Chapter 14: Caring for the critically ill adult

1. The Intensive Care Society state that level 3 patients require a registered nurse to patent ratio of a minimum of ______.

  1. 1:2
  2. 1:8
  3. 1:1
  4. 1:6

Answer: C

2. A patient with a pH from their arterial blood gas analysis of below 7.35 is said to be ______.

  1. acidotic
  2. Alkalotic
  3. hypoxaemic
  4. neutropenic

Answer: A

3. Nursing a patient in the prone position during mechanical ventilation means they ______.

  1. lay on their side
  2. lay on their front
  3. lay on their back
  4. sat up at 45 degree angle

Answer: B

4. Non-invasive ventilation refers to the administration of ventilatory support without using an invasive artificial airway. CPAP is one form and stands for ______.

  1. continuous positive airway pressure
  2. counterbalance positive airway protection
  3. cyclical pressure airway protection
  4. critical pressure airway protection

Answer: A

5. Cardiac output (CO) is defined as the amount of blood the heart pumps through the circulatory system in a minute. Which of the following formula can calculate CO?

  1. cardiac output = stroke volume × respiration rate
  2. cardiac output = left ventricular function × stroke volume
  3. cardiac output = stroke volume × heart rate
  4. cardiac output = ejection fraction × heart rate

Answer: C