Question 1

What tool would you use to assess for delirium?

Accepted Answer

A)  MUST 
B)  APACHE 
C)  CAM-ICU 
D)  NEWS 
A)  MUST 
B)  APACHE 
C)  CAM-ICU 
D)  NEWS C

Question 2

What does the acronym PADIS stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pain, activity, distress, immobility 
B)  Progress, activity, delirium, inactivity 
C)  Pattern, assessment, distress, inactivity 
D)  Pain, agitation/sedation, delirium, Immobility 
A)  Pain, activity, distress, immobility 
B)  Progress, activity, delirium, inactivity 
C)  Pattern, assessment, distress, inactivity 
D)  Pain, agitation/sedation, delirium, Immobility D

Question 3

Delirium can result in ______

Accepted Answer

A)  Longer stay in critical care 
B)  Post-traumatic stress disorder 
C)  Higher mortality 
D)  All of these 
A)  Longer stay in critical care 
B)  Post-traumatic stress disorder 
C)  Higher mortality 
D)  All of these D

Question 4

How many subtypes of delirium are there?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  5 
A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  4 
D)  5

Question 5

Freda insists on bringing her 8-year-old daughter to visit her grandmother who is ventilated but awake but confused about your critical care unit.
-How would you manage this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Why is Freda insisting on bringing the daughter? 
B)  Check the unit policy on children visiting. 
C)  Is the environment safe for her to visit? 
D)  All of these 
A)  Why is Freda insisting on bringing the daughter? 
B)  Check the unit policy on children visiting. 
C)  Is the environment safe for her to visit? 
D)  All of these

Question 6

Lieut has been ventilated for a week in intensive care. He is now waking up from the sedation but remains ventilated via a tracheostomy. During the night shift, he becomes distressed agitated and is pulling at his airway and intravenous lines and trying to get out of bed.
-What might have caused his distress and agitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Noise pollution 
B)  Light pollution 
C)  Sleep deprivation 
D)  All of these 
A)  Noise pollution 
B)  Light pollution 
C)  Sleep deprivation 
D)  All of these

Question 7

Which of the following is the main cause of delirium?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensory overload 
B)  The endotracheal tube 
C)  The intravenous lines 
D)  The continual presence of the nurse 
A)  Sensory overload 
B)  The endotracheal tube 
C)  The intravenous lines 
D)  The continual presence of the nurse

Question 8

Freda insists on bringing her 8-year-old daughter to visit her grandmother who is ventilated but awake but confused about your critical care unit.
-If the child visits her grandmother what support measures would you consider?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sedate the grandmother so she's not confused. 
B)  Provide pre-visit information targeted at children. 
C)  Insist the child visits alone so as not to crowd the bed area 
D)  Insists the child brings her best friend. 
A)  Sedate the grandmother so she's not confused. 
B)  Provide pre-visit information targeted at children. 
C)  Insist the child visits alone so as not to crowd the bed area 
D)  Insists the child brings her best friend.

Question 9

Lieut has been ventilated for a week in intensive care. He is now waking up from the sedation but remains ventilated via a tracheostomy. During the night shift, he becomes distressed agitated and is pulling at his airway and intravenous lines and trying to get out of bed.
-What would be the most appropriate management of this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Give him some night sedation so that he sleeps 
B)  Apply physical restraints so he doesn't pull out his airway and lines 
C)  Sit with him, provide reassurance and orientation 
D)  None of these 
A)  Give him some night sedation so that he sleeps 
B)  Apply physical restraints so he doesn't pull out his airway and lines 
C)  Sit with him, provide reassurance and orientation 
D)  None of these

What tool would you use to assess for delirium?

What does the acronym PADIS stand for?

Delirium can result in ______

How many subtypes of delirium are there?

Freda insists on bringing her 8-year-old daughter to visit her grandmother who is ventilated but awake but confused about your critical care unit. -How would you manage this situation?

Which of the following is the main cause of delirium?

Freda insists on bringing her 8-year-old daughter to visit her grandmother who is ventilated but awake but confused about your critical care unit. -If the child visits her grandmother what support measures would you consider?

The History and Development of Critical Care Nursing

Humanising Critical Care

Critical Care Continuum

Infection Prevention and Control in Critical Care

Critical Care Related to the Respiratory System

Critical Care Related to the Cardiac System

Critical Care Related to the Systemic Inflammatory Response

Critical Care Related to the Renal and Liver Systems

Critical Care Related to the Gastrointestinal System

Critical Care Related to Neurology Physiology and Disorders

Critical Care Related to the Skin and Integumentary System

Critical Care Related to Women During Pregnancy and Child-Birth

Supporting Those at the End of Life in Critical Care

Rehabilitation After Critical Illness

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Exam 13: The Psychological Care of the Critically Ill

What tool would you use to assess for delirium?

What does the acronym PADIS stand for?

Delirium can result in ______

How many subtypes of delirium are there?

Freda insists on bringing her 8-year-old daughter to visit her grandmother who is ventilated but awake but confused about your critical care unit. -How would you manage this situation?

Which of the following is the main cause of delirium?

Freda insists on bringing her 8-year-old daughter to visit her grandmother who is ventilated but awake but confused about your critical care unit. -If the child visits her grandmother what support measures would you consider?

The History and Development of Critical Care Nursing

Humanising Critical Care

Critical Care Continuum

Infection Prevention and Control in Critical Care

Critical Care Related to the Respiratory System

Critical Care Related to the Cardiac System

Critical Care Related to the Systemic Inflammatory Response

Critical Care Related to the Renal and Liver Systems

Critical Care Related to the Gastrointestinal System

Critical Care Related to Neurology Physiology and Disorders

Critical Care Related to the Skin and Integumentary System

Critical Care Related to Women During Pregnancy and Child-Birth

Supporting Those at the End of Life in Critical Care

Rehabilitation After Critical Illness

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