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, Table of Contents
Unit 1: Foundations of Critical Care Nursing
1. Critical Care Nursing Practice
2. Ethical Issues
3. Legal Issues
4. Genetic Issues
5. Patient and Family Education
6. Psychosocial Alterations and Management
7. Nutrition Alterations and Management
8. Pain and Pain Management
9. Sedation, Agitation, and Delirium Management
10. End-of-Life Care
Unit 2: Cardiovascular Alterations
11. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
12. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment
13. Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures
14. Cardiovascular Disorders
15. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management
Unit 3: Pulmonary Alterations
16. Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
17. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment
18. Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures
19. Pulmonary Disorders
20. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management
Unit 4: Neurologic Alterations
21. Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology
22. Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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, 23. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management
Unit 5: Kidney Alterations
24. Kidney Anatomy and Physiology
25. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
26. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management
Unit 6: Gastrointestinal Alterations
27. Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology
28. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and DiagnosticProcedures
29. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management
Unit 7: Endocrine Alterations
30. Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology
31. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
32. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
Unit 8: Multisystem Alterations
33. Trauma
34. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
35. Burns
36. Organ Donation and Transplantation
37. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies
Unit 9: Special Populations
38. The Obstetric Patient
39. The Pediatric Patient
40. The Older Adult Patient
41. The Perianesthesia Patient
Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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, MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. During iWorld iWar iII, iwhat itype iof iwards iwere ideveloped ito icare ifor icritically
iinjured ipatients?
a. Intensive icare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: i C
During iWorld iWar iII, ishock iwards iwere iestablished ito icare ifor icritically iinjured ipatients.
iTriage iwards iestablish ithe iorder iin iwhich ia ipatient iis iseen ior itreated iupon iarrival ito ia
ihospital. iPostoperative iwards iwere ideveloped iin i1900 iand ilater ievolved iinto iintensive
icare iunits.
PTS: i 1 DIF: Cognitive iLevel: iRemembering REF: ip. i1
iOBJ: i Nursing iProcess iStep: iN/A TOP: i Critical iCare iNursing
iPractice iMSC: i NCLEX: iSafe iand iEffective iCare iEnvironment
2. What itype iof ipractitioner ihas ia ibroad idepth iof ispecialty iknowledge iand iexpertise iand
imanages icomplex iclinical iand isystem iissues?
a. Registered inurses
b. Advanced ipractice inurses
c. Clinical inurse ileaders
d. Intensivists
ANS: i B
Advanced ipractice inurses i(APNs) ihave ia ibroad idepth iof iknowledge iand iexpertise iin itheir
ispecialty iarea iand imanage icomplex iclinical iand isystems iissues. iIntensivists iare imedical
ipractitioners iwho imanage ithe icritical iill ipatient. iRegistered inurses i(RNs) iare igenerally
idirect icare iproviders. iClinical inurse ileaders i(CNLs) igenerally ido inot imanage isystem
iissues.
PTS: i 1 DIF: Cognitive iLevel: iRemembering REF: ip. i2
iOBJ: i Nursing iProcess iStep: iN/A TOP: i Critical iCare iNursing
iPractice
MSC: i NCLEX: iSafe iand iEffective iCare iEnvironment
3. What itype iof ipractitioner iis iinstrumental iin iensuring icare ithat iis ievidence ibased iand
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