Pccn good Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE NURSING 7TH EDITION BY SOLE. : Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Chapter 05: Comfort and Sedation Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management Chapter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring Chapter 09: Ventilatory Assistance Chapter 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Management Chapter 11: Organ Donation Chapter 12: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunc...

AACN PCCN Practice Test Review 49 Questions with Verified Answers 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 ...

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 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...

GI PCCN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 The most common causative organism of antibiotic-associated colitis is A. Clostridium difficile. B. Staphylococcus aureus. C. Salmonella. D. Escherichia coli. 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 that lead to inflammation and d...

Table of Contents 1 Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Chapter 05: Comfort and Sedation Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management Chapter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring Chapter 09: Ventilatory Assistance Chapter 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Management Chap...

PCCN study cards Exam 53 Questions with Verified Answers PSVT- Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia- simultaneous activation of A & V - retrograde P waves almost lost in QRS - CORRECT ANSWER PSVT mimicking a more serious rhythm called V tach - CORRECT ANSWER Retrograde P waves can be seen in this PSVT - CORRECT ANSWER Good example of the pseudo-R' configuration in lead V1, representing the retrograde P waves of PSVT. - CORRECT ANSWER Episode of PSVT that is broken up wit...

NCLEX CRITICAL CARE TEST 1  Ch 1 1.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 ANS: A The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical care nurses. The American Heart Association supports cardi...

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 Synergy Model Exam 31 Questions with Verified Answers Which of the following are elements of a healthy work environment: A. BSN as an entry level requirement for all registered nursing staff, achievement of specialty certification within 2 years of practice in an acute or critical care unit, established educational requirements for maintaining licensure as a registered nurse in the organization, required participation on a unit based or organizational based quality improvement committ...