Test Bank for Understanding the Essentials of
Critical Care Nursing 3rd Edition Perrin
Chapters 1 - 19
, TESTaoBANKaoFORaoUNDERSTANDINGaoTHEaoESSENTIALSaoOFaoCRITICALaoCAREaoNURSINGao3RDa
oEDITIONaoBYaoKATHLEENaoPERRIN,aoCARRIEaoMACLEOD
TABLEaoOFaoCONTENT
1. WhataoisaoCriticalaoCare?
2. CareaoofaotheaoCriticalaoIllaoPatient
3. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaowithaoRespiratoryaoFailure
4. InterpretationaoandaoManagementaoofaoBasicaoDysrhythmias
5. CardiodynamicsaoandaoHemodynamicaoRegulation
6. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoExperiencingaoShock
7. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoExperiencingaoHeartaoFailure
8. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoExperiencingaoAcuteaoCoronaryaoSyndrome
9. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoFollowingaoTraumaticaoInjury
10. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoExperiencingaoanaoIntracranialaoDysfunction
11. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoWithaoaaoCerebralaooraoCerbrovascularaoDisorder
12. CareaoofaotheaoCriticallyaoIllaoPatientaoExperiencingaoAlcoholaoWithdrawalaoand/oraoLiveraoFai
lure
13. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoWithaoanaoAcuteaoGastrointestinalaoBleedaooraoPancreatitis
14. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaowithaoProblemsaoinaoGlucoseaoMetabolism
15. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaowithaoAcuteaoKidneyaoInjury
16. CareaoofaotheaoOrganaoDonoraoandaoTransplantaoRecipient
17. CareaoofaotheaoAcutelyaoIllaoBurnaoPatient
18. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaowithaoSepsis
19. CareaoofaotheaoICUaoPatientaoataotheaoEndaoofaoLife
, Perrin:aoUnderstandingaotheaoEssentialsaoofaoCriticalaoCarea
o1:aoWhataoisaoCriticalaoCare?
MULTIPLEa o CHOICE.a o a o Choosea o thea o onea o alternativea o thata o besta o completesa o thea o sta
a o ques
1) Ofaotheaofollowingaopatients,aowhoaoshouldaobeaocaredaoforaoinaoaaocriticalaocareaounit?ao
allaothataoapply.)
A) Witha o ana o acetaminophena o overdose
B) Sufferingaofromaoacuteaomentalaoillness
C) Withaochronicaorenalaofailure
D) Withaoacuteaodecompensatedaoheartaofailure
ANSWER:aoA,a o D
Explanation:a o a o A)a o (Note:a o Thisa o requiresa o multiplea o responsesa o toa o bea o correct.)
Criticalaocareaounitsaoareaoc o- aoe s tf ficient aounitsaoforaocaringaoforaopatient
systemaofailure.aoAlthoughaotheaoorganaofailingaoinao#4aoisaoobvious,a
naooverdoseaooftenaosufferaoliveraofailureaoasaoaaoconsequence.ao#2a
oncernsaoofaoaaononcriticalaonature.
NursingaoProcess:aoEvaluationaoCogniti
veaoLevel:aoAnalysis
CategoryaoofaoNeed:aoPhysiologicalaoIntegrity–PhysiologicalaoAdapta
, B) (Note:aoThisaorequiresaomultipleaoresponsesaotoaobeaocorrect.)
Criticalaocareaounitsaoareaoc o- aoe
s tf ficient aounitsaoforaocaringaoforaopatient
systemaofailure.aoAlthoughaotheaoorganaofailingaoinao#4aoisaoobvious,a
naooverdoseaooftenaosufferaoliveraofailureaoasaoaaoconsequence.ao#2a
oncernsaoofaoaaononcriticalaonature.
NursingaoProcess:aoEvaluationaoCogniti
veaoLevel:aoAnalysis
CategoryaoofaoNeed:aoPhysiologicalaoIntegrity–PhysiologicalaoAdapta
C) (Note:aoThisaorequiresaomultipleaoresponsesaotoaobeaocorrect.)
Criticalaocareaounitsaoareaoc o- aoe
s tf ficient aounitsaoforaocaringaoforaopatient
systemaofailure.aoAlthoughaotheaoorganaofailingaoinao#4aoisaoobvious,a
naooverdoseaooftenaosufferaoliveraofailureaoasaoaaoconsequence.ao#2a
oncernsaoofaoaaononcriticalaonature.
NursingaoProcess:aoEvaluationaoCogniti
veaoLevel:aoAnalysis
CategoryaoofaoNeed:aoPhysiologicalaoIntegrity–PhysiologicalaoAdapta
D) (Note:aoThisaorequiresaomultipleaoresponsesaotoaobeaocorrect.)
Criticalaocareaounitsaoareaoc o- aoe
s tf ficient aounitsaoforaocaringaoforaopatient
systemaofailure.aoAlthoughaotheaoorganaofailingaoinao#4aoisaoobvious,a
naooverdoseaooftenaosufferaoliveraofailureaoasaoaaoconsequence.ao#2a
oncernsaoofaoaaononcriticalaonature.
