have been associated with improved survival in patients with cardiac arrest? -Training healthcare providers -Proactive planning and simulation of cardiac arrest -Rapidly recocognizing sudden cardiac arrest -Immediately providing high-quality CPR -providing early defibrillation -Providing goal-directed, time-sensitive post-cardiac arrest care Among others which of the following factors has been assocaited with improved survival in patients with cardiac arrest? Immediate high-quality CPR What is the first link in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest chain of survival? Activation of emergency response What is the purpose of a rapid response team or medical emergency team? to improve patients outcomes by identifying and treating early clincal deterioration What are the components of the rapid response system? Event detectoin and response triggering arm A planned response arm, such as a RRT or MET Quality monitoring Adminstrative support What is the critera for adult patients to determine when to act? airway compromise RR- less than 6 or greater that 30 HR less than 40 or greater than 140 BP less than 90 or symptomatic hypertension unexpected decrease in LOC 00:0201:25 What are signs of clinical deterioration that would prompt the activation of the rapid response system? unexplained agitiation, symptomatic hypertension, seizure What is the chain of survival? is a metaphor used to organize and describe the integrated set of time-sensitive coordinated actions necessary to maximize survival In hospital cardiac arrest (IHCAS) are often preceded by what? changes in patient's vital signs How do you decrease the number of In hospital cardiac arrests? (IHCAS) Rapidly assess and intervene when patients have abnormal vital signs In addition to decreased IHCA, what are some other benefits of implementing a rapid response system? --Decreased ICU length of stay --Decreased in total hospital length of stay What does a high-performance team need to focus on to function effectively? timing, quality, coordination and administration Which component of effectice high-performance teams is represented by the use of real-time feedback devices? quality What is the main advantage of effective teamwork? Division of tasks What does the team lead must focus on? comphrensive patient care