02.01 Hypertensive Crisis for CCRN Review
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Study Tools For 02.01 Hypertensive Crisis for CCRN Review
Outline
Nursing Points
General
- Hypertensive Crisis
- Essential HTN
- Elevated BP with no known secondary cause
- Accelerated HTN
- Diastolic >120 mm Hg
- Complication-> hemorrhages of retina
- Malignant HTN
- Diastolic >140 mmHg
- Complications
- Hemorrhages of retina
- Papilledema
- Treatment
- Vasodilators
- Sympathetic blockers
- Essential HTN
CCRN Review (Critical Care Certification Review)
This course is a review for the CCRN exam. Experienced critical care nurses that meet the testing criteria can use this course to review key concepts for their CCRN exam, which is a certification for critical care nurses. Criteria to test includes having 1,750 hours in direct bedside care of acutely and/or critically ill patients during the last 2 years (prior to the exam). 875 hours need to be worked in the year prior to your application.