Critical Care HESI Exam Review Questions & Answers

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what are things you should do first? (ANS- assess and safety i.e. with PE - listen to lung sounds with a bleed - put on gloves vent pressure alarm causes (ANS- kinked tubing, secretions, coughing, bi... ting, need suctioning, laying on tube what should you do if there are vent issues you cannot fix? (ANS- bag the patient until respiratory comes what kind of patient would you assign a new nurse? (ANS- easiest heart rhythm I.e. afib w controlled ventricular response acetaminophen overdose (ANS- acetylcysteine (mucomyst) a young teen is in the ER with friends and his mom, when should you assess his pain? (ANS- when he is alone addison crisis treatment (ANS- give steroids and fluids then monitor electrolytes what is the best assessment of renal function? (ANS- I & O Milrinone (ANS- vasodilator and increases contractility run in a with a different IV than lasix - they are not compatible what should you do when a burn patient complains about swallowing? (ANS- assess their breath sounds - they may have inhalation injury SCI and paralysis (ANS- if injury occurs below cervical spine, patient may be able to move arms. if cervical - could cause quadriplegia and respiratory paralysis SCI/skull fracture we look for... (ANS- CSF leakage - nasal drip do halo test and check for glucose GCS (ANS- never totals 0 scores range from 3-15 less than 7 is comatose highest is 11 on patient we ventilator [Show More]

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