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NR 340 Week 3 Exam One (Version 1 & 2) EXAM 1 CRITICAL CARE Critical Care • Direct delivery of medical care within a specialized unit with specialized personnel o Mainly for the treatment of life-threatening problems o Levels of Care ▪ I: Most comprehensive, typically a teaching environment • Staffed by specialty Drs & RNs ▪ II: Limited care to specialty patients • burn units ▪ III: Limited availability for comprehensive critical care • med-evac to a more comprehensive facility if ...

NR 340 Week 3 Evolve Questions & Answers Questions 1. 1.ID: What is the therapeutic effect of head-of-the-bed elevation and neutral head and neck alignment on increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? o Lowering ICP by allowing for elevations in CO2 to dilate cerebral arteries o Lowering ICP by facilitating venous drainage and decreasing venous obstruction Correct o Lowering ICP by maintaining an open airway o Lowering ICP by reducing the risk of snoring Head-of-the-bed elevation and a neutral hea...

NR 340 Week 7 Exam 3 Question And Answers NR340 Week 7 Exam Three: Critical Care Nursing: Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 340 Week 7 Exam Three / NR340 Week 7 Exam Three: Critical Care Nursing: Chamberlain College of Nursing 1. Question: A client admitted to the hospital with a subarachnoid hemorrhage has complaints of severe headache, nuchal rigidity, and projectile vomiting. The nurse knows lumbar puncture (LP) would …. contraindicated in this client in which of the following circumst...

NR 340 Week 7 Exam Three – Questions & Answers (View Questions) 1) A client admitted to the hospital with a subarachnoid hemorrhage has complaints of severe headache, nuchal rigidity, and proje ctile vomiting. The nurse knows lumbar puncture (LP) would be contraindicated in this client in which of the following circumstances? 1. Vomiting continues 2. Intracranial pressure (ICP) is increased 3. The client needs mechanical ventilation 4. Blood is anticipated in the cerebralspinal fluid (CSF) 2. ...