AACN PCCN Practice Exam | graded A+| Updated & Verified | 2024

who is at risk for MDRO infection - patients with severe disease, including compromised host defenses from underlying medical conditions, recent surgery, or indwelling medical devices (ex: foleys or ET tubes) what are classic signs of cardiac tamponade? - hypotension, narrowing pulse pressure, tachycardia with weak, thready pulse, and tachypnea what arrhythmia is mitral valve insufficiency associated with? - afib what defines oliguira? - less than 500 ml of output per day what does renal failure result in? - acidosis what type of HF are patients with OSA at risk for? - right-sided HF what is one of the hallmark features of pancreatitis? - dehydration what is treatment for pancreatitis? - hydration, maintenance of electrolyte balance, nutritional support