n
,Table of Contents
n n
n Unitn1:nFoundationsnofnCriticalnCarenNursing
1. CriticalnCarenNursingnPractice
2. EthicalnIssues
3. LegalnIssues
4. GeneticnIssues
5. PatientnandnFamilynEducation
6. PsychosocialnAlterationsnandnManagement
7. NutritionnAlterationsnandnManagement
8. PainnandnPainnManagement
9. Sedation,nAgitation,nandnDeliriumnManagement
10. End-of-LifenCare
Unitn2:nCardiovascularnAlterations
11. CardiovascularnAnatomynandnPhysiology
12. CardiovascularnClinicalnAssessment
13. CardiovascularnDiagnosticnProcedures
14. CardiovascularnDisorders
15. CardiovascularnTherapeuticnManagement
Unitn3:nPulmonarynAlterations
16. PulmonarynAnatomynandnPhysiology
17. PulmonarynClinicalnAssessment
18. PulmonarynDiagnosticnProcedures
19. PulmonarynDisorders
20. PulmonarynTherapeuticnManagement
Unitn4:nNeurologicnAlterations
21. NeurologicnAnatomynandnPhysiology
22. NeurologicnClinicalnAssessmentnandnDiagnosticnProcedures
,23. NeurologicnDisordersnandnTherapeuticnManagement
Unitn5:nKidneynAlterations
24. KidneynAnatomynandnPhysiology
25. KidneynClinicalnAssessmentnandnDiagnosticnProcedures
26. KidneynDisordersnandnTherapeuticnManagement
Unitn6:nGastrointestinalnAlterations
27. GastrointestinalnAnatomynandnPhysiology
28. GastrointestinalnClinicalnAssessmentnandnDiagnosticProcedures
29. GastrointestinalnDisordersnandnTherapeuticnManagement
Unitn7:nEndocrinenAlterations
30. EndocrinenAnatomynandnPhysiology
31. EndocrinenClinicalnAssessmentnandnDiagnosticnProcedures
32. EndocrinenDisordersnandnTherapeuticnManagement
Unitn8:nMultisystemnAlterations
33. Trauma
34. Shock,nSepsis,nandnMultiplenOrgannDysfunctionnSyndrome
35. Burns
36. OrgannDonationnandnTransplantation
37. HematologicnandnOncologicnEmergencies
Unitn9:nSpecialnPopulations
38. ThenObstetricnPatient
39. ThenPediatricnPatient
40. ThenOldernAdultnPatient
41. ThenPerianesthesianPatient
Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
n n n n n
, MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. n DuringnWorldnWarnII,nwhatntypenofnwardsnwerendevelopedntoncarenforncriticallyninjuredn
patients?
a. Intensivencare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:n C
DuringnWorldnWarnII,nshocknwardsnwerenestablishedntoncarenforncriticallyninjurednpatients.nTriag
enwardsnestablishnthenorderninnwhichnanpatientnisnseennorntreatednuponnarrivalntonanhospital.nPostop
erativenwardsnwerendevelopedninn1900nandnlaternevolvednintonintensivencarenunits.
PTS:n 1 DIF: CognitivenLevel:nRemembering
REF:np.n1nOBJ:n NursingnProcessnStep:nN/A
TOP:n CriticalnCarenNursingnPracticenMSC:n NCLEX:nSafen
andnEffectivenCarenEnvironment
2. Whatntypenofnpractitionernhasnanbroadndepthnofnspecialtynknowledgenandnexpertisenandnmanagesnc
omplexnclinicalnandnsystemnissues?
a. Registerednnurses
b. Advancednpracticennurses
c. Clinicalnnursenleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:n B
Advancednpracticennursesn(APNs)nhavenanbroadndepthnofnknowledgenandnexpertiseninntheirnspec
ialtynareanandnmanagencomplexnclinicalnandnsystemsnissues.nIntensivistsnarenmedicalnpractition
ersnwhonmanagenthencriticalnillnpatient.nRegisterednnursesn(RNs)narengenerallyndirectncarenprovid
ers.nClinicalnnursenleadersn(CNLs)ngenerallyndonnotnmanagensystemnissues.
PTS:n 1 DIF: CognitivenLevel:nRemembering
REF:np.n2nOBJ:n NursingnProcessnStep:nN/A
TOP:n CriticalnCarenNursingnPractice
MSC:n NCLEX:nSafenandnEffectivenCarenEnvironment
3. Whatntypenofnpractitionernisninstrumentalninnensuringncarenthatnisnevidencenbasednandnthatns
afetynprogramsnareninnplace?
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