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Critical

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-Crucial
-Crisis
-Emergency
-Serious
-Requiring immediate action
-Thorough and constant observation
-Total dependent

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-the care of seriously ill clients from point of injury until discharge from intensive care
-Deals with human responses to life threatening problems - trauma/major surgery

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Critical Care Nursing

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Care for clients who are very ill
-Provide Direct one to one care
-Responsible for making life and death decision
-At hig risk of injury or illness from possible exposure to infections
-Communication skill is of optimal importance

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CRITICAL CARE NURSE

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-At high risk for actual or potential lifethreatening health problems
-More ill
-Required more intensive and careful
nursing care

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CRITICALLY ILL CLIENT

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Is a term used to describe as the care of patients who are extremely ill and whose clinical condition is unstable.

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Critical Care

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IT IS DEFINED AS THE UNIT IN
WHICH COMPREHENSIVE CARE
OF A CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT
WHICH IS DEEMED TO
RECOVERABLE STAGE IS
CARRIED OUT.

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CRITICAL CARE UNIT

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IT REFERS TO THOSE
COMPREHENSIVE, SPECIALIZED
AND INDIVIDUALIZED NURSING
CARE SERVICES WHICH ARE
RENDERED TO PATIENTS WITH
LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS
AND THEIR FAMILIES.

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CRITICAL CARE NURSING

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Critical Care Technology

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-ECG Monitoring
-Arterial Lines
-Oxygen Saturation
-Ventilation
-Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
-Temperature
-Pulmonary Artery Catheter
-IABP (Intra Aortic Balloon Pump)
-Extensive use of Pharmaceuticals

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-Specialty in dealing with human responses to life-threatening problems
-Requires extensive knowledge and a continual desire to learn

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Critical Care Nurse

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Economic Impact of ICU (1994)

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  • <10% of hospital beds
  • 30% of acute care hospital cost
  • > 20% of hospital budget
  • 1% of GNP expended for ICU care

With aging of the population
 Demand for critical care service will
increase

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Shock wards
established for
resuscitation
 Transfusion practices
in early stages
 After World war-II,
nursing shortage
forced grouping of
postoperative patients
in recovery areas

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World War II

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1950’s: use of
mechanical ventilation
(“iron lung”) for treatment
of polio
 Development of
respiratory intensive care
units
 At the same time, general
ICU’s developed for sick
and postoperative
patients

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Polio epidemic

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Collaboration between nurses and
physicians
 1950’s & 1960’s – CV Disease most
common diagnosis
 1960’s – 30-40% mortality rate for MI
 1965 – 1
st specialized ICU – The
Coronary Care Unit
 Emergence of Specialized ICU’s

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History Continued

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Heart Lung Resuscitation (1957)

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I. FIRST AID: OXYGENATE THE BRAIN IMMEDIATELY
-Airway
-Breathe
-Circulate
II. START SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION
-Drugs
-EKG
-Fluids
III. SUPPORT RECOVERY
-Gauge
-Hypothermia
-Intensive care

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ICU’s also treat the dying

“Life is pleasant.
Death is peaceful.
It is the transition
that is difficult”

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Isaac Asimov

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American Association of
Critical-Care Nurses - AACN

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 1969
 Educational support
 Certification
 Largest professional specialty nursing organization
 Scholarships
 Research
 Publishes 2 journals
 Local chapters
 Political awareness
 Provides standards of practice

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Multidisciplinary & Collaborative
approach to ICU care

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  1. Medical & nursing directors :
    co-responsibility for ICU management
  2. a team approach :
    doctors, nurses, R/T, pharmacist
  3. use of standard, protocol, guideline
    consistent approach to all issues
  4. dedication to coordination and communication for all aspects of ICU management
  5. emphasis on research, education, ethical issues, patient advocacy
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Team Dynamics

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 A multidisciplinary team to effectively
attain specified objective
 Physician team leader & critical care
nurse manager

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Critical Care Practice
Pattern

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 Open
 Closed
 transitional

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Definition :
any attending physician with hospital
admitting privileges can be the physician of
record and direct ICU care. (All other
physicians are consultants)

