Pccn test exam 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

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 Neurology Exam 43 Questions with Verified Answers Frontal lobe functions - CORRECT ANSWER Personality, motor function, motor speech, morals, emotions, judgment Parietal lobe function - CORRECT ANSWER Sensation, pain, interpretation, temperature, pressure Occipital lobe function - CORRECT ANSWER visual Cerebellum functions - CORRECT ANSWER coordination of muscle movement & tone, equilibrium What does the glasgow coma scale assess? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. eye opening 2. motor respo...

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 Exam 200 Questions with Verified Answers Coronary artery perfusion is dependent upon: A. diastolic pressure B. systolic pressure C. afterload D. systemic vascular resistance (SVR) - CORRECT ANSWER A. diastolic pressure Diastolic pressure in the aortic root is higher than left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), the pressure exerted on the ventricular muscle at the end of diastole when the ventricle is full. This enables blood to flow from a higher pressure through open arter...

GI PCCN Exam 52 Questions with Verified Answers The most common causative organism of antibiotic-associated colitis is A. Clostridium difficile. B. Staphylococcus aureus. C. Salmonella. D. Escherichia coli. - CORRECT ANSWER A. Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic gram-positive, spore-forming, toxin-producing bacillus that causes antibiotic-associated colitis. It colonizes the human intestinal tract after the normal gut flora have been altered by antibiotic therapy. It produces exotoxins ...

PCCN Exam 119 Questions with Verified Answers What is the function of the cardiovascular system - CORRECT ANSWER to drive O2 to the cell so that the cell can make ATP for energy production What is the formula for CARDIAC OUTPUT - CORRECT ANSWER Stroke volume x Heart Rate CO = HR X SV ( Preload + Afterload + Contractility) What is the term for the amount of blood that is pumped out of the ventricle each MINUTE? - CORRECT ANSWER Cardiac Output ( approximately 4 - 8 LPM ) What is th...

1 PCCN EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Coronary artery perfusion is dependent upon: A. diastolic pressure B. systolic pressure C. afterload D. systemic vascular resistance (SVR) Correct Answer: A. diastolic pressure Diastolic pressure in the aortic root is higher than left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), the pressure exerted on the ventricular muscle at the end of diastole when the ventricle is full. This enables blood to flow from a ...

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...

PCCN Master Exam 132 Questions with Verified Answers 1. Cardiac - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Cardiac Pt's EKG shows ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. Where is the MI? - CORRECT ANSWER Inferior wall MI, Right coronary artery "Reciprocal changes are often seen ini leads I and aVL" Pt's EKG shows ST elevation in leads V1 and V2. Where is the MI? - CORRECT ANSWER Septal area, Left Anterior Descending Artery Pt's EKG shows ST elevation in leads V3 and V4. Where is the MI? - CORRECT A...