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AACN PCCN Review: Acute Coronary Syndrome Exam Questions And Answers

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Critical Care Guided Notes Chapter 1-4 for Exam review 2 professional organizations for critical care nurses - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) mission of the AACN - focuses on assisting acute and critical care nurses to attain knowledge and influence to deliver excellence care vision of the AACN - supports creating a health care system driven by the needs of patients and families in which critical care nurses make their op...

What are signs of dialysis disequilibrium syndrome Correct Answer: Headache Nausea/vomiting Restlessness AMS Agitation Seizures What causes disequilibrium syndrome? How can it be avoided? Correct Answer: This occurs when plasma solutes (i.e. urea) are lowered too quickly. Prevent by reducing dialysis time and increasing frequency. What causes myocarditis? Correct Answer: Recent viral infections Cocaine abuse Autoimmune disease (i.e. SLE) 2 What is a key intervention to increase pr...

Critical Care-Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2024 Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice? a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses b. American Heart Association c. American Nurses Association d. Society of Critical Care Medicine a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested in certification. Which credential would ...

1 Red, whites and platelets come from Correct Answer: bone marrow clotting factors in plasma come from Correct Answer: liver Hematopoiesis Correct Answer: blood cells come from stem cells in the bone marrow DIC - Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Correct Answer: DIC is a secondary disorder It presents as an over stimulation of both bleeding and thrombosis Microvascular thrombi and bleeding occurring simultaneously When DIC is a complication of sepsis or shock the mortality rate...

Acute Coronary Syndrome Includes Correct Answer: MI Unstable Angina Angina Correct Answer: Myocardial Anoxia - decreased 02 through coronary arteries Exertional Angina Correct Answer: Four "E's" Exercise Emotional States After Eating Extreme Temperature Higher rates of MI during thanksgiving night, and first day of snow, etc. Prinzmetal's Angina or Variant Angina 2 Correct Answer: Pain that occurs possibly from Coronary Vasospasm during Rest. Stable Angina Correct Answer: Pai...

AIR CRITICAL CARE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CORRECTLY ANSWERED 2023-2024 Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice? a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses b. American Heart Association c. American Nurses Association d. Society of Critical Care Medicine - CORRECT ANSWER-a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is inte...

Acute Pulmonary Edema Correct Answer: Change in alveolar-capillary membrane permeability leads to pulmonary interstitial edema. Alveolar-Capillary Membrane Correct Answer: a. Capillary Endothelial Layer: Microvascular Barrier b. Alveolar Epithelial Layer: Alveolar Barrier Alveolar-Capillary Membrane: Fluid Dynamics Correct Answer: a. Hydrostatic pressure b. Osmotic pressure c. Membrane permeability Most common type of pulmonary Edema 2 Correct Answer: Cariogenic Pulmonary Edema C...