Question 1

All of the following actions are advisable when you have completed a treatment in the ICU, except

Accepted Answer

A)  paging the physician and reporting the results of the treatment to him or her. 
B)  checking with the nursing staff to let them know that you are finished. 
C)  reinspecting the lines, tubes, and associated attachments. 
D)  repositioning the patient appropriately, including rails and bed alarms, if any. 
A)  paging the physician and reporting the results of the treatment to him or her. 
B)  checking with the nursing staff to let them know that you are finished. 
C)  reinspecting the lines, tubes, and associated attachments. 
D)  repositioning the patient appropriately, including rails and bed alarms, if any. A

Question 2

Which of the following clinician behaviors is most likely to help a patient cope with the challenges of the ICU environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Performing therapy as passively as possible to avoid disturbing the patient 
B)  Keeping the lights on all the time to reduce the patient's fear 
C)  Placing familiar objects within the patient's line of sight 
D)  Rotating the therapists treating the patient to prevent patient boredom 
A)  Performing therapy as passively as possible to avoid disturbing the patient 
B)  Keeping the lights on all the time to reduce the patient's fear 
C)  Placing familiar objects within the patient's line of sight 
D)  Rotating the therapists treating the patient to prevent patient boredom C

Question 3

Which statement regarding patient positioning and tube feeding is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adults who receive nasogastric tube feedings must wait 30 min before lying flat. 
B)  Patients who receive percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube feedings should lie flat during feeding. 
C)  Patients who receive tube feedings of any kind must never lie flat. 
D)  Pediatric patients who receive nasogastric tube feedings must lie flat for 1 hr after feeding. 
A)  Adults who receive nasogastric tube feedings must wait 30 min before lying flat. 
B)  Patients who receive percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube feedings should lie flat during feeding. 
C)  Patients who receive tube feedings of any kind must never lie flat. 
D)  Pediatric patients who receive nasogastric tube feedings must lie flat for 1 hr after feeding. A

Question 4

When you enter your patient's ICU room, you notice immediately that the patient has several machines running with tubing attached to the patient. You are planning to assist the patient to the bedside chair and note that one of the machines (with an IV tube) is on the side of the bed opposite the chair and monitoring equipment. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Change your plan to include only supine bed activities. 
B)  Contact the patient's nurse and ask him or her to reposition the IV. 
C)  Defer your treatment until the patient's IV is removed or replaced. 
D)  Disconnect the IV and reposition the machine on the other side of the bed. 
A)  Change your plan to include only supine bed activities. 
B)  Contact the patient's nurse and ask him or her to reposition the IV. 
C)  Defer your treatment until the patient's IV is removed or replaced. 
D)  Disconnect the IV and reposition the machine on the other side of the bed.

Question 5

Which statement regarding heart-monitoring devices in the cardiac care unit is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Femoral vein monitors are the most informative cardiac monitoring devices. 
B)  In general, it is more serious to disrupt a venous line than an arterial line. 
C)  In general, the closer a device is to the heart, the riskier its disruption is. 
D)  Nurses and physicians are the only professionals trained to read the cardiac monitors. 
A)  Femoral vein monitors are the most informative cardiac monitoring devices. 
B)  In general, it is more serious to disrupt a venous line than an arterial line. 
C)  In general, the closer a device is to the heart, the riskier its disruption is. 
D)  Nurses and physicians are the only professionals trained to read the cardiac monitors.

Question 6

List four health conditions commonly experienced by persons who are homeless.

Accepted Answer

Trauma, overexposure to the el

Question 7

Which of the following is the best way to assess the necessary preparations for providing a safe environment when you are going to work with a patient in the critical care unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask the nurse to let you know what you should do. 
B)  Begin the treatment and respond to the environment as problems arise. 
C)  Bring an additional person to help you evaluate the situation. 
D)  Envision what you plan to do so you can prepare before beginning. 
A)  Ask the nurse to let you know what you should do. 
B)  Begin the treatment and respond to the environment as problems arise. 
C)  Bring an additional person to help you evaluate the situation. 
D)  Envision what you plan to do so you can prepare before beginning.

Question 8

List two things you should watch for when you are working with patients in special environments such as the ICU.

Accepted Answer

Skin color, alertness and resp

Question 9

Which statement best reflects the current condition of individuals who are homeless in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most persons who are homeless are unwilling to seek steady employment. 
B)  Persons sleeping in publicly supervised residences are considered homeless. 
C)  Persons who are homeless generally do not have children. 
D)  The average age of persons who are homeless is 65 yr. 
A)  Most persons who are homeless are unwilling to seek steady employment. 
B)  Persons sleeping in publicly supervised residences are considered homeless. 
C)  Persons who are homeless generally do not have children. 
D)  The average age of persons who are homeless is 65 yr.

Question 10

For some patients, the psychological stresses brought on by the ICU environment can be intense enough that they result in symptoms similar to which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bipolar disorder 
B)  Hypochondria 
C)  Posttraumatic stress disorder 
D)  Long-term dementia 
A)  Bipolar disorder 
B)  Hypochondria 
C)  Posttraumatic stress disorder 
D)  Long-term dementia

Question 11

Patients have varied home environments that include a variety of meaningful emotional and cultural attachments. It is important as clinicians to avoid ________________a person's choice of environment, whatever it might be.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Patients have varied home environments that include...

