Exam 2: Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience

Which nursing interventions would best support the family of a critically ill patient?

The critical care environment is often stressful to a critically ill patient.Identify stressors that are common.(Select all that apply.)

It is important for critically ill patients to feel safe.Which nursing strategies help the patient to feel safe in the critical care setting? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is assigned to care for a patient who is a non-native English speaker.What is the best way to communicate with the patient and family to provide updates and explain procedures?

Noise in the critical care unit can have negative effects on the patient.Which of the following interventions assists in reducing noise levels in the critical care setting? (Select all that apply.)

The intensive care nurse is working on a committee to reduce noise in the unit.Which recommendation should the nurse propose first?

Many critically ill patients experience anxiety.The nurse can reduce anxiety with which approach?

Family assessment is essential to meet family needs.Which of the following must be assessed first to assist the nurse in providing family-centered care?

Family presence is encouraged during resuscitation and invasive procedures.Which findings about this practice have been reported in the literature? (Select all that apply.)

Which intervention about visitation in the critical care unit is true?

Nursing strategies to help families cope with the stress of critical illness include: (Select all that apply.)

The spouse of a patient who is hospitalized in the critical care unit following resuscitation for a sudden cardiac arrest at work demands to meet with the nursing manager.The spouse demands,"I want you to reassign us to another nurse.His current nurse is not in the room enough to make sure everything is okay." The nurse recognizes that this response most likely is due to the spouse's

Open visitation policies are expected by many professional organizations.Which statement reflects adherence to current recommendations?

The nurse is caring for a patient who sustained a head injury and is unresponsive to painful stimuli.Which intervention is most appropriate while bathing the patient?

Sleep often is disrupted for critically ill patients.Which nursing intervention is most appropriate to promote sleep and rest?

The constant noise of a ventilator,monitor alarms,and infusion pumps predisposes the patient to:

Which of the following statements about family assessment is false?

Elderly patients who require critical care treatment are at risk for increased mortality,functional decline,or decreased quality of life after hospitalization.Assuming each of these patients was discharged from the hospital,which of the following patients is at greatest risk for decreased functional status and quality of life?

The critical care environment is stressful to the patient.Which interventions assist in reducing this stress? (Select all that apply.)

The VALUE mnemonic is a helpful strategy to enhance communication with family members of critically ill patients.Which of the following statements describes a VALUE strategy?