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Medical-Surgical Nursing

Reflection Questions

Medical-Surgical NursingReflection Questions

Reflection Questions

1 .
Critical care nurses must possess many skills and traits to provide high-quality care to critically ill patients. What skill or trait do you think is most important for a critical care nurse to have, and why?
2 .
Discuss ethical considerations that a critical care nurse may encounter when participating in the care of a critically ill patient.
3 .
How would a nurse preceptor explain to a new graduate the pathophysiological insult from cardiogenic shock?
4 .
Discuss the role of the perfusionist in the collaborative care of a patient receiving ECMO therapy.
5 .
How would a nurse explain the benefits of proning a patient in the ICU to a family member?
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