Week-01_ICN-SL-Overview-of-Critical-Care-Nursing

Suction, a properly sized bag and mask, an oxygen source, endotracheal tubes of appropriate sizes, a laryngoscope, and securing equipment.

To deliver positive pressure ventilation to individuals with insufficient or ineffective breaths.

A self-inflating bag, a one-way valve, a mask, and an oxygen reservoir.

To remove obstructions such as mucus, saliva, blood, or secretions from a person's airway.

It transports and dispenses emergency medications and supplies, crucial for CPR.

To record the electrical signals in the heart and show the heart's beating pattern.

To reduce the heart's workload and help it pump more blood.

Suction the trachea first before suctioning the mouth.

First-line medications, a defibrillator, a bag valve mask, and a suction device.

Sticky patches placed on the chest and sometimes on the arms or legs to connect to a computer for recording heart signals.

Inside the aorta, the main artery carrying blood from the heart.

A specialty within nursing that deals specifically with human responses to life-threatening illnesses.

Digoxin, Adenosine, Verapamil.

To administer fluids, nutrients, and medications in precise, controlled amounts.

Send someone to call 911 or call 911 yourself.

It offers continuous ECG display, showing heart rate and rhythm, as well as oxygen saturation (SpO2).

To provide nursing care to patients with life-threatening illnesses or conditions.

Use the heel of one hand.

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure.

It inflates and deflates in sync with the heart's rhythm.

To provide care to critically ill patients and their families while promoting a patient-driven healthcare system.

Dexamethasone.

To administer very small amounts of medication by mechanically moving the syringe piston.

100 to 120 beats per minute.

The goal is to transfer the patient from the ICU to a regular ward as their condition improves.

To deliver an electric shock to the heart to restore a normal heart rhythm manually.

100-120 times per minute.

7 to 15 mmHg.

Oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood, as well as the acidity (pH level).

It is a neurotonic given to patients with stroke.

Intensive care medicine for patients with severe or life-threatening illnesses and injuries.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

Split-second decisions when a patient's status changes.

To revive someone experiencing sudden cardiac arrest.

Call 911 and follow emergency dispatcher’s instructions.

For continuous blood pressure monitoring and to allow frequent blood samples without repeated needle sticks.

Defibrillator and advanced airway instruments like Ambubag, Laryngoscope, and ET Tube.

It is given to patients with chest pain/angina or acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Carotid massage or administering medication.

Higher staff-to-patient ratio and access to advanced medical resources and equipment.

A disruption in the heart’s electrical activity, leading to a dangerously irregular heartbeat.

To achieve the best possible outcome for individuals experiencing life-threatening events.

Victim is collapsed, unresponsive, and not breathing.

A needle is inserted into the leg or upper arm, and a drill is activated to push the needle into the bone for administering fluids and medications.

Usually given for cardiac arrest; 1 mg every 3-5 minutes.

Aminophylline, Hydrocortisone.

ARDS, shock, and other life-threatening conditions.

It impairs the heart’s ability to pump effectively, leading to its stoppage.

A commonly used term for a cardiopulmonary arrest.

To move air in and out of the lungs.

To help restore normal heart rhythm through defibrillation.

High Quality CPR Skills and a more efficient team approach.

Removes toxins, waste products, or drugs from the blood using a filter or adsorbent material.

To increase cardiac output and blood pressure, especially in cardiogenic shock.

Patients who are at risk for respiratory arrest of the airway and oxygenation.

Critical Care Unit, a type of intensive care unit.

To direct and organize the code.

The respiratory therapist and doctor.

All patients in cardiac arrest receive resuscitation unless there are signs of irreversible death.

To pump and oxygenate blood outside the body, similar to machines used in open-heart surgery.

Activation of Emergency Response.

To contain all materials needed for critical care.

7-7.5 to 8.0.

Post Anesthesia Care Unit.

Medical Emergency.

Patients often require continuous monitoring and assistance with basic needs.

Stiffening of the body muscles due to chemical changes after death.

Within 10 seconds.

Inserting a small pressure-sensitive probe through the skull to measure pressure in the head.

Curved (McIntosh) and Flat (Miller).

To provide constant care and close supervision using life support equipment and medications.

Their wishes regarding resuscitation efforts.

Patients who are often ventilated, intubated, and on life-saving machines and medications.

When the scene is not safe, spontaneous circulation is restored, or the operator is exhausted.

100 to 120 beats per minute.

Defibrillator mode, Cardioversion mode, Pacing mode.

Symptomatic bradycardia and AV blocks.

Doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, perfusionists, and other specialists.

Perform resuscitative efforts until a signed form/waiver is presented.

To ensure the patient can be transferred to a ward and eventually discharged.

A passive process of blood accumulating in dependent parts of the body after death.

At least 2 inches.

If the patient experiences a shockable rhythm like ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia.

At the apex and sternum.

They are essential for effective resuscitation in life-threatening situations.

Create a visible chest rise and avoid excessive air.

22-25 pounds.

To manually pump the heart and help blood circulate to vital organs.

Place KY jelly on the paddles.

On the center of the person's chest, lower half of the sternum.

Activation of Emergency Response.

About 1 ½ inches (1/3 depth of the chest).

Heart attack.

No palpable pulse, no breathing, and the victim is unconscious.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

Cardiac arrest.

Asystole, Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA), Ventricular Fibrillation (VFib), and Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia (pVTach).

Immediate CPR.

Defibrillation first, then CPR.