Disadvantage :
 lack of a cohesive plan
 Inconsistent night coverage
 Duplication of services

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Open Units

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 Definition:
An intensivist is the physician of record for ICU patients. (other physicians are
consultants), All orders & procedures carried out by ICU staff

  • advantage:
  • improved efficiency
  • standardized protocol for care
  • disadvantage:
  • potential to lock out private physician
  • increase physician conflict
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Closed Units

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Definition:
intensives are locally present shared comanaged care between ICU staff and private physician
ICU staff is a final common pathway for orders and procedures

Advantage:
reduce physician conflict, standard policies and
procedures usually present

Disadvantage:
confusion and conflict regarding final authority &
responsibilities for patient care decision

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Transitional Units

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ICU Model Care

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  1. Full-time intensivist model :
     patient care is provided by an intensivist
  2. Consultant intensivist model :
     an intensivist consults for another physician to
    coordinate or assist in critical care, but dose not
    have primary responsibility for care
  3. Multiple consultant model:
     multiple specialists are involved in the patient care,
    (esp. R/T doctors for ventilators), but none is
    designated especially as the consultant intensivist
  4. Single physician model :
     primary physician provides all ICU care
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A Good ICU

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  1. Well organized
    trust
    coordinated care
    * Full-time intensivist: daily round
    * protocol & policies (eg: how to DC elective
    operation when bed not available)
    * bedside nurses (master degree)
    * no intern
  2. A team:
    doctors, nurses, R/T, pharmacists
    * led by full time intensivists
    critical care trained
    available in a timely fashion (24hr/day)
    no competiting clinical responsibilities
    during duty
    * closed units, if resources allow
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What are the conditions
considered as Critical?

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  1. ANY PERSON WITH LIFE
    THREATENING CONDITION
  2. PATIENTS WITH :
     ARF
     AMI
     CARDIAC TAMPONATE
     SEVERE SHOCK
     HEART BLOCK
     ACUTE RENAL FAILURE
     POLY TRAUMA, MULTIPLE
    ORGAN FAILURE AND ORGAN
    DYSFUNCTION
     SEVERE BURNS
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 IT IS THE FIRST STAGE OF NURSING
PROCESS IN WHICH THE NURSE
SHOULD CARRY OUT A COMPLETE
AND HOLISTIC NURSING ASSESSMENT OF EVERY PATIENT’S NEEDS,
REGARDLESS OF THE REASON FOR
THE ENCOUNTER.

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NURSING ASSESSMENT

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COMPONENTS OF
NURSING ASSESSMENT

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  1. NURSING HISTORY
  2. Psychological and Social Examination
  3. Physical Examination
  4. Documentation of Assessment
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Taking a nursing history prior to
the physical examination allows a nurse to establish a
rapport with the patient and family.
Elements of the history include –
 Health Status
 Cause of present illness including symptoms
 Current management of illness
 Past medical history including family’s medical history
 Social history
 Perception of illness

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NURSING HISTORY

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 Client’s perception
 Emotional health
 Physical health
 Spiritual health
 Intellectual health

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Psychological and Social Examination

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A nursing assessment
includes physical examination, where the observation or measurement of signs, which can be observed or measured, or symptoms such as
nausea or vertigo, which can be felt by the patient. The techniques used may include Inspection, Palpation, auscultation and Percussion in addition to the vital signs like temperature, pulse,
respiration , BP and further examination of the body systems such as the cardiovascular or musculoskeletal systems.

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Physical Examination

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The Assessment is documented in the patient’s medical or nursing records, which may be on paper or as part of the electronic medical record which can be assessed by all members of the health care team.

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Documentation of Assessment

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CLASSIFICATION OF
CRITICAL CARE UNITS

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Level I, II, III

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PROVIDES MONITORING,
OBSERVATION AND SHORT
TERM VENTILATION. NURSE
PATIENT RATIO IS 1:3 AND THE
MEDICAL STAFF ARE NOT
PRESENT IN THE UNIT ALL THE
TIME.

