Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0: Management Of
The Critical Care Patient In The Emergency
Department - ENA-ENO-C11: Qs And As
In a patient admitted with sepsis, the nurse should expect which laboratory
finding? Right Ans - Elevated liver enzyme levels
A patient in the emergency department is started on permissive hypercapnia.
The physician orders arterial blood gas analysis on this patient. Which arterial
blood gas finding should you expect? Right Ans - pH of 7.25
A patient on mechanical ventilation is being boarded in the emergency
department until a bed is available in the intensive care unit. This patient is
most likely to receive which common mode of mechanical ventilation?
Right Ans - Volume-controlled, pressure variable
Which statement best defines bacteremia? Right Ans - Bacteremia is the
presence of bacteria in the bloodstream.
For a mechanically ventilated patient, which nursing intervention decreases
the risk of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia? Right Ans -
Regular oral care
The nurse is assessing a patient's ability to be weaned off mechanical
ventilation. Which ventilator setting recognizes the patient's spontaneous
respiratory effort? Right Ans - Sensitivity
For a patient receiving a neuromuscular blocker, which mode of mechanical
ventilation is indicated? Right Ans - Assist Control
A patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome is likely to need which
ventilatory adjunct? Right Ans - Inverse ratio ventilation
A nurse is being oriented to the emergency department. Which statement by
the nurse demonstrates a correct understanding of the dicrotic notch on an
arterial waveform? Right Ans - A dicrotic notch separates the systolic and
diastolic phases on the arterial waveform.
The Critical Care Patient In The Emergency
Department - ENA-ENO-C11: Qs And As
In a patient admitted with sepsis, the nurse should expect which laboratory
finding? Right Ans - Elevated liver enzyme levels
A patient in the emergency department is started on permissive hypercapnia.
The physician orders arterial blood gas analysis on this patient. Which arterial
blood gas finding should you expect? Right Ans - pH of 7.25
A patient on mechanical ventilation is being boarded in the emergency
department until a bed is available in the intensive care unit. This patient is
most likely to receive which common mode of mechanical ventilation?
Right Ans - Volume-controlled, pressure variable
Which statement best defines bacteremia? Right Ans - Bacteremia is the
presence of bacteria in the bloodstream.
For a mechanically ventilated patient, which nursing intervention decreases
the risk of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia? Right Ans -
Regular oral care
The nurse is assessing a patient's ability to be weaned off mechanical
ventilation. Which ventilator setting recognizes the patient's spontaneous
respiratory effort? Right Ans - Sensitivity
For a patient receiving a neuromuscular blocker, which mode of mechanical
ventilation is indicated? Right Ans - Assist Control
A patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome is likely to need which
ventilatory adjunct? Right Ans - Inverse ratio ventilation
A nurse is being oriented to the emergency department. Which statement by
the nurse demonstrates a correct understanding of the dicrotic notch on an
arterial waveform? Right Ans - A dicrotic notch separates the systolic and
diastolic phases on the arterial waveform.
