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critical care exam 1 Study Guide Solutions Certification in critical care nursing by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses indicates that a nurse: earned a master's degree in the field of providing advanced critical care nursing. an advanced practice nurse in the care of acutely i...

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Certification in critical care nursing by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses


indicates that a nurse:




1.has earned a master's degree in the field of providing advanced critical care nursing.


2.is an advanced practice nurse in the care of acutely ill patients.


3.may practice independently to provide symptom management for the critically ill.


4.has practiced in critical care and successfully completed a test of critical care knowledge. -

ANSWER✔✔-4. has practiced in critical care and successfully completed a test of critical care knowledge.


An appropriate nursing intervention for the patient with delirium in the ICU is to:




1.use tranquilizers to establish normal sleep patterns.



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2.identify the factors contributing to the patient's confusion and irritability.


3.silence all alarms, overhead paging, and conversations around the patient.


4.sedate the patient with psychotropic drugs to protect the patient from harmful behaviors. -

ANSWER✔✔-2. identify the factors contributing to the patient's confusion and irritability.


The critical care nurse recognizes that an ideal plan for family involvement includes:




1.a family member at the bedside at all times.


2.allowing family at the bedside at preset, brief intervals.


3.an individually devised plan with family involved with care and comfort measures.


4.restriction of visiting in the ICU because the environment is overwhelming to visitors. - ANSWER✔✔-3.

an individually devised plan with family involved with care and comfort measures.


Delirium in ICU patients can hopefully be prevented by which nursing action?




1. Frequent reality orientation.


2. Turning off alarms on monitors to decrease noise.


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3. Administration of adrenocorticosteroids.


4. Frequent changes in nurse/client assignment. - ANSWER✔✔-1. Frequent reality orientation.


Your client has just learned that he requires surgery and expresses worries about his isolation


from God and church. Which nursing prevention would be taken first to respond to your


diagnosis of "spiritual distress related to surgery"?




1. Staying with the client and listening


2. Asking the client to join you in a prayer


3. Reading a selection from scripture


4. Calling the hospital chaplain - ANSWER✔✔-1. Staying with the client and listening


Which of the following nursing preventions would support the critically ill client's circadian rhythm cycle?




1. Putting a wall clock up in the client's room.


2. Encouraging normal bowel habits




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