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LEVEL - I

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PROVIDES OBSERVATION,
MONITORING AND LONG TERM
VENTILATION WITH RESIDENT
DOCTORS. THE NURSE-PATIENT
RATIO IS 1:2 AND JUNIOR
MEDICAL STAFF IS AVAILABLE IN
THE UNIT ALL THE TIME AND
CONSULTANT MEDICAL STAFF IS
AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.

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LEVEL - II

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PROVIDES ALL ASPECTS OF
INTENSIVE CARE INCLUDING
INVASIVE HAEMODYNAMIC
MONITORING AND DIALYSIS.
NURSE PATIENT RATIO IS 1:1

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LEVEL - III

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CLASSIFICATION OF
CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS

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LEVEL 0-3

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normal ward care

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Level 0

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at risk of deteriorating , support
from critical care team

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Level 1

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more observation or
intervention, single failing organ or post
operative care

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Level 2

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advanced respiratory support or basic respiratory support ,multiorgan
failure

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Level 3

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HIGH DEPENDENCY CARE

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 Coronary care units (CCU)
 Renal high dependency unit (HDU)
 Post-operative recovery room
 Accident and emergency departments
(A&E)
 Intensive care units (ICU)

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TYPES OF CRITICAL CARE UNIT

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 NEONATAL INTENSIVE UNIT
(NICU)
 SPECIAL CARE NURSERY (SCN)
 PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE
UNIT (PICU)
 PSYCHIATRIC INTENSIVE UNIT
(PICU)
 CORONARY CARE UNIT (CCU)
 CARDIAC SURGERY INTENSIVE
CARE UNIT (CSICU)
 CARDIOVASCULAR INTENSIVE
CARE UNIT (CVICU)
 MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
(MICU)
 MEDICAL SURGICAL INTENSIVE
CARE UNIT (MSICU)
 OVERNIGHT INTENSIVE
RECOVERY (OIR)
 NEUROSCIENCE /
NEUROTRAUMA INTENSIVE
CARE UNIT (NICU)
 NEURO INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
(NICU)
 BURN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
(BNICU)
 SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
(SICU)
 TRAUMA INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
(TICU)
 SHOCK TRAUMA INTENSIVE
CARE UNIT (STICU)
 TRAUMA – NEURO CRITICAL
CARE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
(TNCC)
 RESPIRATORY INTENSIVE CARE
UNIT (RICU)
 GERIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE
UNIT (GICU)

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Types of ICU

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  1. General
     Medical Intensive Care Unit(MICU)
     Surgical Intensive Care Unit
     Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit(MSICU)
  2. Specialized
     Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(NICU)
     Special Care Nursery(SCN)
     Paediatric Intensive Care Unit(PICU)
     Coronary Care Unit(CCU)
     Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit(CSICU)
     Neuro Surgery Intensive Care Unit(NSICU)
     Burn Intensive Care Unit(BICU)
     Trauma Intensive Care Unit
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PRINCIPLES OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING

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  1. ANTICIPATION
  2. EARLY DETECTION AND PROMPT ACTION
  3. COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE
  4. COMMUNICATION
  5. Prevention of Infection
  6. Crisis Intervention and Stress
    Reduction
45
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The first principle in critical care is ____
One has to recognize the high risk patients and anticipate the requirements, complications and be prepared to meet any emergency. Unit is properly organized in which all necessary equipments and supplies are mandatory for smooth running of the unit.

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ANTICIPATION

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The prognosis of the patient depends on
the early detection of variation, prompt
and appropriate action to prevent or
combat complication. Monitoring of
cardiac respiratory function is of prime
importance in assessment.

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EARLY DETECTION AND PROMPT ACTION

47
Q

Critical Care, which has originated as technical sub-specialized body of knowledge has evolved into a comprehensive discipline requiring a very specialized body of knowledge for the physicians and nurses working in the critical care unit fosters a partnerships for decision making and ensures quality and compassionate patient care.
Collaborate practice is more and more warranted for critical care more than in any other field.

