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Prioritiesin Critical CareNursing, 9thEdition,
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Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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 w w




UNIT TWO: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE
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4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations w w w




5. Nutritional Alterations and Management w w w




6. The Older Adult
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7. Pain and Pain Management
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8. Sedation and Delirium Management w w w




9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care w w w




UNIT THREE: CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS
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10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures w w w w w




11. Cardiovascular Disorders w




12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management w w




UNIT FOUR: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS
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13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures w w w w w




14. Pulmonary Disorders w




15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management w w




UNIT FIVE: NEUROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS
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16. Neurological Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures w w w w w




17. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management w w w w




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 w w w w w




21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management w w w w




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 w w w w




UNIT NINE: MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS
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24. Trauma
25. Burns
26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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27. Hematological and Oncological Emergencies w w w

,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice Urden:
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Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLE
CHOICE
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1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically
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injured patients?
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a. Intensive care w




b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
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During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients.
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wTriage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a
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whospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care
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wunits.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise
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and manages complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses w




b. Advanced practice nurses w w




c. Clinical nurse leaders w w




d. Intensivists
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Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their
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specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical
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wpractitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct
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wcare providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence basedand
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that safety programs are in place?
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Advanced practice
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nurse c.
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d. Nurse practitioners
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, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching,
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wresearch, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that careis
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wevidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses
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(APNs)have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage
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complex clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers.
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Nurse practitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for
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w registered nurses? w




a. State Board of Registered Nurses
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b. National Association of Clinical NurseSpecialist w w w w w




c. Society of Critical Care Medicine w w w w




d. American Association of Critical-CareNurses w w w w




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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams for
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wregistered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not administer
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certification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) does not
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wadminister certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) does not
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wadminister nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spirit are
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winterdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of w w w w w w w w




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d. Interdisciplinarycare w




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Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are
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winterdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each w w w w w w w w w




w patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural diversityin
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w health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world
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wbecomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with
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w places and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care
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professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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