Critical Care Nursing Practice Questions

The patient is in need of immediate hemodialysis, but has no vascular access. The nurse prepares the patient for insertion of

The nurse is caring for a 48-year-old patient who is intubated and on a ventilator following extensive abdominal surgery. Although the patient is respo nsive, the nurse is not able to read the patient�s lips as the patient attempts to mouth the words. Which of the following assessment tools would be the most appropriate for the nu rse to use when assessing the patient�s pain level? (Select all that apply.)

The patient is admitted with acute kidney injury from a postrenal cause. Acceptable treatments for that diagnosis include: (Select all that apply.)

Both the electroencephalogram (EEG) monitor and the Bis pectral Index Score (BIS) or Patient State Index (PSI) analyzer monitors are used to ass ess patient sedation levels in critically ill patients. Why are the BIS and PSI monitors simpler to use?

The family of a terminally ill patient is concerned about administering increasing doses of opioids for pain management. What is the nurse�s best response?