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COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE

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Intra professional, inter departmental and inter personal communication has a significant importance in the smooth running of unit. Collaborative practice of communication model

A

COMMUNICATION

49
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Nosocomial infection cost a lot in the health care services. Critically ill patients requiring intensive care are at a greater risk than other patients due to the
immunocompromised state with the antibiotic usage and stress, invasive lines, mechanical ventilators, prolonged stay and severity of illness and environment of the critical unit itself.

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Prevention of Infection

50
Q

partnerships are formulated
during crisis. Bonds between nurses,
patients and families are stronger during
hospitalization. As patient advocates,
nurses assist the patient to express fear
and identify their grieving patttern and
provide avenues for positive coping.

A

Crisis Intervention and Stress
Reduction

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ORGANIZATION OF ICU

A

DESIGN OF ICU
BED STRENGTH
STAFFING

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DESIGN OF ICU

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  1. Should be at a geographically distinct area within the hospital, with controlled access.
  2. There should be a single entry and exit. However, it is required to have emergency exit points in case of emergency and disaster.
  3. There should not be any through traffic of goods or hospital staff. Supply and professional traffic should be separated from public/visitor traffic.
  4. Safe, easy, fast transport of a critically sick pt should be a priority in planning its location. Therefore, the ICU should be located in close proximity or ER, OT, trauma ward etc.
  5. Corridors, lifts and ramps should be spacious enough to provide easy movement of bed/trolley of a critically sick patient.
  6. Close, easy proximity is also desirable to diagnostic facilities, blood bank, pharmacy etc.
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BED STRENGTH

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  1. It is recommended that total bed strength in ICU should be between 8-12 and not less than 6 or not more than 24 in any case.
  2. 3-5 beds per 100 hospital beds for a Level III ICU or 2 to 20% of the total no of hospital beds.
  3. 1 isolation bed for every ICU beds.

 BED AND ITS SPACE:
1. 150-200 sq.ft per open bed with 8 ft in between beds.
2. 225-250 sq.ft per bed if in a single room.
3. Beds should be adjustable, no head board, with side rails and wheels.
4. Keep bed 2 ft away from head wall.

 ACCESSORIES:
1. 3 O2 outlets, 3 suction outlets (gastric, tracheal and underwater seal), 2 compressed air outlets and 16 power outlets per bed.
2. Storage by each bedside.
3. Hand rinse solution by each bedside.
4. Equipment shelf at the head end.
5. Hooks and devices to hang infusions/ blood bags, extended from the ceiling with a sliding rail to position.
6. Infusion pumps to be mounted on stand or poles.
7. Level II ICUs may require multi channel invasive monitors.
8. ventilators, infusion pumps, portable X ray unit, fluid and bed warmers, portable light, defibrillators, anaesthesia machines and difficult airway management equipments are necessary.

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STAFFING

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  1. Medical Staff – the best senior medical staff to be appointed as an Intensive Care Director or Intensivist. Less preferred are other specialists from anaesthesia / medicine who has clinical
    commitment elsewhere. Junior staff are intensive care trainers and trainees on deputation from other disciplines.
  2. Nursing staff – The major teaching tertiary care ICU requires trained nurses in critical care. The no of nurses ideally required for such unit is 1:1 ratio, however it might not be possible to have
    such members in our set up. So 1 nurse for 2 patients is acceptable. The no of trained nurses should also be worked out by the type of ICU, the workload and work statistics and type of patient
    load.
    3.Allied Services – Respiratory services,
    Nutritionist, Physiotherapist, Biomedical engineer, technicians, computer programmer, clinical pharmacist, social worker / counsellor and other support staff, guards and grade IV workers.
55
Q

Factors to be considered in recruiting
Critical Care Nurses are:

A
  1. Intra and interpersonal factors
  2. Technical Qualifications.
  3. Educational background
  4. Clinical Experience.
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PRIME RESPONSIBILITIES OF A CRITICAL CARE NURSE

A

 Continuous monitoring
 Keep ready emergency trolley / crash
Cart
 Efficient Individualized Care.
 Counseling and information to family.
 Application of policies and procedures
 Proper records of all activities
 Maintain infection control principles.
 Keep update with advance
information.

