Pccn practice exam 3 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nursing 418 exam 1|35 Questions with Verified Answers Critical care units - CORRECT ANSWER Designed to meet the special needs of acutely and critically ill patients minimum of every 2 hours - CORRECT ANSWER how often are assessments and vital signs done in the CCU? Critical care nursing - CORRECT ANSWER Specialty dealing with human responses to life-threatening problems - AACN definition CCRN - CORRECT ANSWER Adult, pediatric, or neonatal critical care certification CCRN-K (know...

PCCN Exam questions and Correct Answers, With Complete Verified Solution. 2024 Two days following a near-drowning accident, a pt is dyspneic, using accessory muscles, expectorating large amounts of secretions and reporting feeling of impending death. Changes to the assessment data include RR- 24 TO 36 CXR clear to bilateral diffuse infiltrates ABG 40% face mask or 100% non-rebreather mask pO2 120 mm Hg to 56 mm Hg pCO2 33 mmHg to 56 mmHg pH 7.42 to 7.35 HCO3 24 meq/L to 27 mEq/L Whi...

PCCN Exam questions and Correct Answers, With Complete Verified Solution. 2024 Two days following a near-drowning accident, a pt is dyspneic, using accessory muscles, expectorating large amounts of secretions and reporting feeling of impending death. Changes to the assessment data include RR- 24 TO 36 CXR clear to bilateral diffuse infiltrates ABG 40% face mask or 100% non-rebreather mask pO2 120 mm Hg to 56 mm Hg pCO2 33 mmHg to 56 mmHg pH 7.42 to 7.35 HCO3 24 meq/L to 27 mEq/L Whi...

1 CRITICAL CARE- EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ 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...

PCCN Practice Exam 22 Questions with Verified Answers A nurse in the emergency department assesses a patient with a hand laceration and notices that the patient smells strongly of alcohol. The patient is diabetic, irritable, and pale and reports headache. The nurse is waiting for laboratory results. What serum glucose level might the nurse expect to find? a. 50 to 60 mg/dL b. <50 mg/dL c. >1000 mg/dL d. 80 to 110 mg/dL - CORRECT ANSWER b. <50mg/dL Following a chest infection, ...

PCCN Practice Exam 22 Questions with Verified Answers A nurse in the emergency department assesses a patient with a hand laceration and notices that the patient smells strongly of alcohol. The patient is diabetic, irritable, and pale and reports headache. The nurse is waiting for laboratory results. What serum glucose level might the nurse expect to find? a. 50 to 60 mg/dL b. <50 mg/dL c. >1000 mg/dL d. 80 to 110 mg/dL - CORRECT ANSWER b. <50mg/dL Following a chest infection, ...

PCCN practice exam notes (2021) 53 Questions with Verified Answers Pt on Vtach, HR 135, RR 32, BP 90/48, conscious but c/o dizziness, recent K+ lvl is 3.4. What action would you do first? a. emergent defib b. amio 300mg IVP c. emergent cardioversion d. hang 10 mEq KCL/50mL D5W - CORRECT ANSWER C The nurse notes the following when analyzing a patient's telemetry strip: HR, 65/min and regular; PR interval, 0.22 seconds; QRS complex, 0.10 seconds; QTc, 0.52 seconds. Which of the followin...

PCCN Exam 132 Questions with Verified Answers Epoetin alfa - CORRECT ANSWER anemia related to chronic kidney disease should be treated with ______________________. folic acid, Vitamin B12 - CORRECT ANSWER Name two treatments for megaloblastic anemia. infection - CORRECT ANSWER Glucose control (via insulin drip) in the post-CABG patient decreases the risk of ___________________. acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER In acute oliguric kidney injury, hyperkalemia leads to ____________________. r...

PCCN Exam 120 Questions with Verified Answers Two days following a near-drowning accident, a pt is dyspneic, using accessory muscles, expectorating large amounts of secretions and reporting feeling of impending death. Changes to the assessment data include RR- 24 TO 36 CXR clear to bilateral diffuse infiltrates ABG 40% face mask or 100% non-rebreather mask pO2 120 mm Hg to 56 mm Hg pCO2 33 mmHg to 56 mmHg pH 7.42 to 7.35 HCO3 24 meq/L to 27 mEq/L Which of the ff do these changes mos...

PCCN Review Cardiac Exam 238 Questions with Verified Answers Calculate the cardiac output for a pt with a HR of 70 and a SV of 65 ml. - CORRECT ANSWER HR X SV=CO 70 X 65= 4550 4.6 L/min Calculate the cardiac output for a pt with a HR of 70 and a SV of 65 ml. HR X SV=CO - CORRECT ANSWER HR X SV=CO 70 X 65= 4550 4.6 L/min What % of the cardiac cycle is provided by the atrial kick? • 15% • 20% • 30% • 35% - CORRECT ANSWER 20% Atrial kick is a term that represents the am...