Which therapeutic technique may be used to enhance coping in the critical care environment?

Which signs would alert the nurse to possible nutritional alterations? (Select all that apply, one, some, or all.)

An adult client with third-degree AV block is admitted to the cardiac care unit and placed on continuous cardiac monitoring. What rhythm characteristic will the ECG most likely show?

A 17-year-old unconscious client has been admitted to the critical care unit in critical condition after a motor vehicle crash with proxy for health care decision-making assigned to the client's parents, who are divorced. When the client's hemoglobin drops to a critical level, the medical team approaches the parents regarding permission to initiate a blood transfusion, the client's mother, a practicing Jehovah's Witness, states that her child is also against such a medical intervention. The client's father does not share his ex-wife's belief that their child would refuse the lifesaving treatment and asks that the transfusion be given. What actions can be taken by the critical care nurse to assist in addressing this ethical dilemma that clearly involves the principles autonomy and beneficence? Select all that apply.

NOTE: Select 2 responses for this question

The nurse in the ED is reviewing the EKG strip of a client who has prolonged vomiting. Which of the following abnormalities on the client's EKG should the nurse interpret as a sign of hypokalemia?

Which therapeutic technique may be used to enhance coping in the critical care environment?

A client is admitted to the emergency room with a respiratory rate of 7/min. Arterial blood gases (ABG) reveal the following values. Which of the following is an appropriate analysis of the ABGs? 

- pH: 7.22 (acidotic) 

- PaCO₂: 68 mm Hg (elevated, indicating respiratory cause) 

- PaO₂: 78 mm Hg (mild hypoxemia) 

- Saturation: 80% (low oxygenation) 

- Bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻): 26 mEq/L (normal, indicating no metabolic compensation)

You are explaining the ethical principles of nursing practice and the importance of upholding these principles to a group of junior nursing students. Which statement regarding the Code of Ethics for Nurses is most accurate?

A patient has a new order for intermittent nasogastric feedings every 4 hours. The nasogastric tube is placed by the nurse. What is the most accurate method for confirming the placement of the tube before initiating the feeding?

The Provider orders an IV weight-based medication to be infused at 4 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 198 lbs. You are supplied with a bag of the IV medication that reads 250mg/250 ml. How many mL/hr will you administer?

NOTE

• DO NOT write the unit/s of measurement
• DO NOT round your answer

The nurse is assessing a client admitted to the ICU and receiving opioid analgesic intravenously. Which patient is MOST likely to be experiencing a life-threatening opioid side effect?