History
Skills
Types of ICU's
FYI
Percentages
100
What apparatus was invented to help keep premature babies alive with a controlled environment?
What is an Incubator
100
The radial and the carotid are the most common arteries, what procedure can be done by checking these?
What is Pulse Rate
100
Which unit specializes in the care of ill or premature newborn infants?
What is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
100
What organization is the world's largest specialty nursing organization?
What is the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
100
What percent of nurses work in the hospital setting?
What is 60%
200
What year was the first intensive care unit developed?
What is the 1950's
200
What procedure is measured by two recorded numbers called the systolic and diastolic pressure?
What is Blood Pressure
200
Which unit is a special type of intensive care unit dedicated to the management of critically ill elderly?
What is the Geriatric Intensive Care Unit (GICU)
200
What is the lowest education degree needed to become a critical care nurse?
What is an Associate degree in Nursing
200
What percentage of nurses, that are college graduates, get a job right out of school?
What is about 81%
300
Regardless of the practice setting, nurses speak and defend their patients on their behalf when they are incapable of making decisions for themselves, this has been priority since nursing has began, what is this called?
What is a Patient Advocate
300
What small device is placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms?
What is a pacemaker
300
Which intensive care unit is an area within a hospital specializing in the care of critically ill infants, children, and teenagers?
What is Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
300
How many different ICU settings are there?
What is 22 settings
300
Critical Care Nurses account for an estimated ___% of the total number of nurses working in the hospital setting?
What is 24%
400
Which theorist wrote about the advantages of establishing a separate area of the hospital for patients recovering from surgery?
What is Florence Nightingale
400
If a patient goes into Cardiac Arrest, what treatment will the nurse or physician preform?
What is CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
400
Which setting is specialized in the care of patients with heart attacks and various other cardiac conditions that require continuous monitoring and treatment?
What is the Coronary Care Unit (CCU)
400
What does CNS stand for?
What is Clinical Nurse Specialist
400
What percentage of premature babies are born on average each year in the United States?
What is 12.5% (half a million babies)
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