 | Develop a systematic method to promote confidence and decrease
anxiety during the first five minutes of caring for a critically ill,
unstable patient.
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| Identify the optimal line to use for emergency drug
administration when a patient is receiving multiple IV infusions.
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| List basic measures that can be taken to promote patient safety
in the critical care unit.
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| Describe a practical approach to the routine q 4 hour systems
assessment recommended when caring for critically ill patients.
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| Outline precisely how to perform and document the neuro exam.
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| Integrate hemodynamic parameters, pharmacokinetics, and basic
cardiac physiology in managing patients receiving the following
infusions: dopamine, dobutamine, milrinone, neosynephrine, epinephrine, nitroglycerine, and vasopressin.
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| Discuss the rationale for titrating individual drugs when caring
for a patient receiving multiple vasoactive drips.
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| Discuss important legal considerations when titrating vasoactive
infusions.
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| Identify appropriate limits to use when evaluating whether or
not the ventilator alarms are set correctly.
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| Describe essential clinical parameters to assess when any
ventilator alarm sounds to ensure patient safety.
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| Discuss how to ensure adequate oxygenation and ventilation when
the ventilator "alarm silence" has been activated.
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| Recognize life-threatening emergencies in the ventilated
patient, and intervene accordingly.
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| Analyze a serum electrolyte panel, identifying abnormalities and
indicating important clinical implications when abnormalities occur.
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| Evaluate an abnormal WBC count and discuss the significance of
neutrophils on the differential.
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| Evaluate hemoglobin/hematocrit, platelets, PT/PTT and INR values
in a given clinical situation.
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| Interpret arterial blood gas reports with confidence.
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| Discuss the research basis for utilizing insulin protocols in
critically ill patients.
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| Given common emergency situations, outline techniques for
organization and prioritization of care.
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