Critical Care Nursing Live Quiz

___________ is an illness or injury must acutely impair one or more vital organ systems to such a degree that there is a high probability of life threatening deterioration.

_________________ involves highly complex decision making

Use of mechanical ventilation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation began.

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1985

Initial stabilization of critically ill patients provided but limited ability to provide comprehensive critical care

• Level I

• Level II

• Level III

Intensivist is given authority to manage patient's care in urgent and emergent situations.

• Open unit

• Closed unit

Competent critical care nurse is able to collect and interpret basic data, then follow pathways and algorithms when providing care.

• Collaboration

• Clinical Judgment

• Clinical Inquiry

Critical care nurses (both novice and expert) can develop the mindset that questioning practice is an issue of safety.

• Clinical Judgment

• Clinical Inquiry

• Caring Practices

What is the focus of nursing care for high-acuity clients?

• Monitoring clients for subtle physiological changes

• Monitoring devices, machines, and technical equipment

• Listening for alarms that indicate client changes

A client has an order to "allow natural death." Upon entering the room, the nurse notes the client's heart rate has decreased from 80 bpm to 30 bpm. What should the nurse do immediately?

• Call the code blue team.

• Call the health care provider.

• Have someone get the family from the waiting room.

Factors Affecting the Well-Being of Critical Care Nurses

–Sustaining a balance between work and play

• Physical

• Psychological

• Social

• Professional