Test bank for Introduction to
Critical Care Nursing [I]
Critical Care Nursing - - deals with human responses to critical illness (includes lifethreatening conditions like trauma, major surgery, or complications due to illness)
- focus on both the patient's and family's responses, as well as prevention and cure.
Critical Care Unit (CCU) - Specially equipped hospital area designed and staffed by
personnel skilled in recognizing and immediately responding to life threatening
emergencies that are potentially reversible.
In the field of critical care nursing, what happened during the Crimean War (18531856)? - A separated area for critically injured British Soldiers were made.
This means that those who are experiencing life-threatening conditions are treated
separately from those who are being treated from minor injuries or conditions that are
not life-threatening.
In the field of critical care nursing, what happened in 1959? - University of Southern
California and the University of Pittsburgh opened their FIRST modern critical care units
that are staffed with specially trained and skilled critical care physicians.
In the field of critical care nursing, what happened on 1927? - Dr. Walter Dandy of John
Hopkins Hospital arranged for a special area that focuses on increased monitoring of
his postoperative neurosurgical patients.
In the scope of critical care nursing, what happened during the Polio epidemic on 1952?
- Dr. Bjorn Ibsen described his provision of this respiratory care.
- Mechanical ventilators were commercially made available in the 1960s.
- The utilization of automated monitoring of VS with alarm increased.
In the scope of critical care nursing, what happened during WWII? - Shock units for
those who are severely wounded and postoperative patients were made.
What are the Common Characteristics of Critical Care Units? - 1. A nurse-patient ratio
of 1:1 or 1:2.
2. Confined patients are those who are critically ill.
3. Confined patients are those who have multiple diagnoses.
4. The unit is equipped with specialized equipment (EKG, BP, O2 Sat Monitors, Multiple
IV pumps, Arterial Lines, Pulmonary artery catheter, ET, Ventilators, Chest Tubes,
Urinary Catheter, Central Venous Lines, NG tube, and or Gas tubes)
5. Isolation precautions
6. Restricted visiting hours
7. There are bedside computers for documentation.
What are the common conditions that require critical care? - 1. Heart Problems
2. Lung Problems
3. Multiple organ failure.
4. Brain trauma
5. Sepsis (infection in the blood)
6. Drug-resistant infections
7. Serious Injuries (car accidents, burns)
8. Any person with life threatening conditions (ABCDE)