Ccrn cardiac exam Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ADULT CCRN/PCCN CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ One day following posterior spinal fusion surgery a 35 year old female suddenly exhibits restlessness, labored breathing and acute chest pain. Her heart rate is 122/min., she is afebrile, and exhibits slightly diminished breath sounds on the right side. The findings described above should lead the nurse to suspect that the patient has developed: A. A spontaneous pneumothorax B...

1 AMERICAN ASS. OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES (AACN) EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Mission of AACN: Correct Answer: in 1975, AACN certification corp was est. as independent 501(c)(3) corp to promote and enhance consumer health and safety by est. and maintaining high standard of professional practice excellence through certifying and re-certifying nurse in care of acutely and C.I. pts and their fams What is CCRN? Correct Answer: critical care registe...

Nicole Kupchik CCRN RENAL Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass main functions of the renal system - Answer- filtration, reabsorption, secretion acid base balance, bp regulation (RAAS), erythropoietin (hgb production), electrolyte balances -approximately 20% of cardiac output goes to the kidneys the nephron - Answer- -glomerulus: network of capillaries, filters blood -proximal convoluted tubule: reabsorbs water, sodium, amino acids & glucose -loop of henle: reabsorbs Na+, water & concentr...

CCRN Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass most common entry for microbes into lungs - Answer- aspiration initial output from ostomy - Answer- > large volume liquid out to determine teaching the nurse must first - Answer- assess learning needs first grasping reflex normal or no? - Answer- shows cortical damage to the brain late complication of SAH - Answer- hydrocephalus Glasgow Coma Scale - Answer- eyes, verbal, motor Max- 15 pts, below 8= coma obtunded vs stuporous - Answer- stuporou...

CCRN CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE EXAM LATEST 2023/2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS TEST BANK A 56 yr-old male is admitted to the ICU with a blood pressure of 225/i35 and complains of a headache and nausea. He reports he ran out of blood pressure meds three days ago, but also appears to be confused to the date and situation. What is the most appropriate treatment approach? -Correct Answer= Rapidly lower the diastolic pressure to i00 with iV antihypertensive meds, then continue ...

Renal/Genitourinary Barrons CCRN Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass comorbidities that put the pt at risk for developing AKI - Answer- Diabetes Heart failure Hypertension nephrotoxic substances - Answer- Antibiotics NSAIDS ACE inhibitors, ARBS Antineoplastics Contrast media Diuretics measures the amount of nitrogen in the blood that comes from the waste product urea (formed in the liver) - Answer- BUN- blood urea nitrogen Normal Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) - Answer- 10-23 mg/dL non...

CCRN PEDS AACN Exam (Pediatric Nursing) || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) CCRN PEDS AACN Exam (Pediatric Nursing) || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) 1. In caring for a patient with salicylate intoxication, the critical care nurse would anticipate which of the following as a primary treatment measure? A. Administration of protamine sulfate B. Administration of glucose C. Transfusion of packed RBCs D. Replacement of fluid and electrolytes - ANSWER - D. Replacement of fluid and electroly...

CCRN Barrons Cardiovascular Exam Questions and Answers Marks the end of diastole, the beginning of systole - Answer- S1 Caused by closure of AV valves (mitral, tricuspid) & loudest at the apex of the heart (midclavicular, 5th intercostal) - Answer- S1 Caused by closure of the semilunar valves; can be split by inspiration - Answer- S2 AV valves - Answer- tricuspid and mitral semilunar valves - Answer- pulmonary and aortic This heart sound is louder with a pulmonary embolism - Answer- S2 ...

CCRN Barrons Multisystem concepts Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass cellular disease due to inadequate perfusion (oxygen demand is greater than oxygen delivered) or the inability of the cells to utilize the delivered oxygen (oxygen utilization/consumption) - Answer- shock 3 stages of shock - Answer- compensatory progressive refractory BP is maintained during compensatory stage of shock d/t what two mechanisms? - Answer- stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system activation of the...

CCRN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+ A 59 year old male is admitted complaining of chest pain and dyspnea. ST elevation and T wave inversion were seen on the EKG in V2,V3 and V4. IV thrombolytic therapy was started in ED. Indications of successful reperfusion would include all of the following except: (A) pain cessation (B) decrease in CK or troponin (C) reversal of ST segment elevation with return to baseline (D) short runs of ventricular tachycardia (B)Coronary artery reperfusion due t...