57
Q

QUICK REFERENCE PROTOCOL FOR
MANAGING EMERGENCY IN ICU

A

 Quickly review the patient - Identity,
History , Physical Exam.
 Be with the patient, ask for help.
 Place the patient in a suitable position.
 Attach the cardiac monitor and call for
crash cart.
 Maintain ABC Along with expert team
 Introduce IV, CV line
 Administer medication as needed.
 Carry on Investigations - ABG, ECG,
Urea, Creatinine, Blood Sugar,
Cardiac enzymes.
 Maintain Fluid and Electrolytes .
 Record right things at right time
rightly.

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Core Competencies

A

 Patient Care
 Medical Knowledge
 Professionalism & Ethics
 Interpersonal Communication Skills
 Practice-based Learning and
Improvement
 Systems-based Practice

59
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Family Need of the Critical Care Patient

A

 Information – major source of anxiety and litigation (legal issues)
 Reassurance – can reassure care is
being given
 Convenience – access to the patient

60
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Job description

A
  1. Patient care
     Multidisciplinary rounds
     Bed allocation/triage
     Infection control
     Protocol development
     Quality control/assurance
  2. Education
     Residents, fellows, med students, nurses, respiratory therapists,
    nurse practitioners
  3. Research
     Quality assurance projects
     Clinical trials
     Database-driven projects
61
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Critical illness are grouped by the system of the body;

A

A. Cardiac System
B. Pulmonary System
C. Neurologic disorder
D. Drug Ingestion and Drug Overdose
E. Gastrointestinal Disorders
F. Endocrine
G. Surgical
H. Miscellaneous

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  1. Acute myocardial infarction with complications
  2. Cardiogenic shock
  3. Complex arrhythmias requiring close monitoring and intervention
  4. Acute congestive heart failure with respiratory failure and/or
    requiring hemodynamic support
  5. Hypertensive emergencies
  6. Unstable angina, particularly with dysrhythmias, hemodynamic
    instability, or persistent chest pain
  7. Cardiac tamponade or constriction with hemodynamic instability
  8. Dissecting aortic aneurysms
  9. Complete heart block
A

A. Cardiac System

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  1. Acute respiratory failure requiring ventilatory support
  2. Pulmonary emboli with hemodynamic instability
  3. Massive hemoptysis
A

B. Pulmonary System

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  1. Intracranial hemorrhage
  2. Meningitis with altered mental status or respiratory
    compromise
  3. Central nervous system or neuromuscular disorders
    with deteriorating neurologic or pulmonary function
  4. Status epilepticus
  5. Severe head injured patients
A

C. Neurologic disorder

65
Q
  1. Hemodynamically unstable drug ingestion
  2. Drug ingestion with significantly altered mental
    status with inadequate airway protection
  3. Seizures following drug ingestion
A

D. Drug Ingestion and Drug Overdose

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  1. Life threatening gastrointestinal bleeding including
    hypotension, angina, continued bleeding, or with
    comorbid conditions
  2. Hepatic failure
  3. Severe pancreatitis
A

E. Gastrointestinal Disorders

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  1. Diabetic ketoacidosis complicated by hemodynamic
    instability, altered mental status, respiratory
    insufficiency, or severe acidosis
  2. Severe hypercalcemia with altered mental status,
    requiring hemodynamic monitoring
  3. Hypo or hypernatremia with seizures, altered mental
    status
  4. Hypo or hypermagnesemia with hemodynamic
    compromise or dysrhythmias
  5. Hypo or hyperkalemia with dysrhythmias or muscular
    weakness
  6. Hypophosphatemia with muscular weakness
A

F. Endocrine

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Q
  1. Post-operative patients requiring
    hemodynamic monitoring/ventilatory
    support or extensive nursing care
A

G. Surgical

69
Q
  1. Septic shock with hemodynamic instability
  2. Hemodynamic monitoring
  3. Environmental injuries (lightning, near
    drowning, hypo/hyperthermia)
A

H. Miscellaneous

70
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Admission Criteria in ICU

The ICU admission decision may be based on
several models utilizing prioritization, diagnosis,
and objective parameters models.