Question 12

You have just received a referral to evaluate a patient who is in the cardiac care unit. You have already checked the patient's chart and spoken with the patient's nurse before entering the room. Which of the following tasks is most important to attend to when you are working with this patient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Silencing any audible alarms on the machines and monitors 
B)  Keeping closely to your timed treatment schedule 
C)  Preventing any lines or tubes from becoming pinched or detached 
D)  Monitoring the responses of family members in the room during the treatment 
A)  Silencing any audible alarms on the machines and monitors 
B)  Keeping closely to your timed treatment schedule 
C)  Preventing any lines or tubes from becoming pinched or detached 
D)  Monitoring the responses of family members in the room during the treatment

Question 13

Stresses to patients in critical care units can be severe enough to result in negative psychological consequences. A state of confusion that develops in response to these stresses is known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

ICU deliri

Question 14

List five recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent falls in the home.

Accepted Answer

Provide good lighting, remove throw rugs

Question 15

List three factors that could result in homelessness.

Accepted Answer

Unemployment, poverty, domesti

All of the following actions are advisable when you have completed a treatment in the ICU, except

Which of the following clinician behaviors is most likely to help a patient cope with the challenges of the ICU environment?

Which statement regarding patient positioning and tube feeding is true?

Which statement regarding heart-monitoring devices in the cardiac care unit is true?

List four health conditions commonly experienced by persons who are homeless.

Which of the following is the best way to assess the necessary preparations for providing a safe environment when you are going to work with a patient in the critical care unit?

List two things you should watch for when you are working with patients in special environments such as the ICU.

Which statement best reflects the current condition of individuals who are homeless in the United States?

For some patients, the psychological stresses brought on by the ICU environment can be intense enough that they result in symptoms similar to which of the following conditions?

Patients have varied home environments that include a variety of meaningful emotional and cultural attachments. It is important as clinicians to avoid ________________a person's choice of environment, whatever it might be.

You have just received a referral to evaluate a patient who is in the cardiac care unit. You have already checked the patient's chart and spoken with the patient's nurse before entering the room. Which of the following tasks is most important to attend to when you are working with this patient?

Stresses to patients in critical care units can be severe enough to result in negative psychological consequences. A state of confusion that develops in response to these stresses is known as ____________________.

List five recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent falls in the home.

List three factors that could result in homelessness.

Establishing the Therapeutic Alliance

The Mechanics of Movement

Keeping It Clean: Maintaining Cleanliness in the Clinical Environment

Assessing Physiological Status: Vital Signs

Draping for Minimum Exposure and Maximum Dignity

Positioning Your Patient for Mobility

Transferring Dependent Patients

Maintaining Capacity for Mobility Through Range of Motion

Bed Mobility

Horizontal Transfers

Vertical Transfers

Seated Mobility: Sitting but Not Sitting Still--Fitting and Propelling a Wheelchair

Navigating the Challenges of Ambulating

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Exam 3: Special Environments

All of the following actions are advisable when you have completed a treatment in the ICU, except

Which of the following clinician behaviors is most likely to help a patient cope with the challenges of the ICU environment?

Which statement regarding patient positioning and tube feeding is true?

Which statement regarding heart-monitoring devices in the cardiac care unit is true?

List four health conditions commonly experienced by persons who are homeless.

Which of the following is the best way to assess the necessary preparations for providing a safe environment when you are going to work with a patient in the critical care unit?

List two things you should watch for when you are working with patients in special environments such as the ICU.

Which statement best reflects the current condition of individuals who are homeless in the United States?

For some patients, the psychological stresses brought on by the ICU environment can be intense enough that they result in symptoms similar to which of the following conditions?

Patients have varied home environments that include a variety of meaningful emotional and cultural attachments. It is important as clinicians to avoid ________________a person's choice of environment, whatever it might be.

You have just received a referral to evaluate a patient who is in the cardiac care unit. You have already checked the patient's chart and spoken with the patient's nurse before entering the room. Which of the following tasks is most important to attend to when you are working with this patient?

Stresses to patients in critical care units can be severe enough to result in negative psychological consequences. A state of confusion that develops in response to these stresses is known as ____________________.

List five recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent falls in the home.

List three factors that could result in homelessness.

Establishing the Therapeutic Alliance

The Mechanics of Movement

Keeping It Clean: Maintaining Cleanliness in the Clinical Environment

Assessing Physiological Status: Vital Signs

Draping for Minimum Exposure and Maximum Dignity

Positioning Your Patient for Mobility

Transferring Dependent Patients

Maintaining Capacity for Mobility Through Range of Motion

Bed Mobility

Horizontal Transfers

Vertical Transfers

Seated Mobility: Sitting but Not Sitting Still--Fitting and Propelling a Wheelchair

Navigating the Challenges of Ambulating

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