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100

The acronym is SIRS

What is Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome?

100

Normal minimum urine output for a healthy human

What is 0.5 – 1 mL/kg?

100

One of these is a false statement:

A. Hypovolemic shock is associated with low cardiac output

B. Septic shock is associated with cold, clammy skin

C. Cardiogenic shock is associated with arrhythmias, MI and myocarditis

D. Obstructive shock is associated with cardiac tamponade, pneumothorax, and PE

What is Septic shock is associated with cold, clammy skin?

100

True or False: Prior to administering the first dose of antibiotics to a patient with septic shock, blood cultures must be obtained no matter how long it is taking. 

What is True?

100

Obtain oxygen saturation

What is the first action a nurse should take when treating shock of unknown etiology?

100

The medication you expect your patient with an elevated NH3 to receive

What is Lactulose?

200

This results from the body's systemic over-response to infection

What is Sepsis?

200

These organisms are the most common cause of sepsis

What is Gram-positive bacteria?

200

It is the definition for MODS

What is the failure of two or more organ systems in an acutely ill patient such that homeostasis cannot be maintained without intervention?

200

These are five ongoing monitoring that should be done for a patient with a diagnosis of shock

What is Level of Consciousness, v/s, lactic, fluids, temperature, antibiotics?

200

The Cardiac rhythm represented below

What is Third Degree AV Block?

200

The diagnosis you suspect when you auscultate hyperactive “tinny” bowel sounds on your patient

What is Bowel Obstruction?

300

The time frame during which the initial dose of antibiotics should be administered to a patient with pneumonia

What is Less than 3 hours?

300

It is the normal value for a venous lactate acid

What is 0.5 – 2.2 mmol/L?

300

A patient is admitted into the hospital with acute agitation. Vital signs are BP 88/64, HR 120, RR Which stage of shock is the patient displaying?

What is Progressive shock?

300

The health care provider prescribes these actions for a patient who has possible septic shock with a B/P of 70/42 mmHg and oxygen saturation of 89%. The nurse implements these actions in this order

What is

A. obtain blood and urine cultures

B. give vancomycin (vancomycin) 1 g IV

C. infuse norepinephrine to increase B/P

D. administer normal saline 1000 ml over 30 min

E. titrate oxygen administration to keep O2 saturation > 95%

300

Serum Na of < 120meq/L may be indicative of DI or SIADH

What is SIADH?

300

At least 2 of these are national Patient Safety Goals

A. Improve the accuracy of patient identification.

B. Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers.

C. Improve the safety of using medications

D. Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections.

E. Accurately and completely reconcile medications across the continuum of care

F. Reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls

G. Reduce the risk of influenza and pneumococcal disease in institutionalized older adults

H. Encourage patients’ active involvement in their own care as a patient safety strategy.

I. Prevent health care-associated pressure ulcers

400

The shock classification that anaphylactic shock belongs to

What is Distributive Shock?

400

This intervention is the INITIAL treatment for Distributive shock?

What is IV Fluid Bolus?

400

Soon after the recognition of septic shock, sepsis goals ideally require administration of an antibiotic within these number of minutes

What is within 60 minutes?

400

A. Gram positive wounds, pneumonia

B. Surgery

C. Diabetes

D. Burns

E. New central placement

What are factors that predispose patients to sepsis?

400

The type of diet you expect a patient with hepatic failure to be on

What is a Low Protein Diet?

400

These are the 4 hospital core values

Care

Competence

Respect

Joy

500

The shock classification that cardiac tamponade represent

What is Obstructive Shock?

500

•Stop heparin

•No LMWH

•No HEPARIN

•No platelet transfusion

•Plasmapheresis or protamine to counteract circulation heparin

•Give Thrombin inhibitor (argatroban)

What is treatment of HIT (heparin induced thrombocytopenia)?

500

This lab helps to identify hypoperfusion in a patient with septic shock

What is Lactate Level?

500

These are some preventative measures in the nurse’s plan of care that best prevents the development of SIRS, shock, and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS)

What is 

Private Room,

Strict hand hygiene, and

No missed doses of medications?

500

The ABG for this condition is:

pH 7.45

pCO2 23

HCO3 16

What is Compensated Respiratory Alkalosis?

500

•Fibrin Split Products (FSP) or FDP↑

•Fibrinogen level ↓

•Platelet count ↓

•PTT & PT ↑

•INR ↑

•Thrombin time ↑

•D-dimer ↑

What are lab results of a patient with DIC?