NursingaoProcess:aoEvaluationaoCogniti
veaoLevel:aoAnalysis
CategoryaoofaoNeed:aoPhysiologicalaoIntegrity–PhysiologicalaoAdapta
Critical Care Nursing 3rd Edition Perrin
Chapters 1 - 19
, TESTaoBANKaoFORaoUNDERSTANDINGaoTHEaoESSENTIALSaoOFaoCRITICALaoCAREaoNURSINGao3RDa
oEDITIONaoBYaoKATHLEENaoPERRIN,aoCARRIEaoMACLEOD
TABLEaoOFaoCONTENT
1. WhataoisaoCriticalaoCare?
2. CareaoofaotheaoCriticalaoIllaoPatient
3. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaowithaoRespiratoryaoFailure
4. InterpretationaoandaoManagementaoofaoBasicaoDysrhythmias
5. CardiodynamicsaoandaoHemodynamicaoRegulation
6. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoExperiencingaoShock
7. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoExperiencingaoHeartaoFailure
8. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoExperiencingaoAcuteaoCoronaryaoSyndrome
9. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoFollowingaoTraumaticaoInjury
10. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoExperiencingaoanaoIntracranialaoDysfunction
11. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoWithaoaaoCerebralaooraoCerbrovascularaoDisorder
12. CareaoofaotheaoCriticallyaoIllaoPatientaoExperiencingaoAlcoholaoWithdrawalaoand/oraoLiveraoFai
lure
13. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaoWithaoanaoAcuteaoGastrointestinalaoBleedaooraoPancreatitis
14. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaowithaoProblemsaoinaoGlucoseaoMetabolism
15. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaowithaoAcuteaoKidneyaoInjury
16. CareaoofaotheaoOrganaoDonoraoandaoTransplantaoRecipient
17. CareaoofaotheaoAcutelyaoIllaoBurnaoPatient
18. CareaoofaotheaoPatientaowithaoSepsis
19. CareaoofaotheaoICUaoPatientaoataotheaoEndaoofaoLife
, Perrin:aoUnderstandingaotheaoEssentialsaoofaoCriticalaoCarea
o1:aoWhataoisaoCriticalaoCare?
MULTIPLEa o CHOICE.a o a o Choosea o thea o onea o alternativea o thata o besta o completesa o thea o sta
a o ques
1) Ofaotheaofollowingaopatients,aowhoaoshouldaobeaocaredaoforaoinaoaaocriticalaocareaounit?ao
allaothataoapply.)
A) Witha o ana o acetaminophena o overdose
B) Sufferingaofromaoacuteaomentalaoillness
C) Withaochronicaorenalaofailure
D) Withaoacuteaodecompensatedaoheartaofailure
ANSWER:aoA,a o D
Explanation:a o a o A)a o (Note:a o Thisa o requiresa o multiplea o responsesa o toa o bea o correct.)
Criticalaocareaounitsaoareaoc o- aoe s tf ficient aounitsaoforaocaringaoforaopatient
systemaofailure.aoAlthoughaotheaoorganaofailingaoinao#4aoisaoobvious,a
naooverdoseaooftenaosufferaoliveraofailureaoasaoaaoconsequence.ao#2a
oncernsaoofaoaaononcriticalaonature.
NursingaoProcess:aoEvaluationaoCogniti
veaoLevel:aoAnalysis
CategoryaoofaoNeed:aoPhysiologicalaoIntegrity–PhysiologicalaoAdapta
, B) (Note:aoThisaorequiresaomultipleaoresponsesaotoaobeaocorrect.)
Criticalaocareaounitsaoareaoc o- aoe
s tf ficient aounitsaoforaocaringaoforaopatient
systemaofailure.aoAlthoughaotheaoorganaofailingaoinao#4aoisaoobvious,a
naooverdoseaooftenaosufferaoliveraofailureaoasaoaaoconsequence.ao#2a
oncernsaoofaoaaononcriticalaonature.
NursingaoProcess:aoEvaluationaoCogniti
veaoLevel:aoAnalysis
CategoryaoofaoNeed:aoPhysiologicalaoIntegrity–PhysiologicalaoAdapta
C) (Note:aoThisaorequiresaomultipleaoresponsesaotoaobeaocorrect.)
Criticalaocareaounitsaoareaoc o- aoe
s tf ficient aounitsaoforaocaringaoforaopatient
systemaofailure.aoAlthoughaotheaoorganaofailingaoinao#4aoisaoobvious,a
naooverdoseaooftenaosufferaoliveraofailureaoasaoaaoconsequence.ao#2a
oncernsaoofaoaaononcriticalaonature.
NursingaoProcess:aoEvaluationaoCogniti
veaoLevel:aoAnalysis
CategoryaoofaoNeed:aoPhysiologicalaoIntegrity–PhysiologicalaoAdapta
D) (Note:aoThisaorequiresaomultipleaoresponsesaotoaobeaocorrect.)
Criticalaocareaounitsaoareaoc o- aoe
s tf ficient aounitsaoforaocaringaoforaopatient
systemaofailure.aoAlthoughaotheaoorganaofailingaoinao#4aoisaoobvious,a
naooverdoseaooftenaosufferaoliveraofailureaoasaoaaoconsequence.ao#2a
oncernsaoofaoaaononcriticalaonature.
NursingaoProcess:aoEvaluationaoCogniti
veaoLevel:aoAnalysis
CategoryaoofaoNeed:aoPhysiologicalaoIntegrity–PhysiologicalaoAdapta