A

A. Prioritization Model
B. Diagnosis Model
C. Objective Parameters Model

71
Q

This system defines those that will benefit most
from the ICU (Priority 1) to those that will not
benefit at all (Priority 4) from ICU admission.

A

Prioritization Model

72
Q

These are critically ill, unstable patients in need of
intensive treatment and monitoring that cannot be
provided outside of the ICU. Usually, these
treatments include ventilator support, continuous
vasoactive drug infusions. Examples of these patients
may include post-operative or acute respiratory
failure patients requiring mechanical ventilatory
support and shock or hemodynamically unstable
patients receiving invasive monitoring and/or
vasoactive drugs.

A

Priority 1

73
Q

These patients require intensive monitoring
and may potentially need immediate
intervention. Examples include patients with
chronic comorbid conditions who develop
acute severe medical or surgical illness.

A

Priority 2

74
Q

These unstable patients are critically
ill but have a reduced likelihood of recovery because of underlying disease or nature of their acute illness. Examples include patients with metastatic malignancy complicated by infection,
cardiac tamponade, or airway obstruction.

A

 Priority 3

75
Q

These are patients who are generally
not appropriate for ICU admission. Admission of
these patients should be on an individual basis,
under unusual circumstances and at the
discretion of the ICU Director. These patients
can be placed in the following categories:

A

Priority 4

76
Q

This model uses specific conditions or diseases to determine appropriateness of
ICU admission.
(described above in critically ill patient)

A

Diagnosis Model

77
Q
  1. Vital Signs
    * Pulse < 40 or > 150 beats/minute
    * Systolic arterial pressure < 80 mm Hg or 20 mm Hg below the
    patient’s usual pressure
    * Mean arterial pressure < 60 mm Hg
    * Diastolic arterial pressure > 120 mm Hg
    * Respiratory rate > 35 breaths/minute
  2. Laboratory Values (newly discovered)
    * Serum sodium < 110 mEq/L or > 170 mEq/L
    * Serum potassium < 2.0 mEq/L or > 7.0 mEq/L
    * PaO2 < 50 mm Hg pH < 7.1 or > 7.7
    * Serum glucose > 800 mg/dl
    * Serum calcium > 15 mg/dl
    * Toxic level of drug or other chemical substance in a
    hemodynamically or neurologically compromised patient
  3. Radiography/Ultrasonography/Tomography
    (newly discovered)
     Cerebral vascular hemorrhage, contusion or
    subarachnoid hemorrhage with altered mental status
    or focal neurological signs
     Ruptured viscera, bladder, liver, esophageal varices
    or uterus with hemodynamic instability
     Dissecting aortic aneurysm

4.Electrocardiogram
 Myocardial infarction with complex arrhythmias,
hemodynamic instability or congestive heart failure
 Sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular
fibrillation
 Complete heart block with hemodynamic instability

  1. Physical Findings (acute onset)
     Unequal pupils in an unconscious patient
     Burns covering > 10% BSA
     Anuria
     Airway obstruction
     Coma
     Continuous seizures
     Cyanosis
     Cardiac tamponade
A

Objective Parameters Model

78
Q

Team of Critical Care Unit

A
  1. Physicians
  2. Nurses
  3. Respiratory Therapists
  4. Pharmacists
  5. Physical Therapist
  6. Dieticians
  7. Medical Radiation Technologist
  8. Medical Laboratory Technologist
  9. Trauma Coordinator
  10. Social Worker
  11. Clinical Educator
  12. Ward Clerk
  13. Pastoral Care
  14. Manager
79
Q

Critical Care
Considerations

A

 F=Feeding/fluid
 A=Analgesics
 S=Sedation
 T=Thrombolytic agents
 H=Head elevation
 U=Ulcer – bed sore
 G=Glucose monitoring

80
Q

Feeding and Fluids

A

Enteral Feeding
Oral Feeding
Transparental Diet

81
Q

o Oro - gastric and Naso - gastric feeding
o Churn diet
o Dairy and poultry products (Milk, egg,
youghort)
o High protein liquid diet
o Medications

