Exam 66: Nursing Management: Critical Care

While family members are visiting, a patient has a cardiac arrest and is being resuscitated. Which action by the nurse is best?

The family members of a patient who has just been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with multiple traumatic injuries have just arrived in the ICU waiting room. Which action should the nurse take first?

Which assessment information obtained by the nurse when caring for a patient receiving mechanical ventilation indicates the need for suctioning?

When preparing to assist with the insertion of a pulmonary artery catheter, the nurse will plan to

When the nursing supervisor is evaluating the performance of a new RN, which action indicates that the new RN is safe in providing care to a patient who is receiving mechanical ventilation with 10 cm of peak end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)?

To inflate the cuff of an endotracheal tube (ET) when the patient is on mechanical ventilation, the nurse

To determine the effectiveness of medications that a patient has received to reduce left ventricular afterload, which hemodynamic parameter will the nurse monitor?

When assisting with insertion of a pulmonary artery ( PA ) catheter, the nurse identifies that the catheter is correctly placed when the

When monitoring for the effectiveness of treatment for a patient with left ventricular failure, the most important information for the nurse to obtain is

A patient with respiratory failure has hemodynamic monitoring and is receiving mechanical ventilation with peak end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 10 cm H₂O. Which information indicates that a change in the ventilator settings may be required?

In which order will the nurse take these actions when assisting with oral intubation of a patient who is having respiratory distress? Put a comma and space between each solve choice (a, b, c, d, etc.) ____________________ A) Obtain a portable chest-x-ray. B) Place the patient in the supine position. C) Inflate the cuff of the endotracheal tube. D) Attach an end-tidal CO₂ detector to the endotracheal tube. E) Oxygenate the patient with a bag-valve-mask system for several minutes.

The mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO₂) is decreasing in a patient who has severe pancreatitis. To determine the possible cause of the decreased SvO₂, the nurse assesses the patient's

When the nurse is weaning a patient who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ) from mechanical ventilation, which patient assessment indicates that the weaning protocol should be discontinued?

To verify the correct placement of an endotracheal tube (ET) after insertion, the best initial action by the nurse is to

An intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) is being used for a patient who is in cardiogenic shock. An assessment finding indicating to the nurse that the goals of treatment with the IABP are being met is a

When caring for a patient with pulmonary hypertension, which parameter will the nurse monitor to evaluate whether treatment has been effective?

The intensive care unit (ICU) charge nurse will determine that teaching about hemodynamic monitoring for a new staff nurse has been effective when the new nurse