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Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
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Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
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UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING
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1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
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2. Ethical and Legal Issues
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3. Facilitating Care Transitions
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UNIT TWO: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE
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4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations
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5. Nutritional Alterations and Management
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6. The Older Adult
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7. Pain and Pain Management
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8. Sedation and Delirium Management
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9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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UNIT THREE: CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS
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10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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11. Cardiovascular Disorders
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12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management
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UNIT FOUR: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS
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13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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14. Pulmonary Disorders
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15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management
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UNIT FIVE: NEUROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS
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16. Neurological Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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17. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT SIX: KIDNEY ALTERATIONS
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18. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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19. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT SEVEN: GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS
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20. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT EIGHT: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS
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22. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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23. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT NINE: MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS
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24. Trauma
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25. Burns
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26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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27. Hematological and Oncological Emergencies
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,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing PracticeUr
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den: Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLEf
CHOICE
1. DuringfWorldfWarfII,fwhatftypefoffwardsfwerefdevelopedftofcarefforfcriticallyfinjured
f patients?
a. Intensivefcare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:fC
DuringfWorldfWarfII,fshockfwardsfwerefestablishedftofcarefforfcriticallyfinjuredfpatients.fTriagefw
ardsfestablishftheforderfinfwhichfafpatientfisfseenforftreatedfuponfarrivalftofafhospital.fPostoperativ
efwardsfwerefdevelopedfinf1900fandflaterfevolvedfintofintensivefcarefunits.
PTS:fff 1 DIF: CognitivefLevel:fRemembering
REF:fp.f1fOBJ:f NursingfProcessf Step:fN/A
TOP:fCriticalfCarefNursingfPracticefMSC:fNCLEX:fSafefandf
EffectivefCarefEnvironment
2. Whatftypefoffpractitionerfhasfafbroadfdepthfoffspecialtyfknowledgefandfexpertisefandfmanag
esfcomplexfclinicalfandfsystemfissues?
a. Registeredfnurses
b. Advancedfpracticefnurses
c. Clinicalfnursefleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:fB
Advancedfpracticefnursesf(APNs)fhavefafbroadfdepthfoffknowledgefandfexpertisefinftheirfspecial
tyfareafandfmanagefcomplexfclinicalfandfsystemsfissues.fIntensivistsfarefmedicalfpractitionersfwh
ofmanagefthefcriticalfillfpatient.fRegisteredfnursesf(RNs)farefgenerallyfdirectfcarefproviders.fClini
calfnursefleadersf(CNLs)fgenerallyfdofnotfmanagefsystemfissues.
PTS:fff 1 DIF: CognitivefLevel:fRemembering
REF:fp.f2fOBJ:f NursingfProcessf Step:fN/A
TOP:fCriticalfCarefNursingfPracticefMSC:fNCLEX:fSafefandf
EffectivefCarefEnvironment
3. Whatftypefoffpractitionerfisfinstrumentalfinfensuringfcarefthatfisfevidencefbasedfandfthatfsaf
etyfprogramsfarefinfplace?
a. Clinicalfnursefspeci
alistfb.fAdvancedfpracti
cefnursefc.
Registeredfnurses
d.fNursefpractitioners
ANS:fA
, Clinicalfnursefspecialistsf(CNSs)fservefinfspecialtyfrolesfthatfuseftheirfclinical,fteaching,fresearch,fl
eadership,fandfconsultativefabilities.fTheyfarefinstrumentalfinfensuringfthatfcarefisfevidencefbasedf
andfthatfsafetyfprogramsfarefinfplace.fAdvancedfpracticefnursesf(APNs)fhave
afbroadfdepthfoffknowledgefandfexpertisefinftheirfspecialtyfareafandfmanagefcomplexfclinicalfa
ndfsystemsfissues.fRegisteredfnursesfarefgenerallyfdirectfcarefproviders.fNursefpractitionersf(N
Ps)fmanagefdirectfclinicalfcarefoffgroupsfoffpatients.
PTS:fff 1 DIF: CognitivefLevel:fRemembering
REF:fp.f2fOBJ:f NursingfProcessf Step:fN/A
TOP:fCriticalfCarefNursingfPracticefMSC:fNCLEX:fSafefandf
EffectivefCarefEnvironment
4. Whichfprofessionalforganizationfadministersfcriticalfcarefcertificationfexamsfforfregist
eredfnurses?
a. StatefBoardfoffRegisteredfNurses
b. NationalfAssociationfoffClinicalfNursefSpecialist
c. SocietyfoffCriticalfCarefMedicine
d. AmericanfAssociationfoffCritical-CarefNurses
ANS:fD
AmericanfAssociationfoffCritical-
CarefNursesf(AACN)fadministersfcertificationfexamsfforfregisteredfnurses.fThefStatefBoardfoff
RegisteredfNursesf(SBON)fdoesfnotfadministerfcertificationfexams.fNationalfAssociationfoffCli
nicalfNursefSpecialistsf(NACNS)fdoesfnotfadministerfcertificationfexams.fSocietyfoffCriticalfCa
refMedicinef(SCCM)fdoesfnotfadministerfnursingfcertificationfexamsfforfregisteredfnurses.
PTS:fff 1 DIF: CognitivefLevel:fRemembering
REF:fp.f3fOBJ:f NursingfProcessf Step:fN/A
TOP:fCriticalfCarefNursingfPracticefMSC:fNCLEX:fSafefandf
EffectivefCarefEnvironment
5. Emphasisfisfonfhumanfintegrityfandfstressesftheftheoryfthatfthefbody,fmind,fandfspiritfarefint
erdependentfandfinseparable.fThisfstatementfdescribesfwhichfmethodologyfoffcare?
a. Holisticfcare
b. Individualizedfcare
c. Culturalfcare
d. Interdisciplinaryfcare
ANS:fA
Holisticfcareffocusesfonfhumanfintegrityfandfstressesfthatfthefbody,fmind,fandfspiritfarefinterdepen
dentfandfinseparable.fIndividualizedfcarefrecognizesfthefuniquenessfoffeachfpatient’sfpreferences,f
condition,fandfphysiologicfandfpsychosocialfstatus.fCulturalfdiversityfin
healthfcarefisfnotfafnewftopic,fbutfitfisfgainingfemphasisfandfimportancefasfthefworldfbecomesfmo
refaccessibleftofallfasfthefresultfoffincreasingftechnologiesfandfinterfacesfwithfplacesfandfpeoples.fI
nterdisciplinaryfcarefisfcarefamongfafvarietyfoffhealthfcarefprofessionalsfwithfthefpatient’sfhealthfa
sfthefcommonfgoal.
PTS:fff 1 DIF: CognitivefLevel:fRemembering
REF:fp.f4fOBJ:f NursingfProcessf Step:fN/A
TOP:fCriticalfCarefNursingfPracticefMSC:fNCLEX:fSafefandf
EffectivefCarefEnvironment