A

Enteral feeding

82
Q

o Hospital diet
o Bland diet
o Normal diet
o Liquid intake

A

Oral feeding

83
Q

o OLICLINOMEL
Includes:-
* Amino acid solution with electrolyte (5.5%) volume
800 ml
* Amino acid 44 gram
* Na acetate
* Na glycerophosphate
* KCl
 MgCl2
 Sodium
 Magnesium
 PO4
 Acetate
 Chloride
 Glucose 20% solution with CaCl2

A

Transparenteral diet

84
Q

Overall volume of TPN = 2000 ml
 Osmolarity = 75 mOsm/L
 pH = 6
 Amino acid = 44 gram
 Total calorie = 1,215 Kcal

A

Overall volume of TPN = 2000 ml
 Osmolarity = 75 mOsm/L
 pH = 6
 Amino acid = 44 gram
 Total calorie = 1,215 Kcal

85
Q

 IV fluids like NS, RL, 5% D, 10% D, DNS

A

Fluids

86
Q

Analgesics

A
  1. Fentanyl
  2. Morphine
  3. Acetaminophen and NSAIDs
87
Q

Fentanyl

A

o It works 600 times more effectively than
Morphine and reduces the pain and
increases the pain threshold
o Used in moderate and severe pain
o In ICU 50 – 100 µg per Kg
o Antidote Naloxone 0.05 mg/ Kg

88
Q

Morphine

A

o Reduces pain
o Chiefly used in MI
o 2-4 mg dissolved in 10 ml NS
o Antidote: Naloxone
o Supplied by hospital

89
Q

o Often more effective than opioids in reducing pain from pleural or pericardial rubs, a pain that responds poorly to opioids.
o particularly effective in reducing muscular and skeletal pain
o Tab form: 500mg OD

A

Acetaminophen and NSAIDs

90
Q

Sedatives

A

Benzodiazepines
1. Midazolam
2. Diazepam

91
Q

oShort acting sedatives and hypnotics
oIn intubated patients
oDose 0.01- 0.05 mg/Kg for several hours

A

Midazolam

92
Q

Diazepam

A
  • Adult dose = 0.2 – 0.5 mg/ Kg
  • Not given in MI patients
93
Q

Dissociative Anaesthesia

A
  1. Ketamine
  2. Propofol
94
Q

Ketamine adult dose

A

 Adult dose= 1 – 3 mg/kg IV

95
Q

Propofol

A

o Arousal is rapid 10- 15 min
o Used in neuro cases and those with
increased ICP, during tracheostomy
procedure

96
Q

Inotropes

A

 Dopamine
 Dobutamine
 Nor- adrenaline

97
Q

Thrombolytic agents

A

 TEDS compressive stocking
 SCD (Systematic Compressive Device)
 LMWX
 Heparin flush

98
Q

Head elevation

A

Head is elevated to 30 degree.

99
Q

Ulcer

A

 Two hourly position change
 Back care in each shift
 Oxygen therapy
 Each shift dressing of pressure sore
 Air mattresses

100
Q

Glucose monitoring

A

 RBS as prescribed
 Insulin therapy
 Careful monitoring of signs of
Hypoglycemia
(trembling, clammy skin, palpitations,
anxiety, sweating, hunger, and irritability)

101
Q

Infection control

A

 Hand washing before, during and after the procedure
 Sterility maintenance during procedures
 Use of disinfectants
 Weekly high wash
 Monthly culture test of health personnel, equipments
and infrastructures
 Regular inspection by infection control team
 Each shift CVP dressing

102
Q

Specific equipments used in
ICU and CCU

A

 Ventilators
 Infusion pumps
 Cardiac monitors
 Defibrillator
 ABG machine
 ECG machine

103
Q

Drugs used in CCU

A

 Aspirin
 Clopidogrel
 Nitroglycerine
 Atorvastatins
 LMWX
 Morphine

Critical Care Nursing (5 decks)

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