Table of Contents
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Chapter i01. iCritical iThinking iand ithe iNursing iProcess 3
iChapter i02. iEvidence-Based iPractice 16
Chapter i 03. i Issues i in iNursing i Practice 27
Chapter i04. iCultural iInfluences ion iNursing iCare 41
iChapter i05. iComplementary iand iAlternative iModalities 54
Chapter i06. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iFluid, iElectrolyte, iand iAcidBase iImbalances 66
iChapter i07. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iReceiving iIntravenous iTherapy 80
Chapter i08. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iInfections 93
iChapter i09. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iin iShock 110
iChapter i 10. i Nursing i Care i of i Patients i in i Pain 129
iChapter i11. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iCancer 148
iChapter i12. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iHaving 167
iSurgery
Chapter i 13. i Nursing i Care i of i Patients i With i Emergent i Conditions i and i Disaster/Bioterrorism
Response 185
Chapter i14. iDevelopmental iConsiderations iin ithe iNursing iCare iof iAdults 199
iChapter i15. iNursing iCare iof iOlder iAdult iPatients 212
Chapter i 16. i Patient i Care i Settings 227
Chapter i17. i Nursing i Care iof i Patients iat i the iEnd i of i Life 236
Chapter i18. iImmune iSystem iFunction, iAssessment, iand iTherapeutic iMeasures 246
iChapter i19. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iImmune iDisorders 257
Chapter i 20. i Nursing i Care i of i Patients i With i HIV i Disease i and i AIDS 275
Chapter i 21. i Cardiovascular i System i Function, i Assessment, i and i Therapeutic
i Measures 289
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Chapter i 22. i Nursing i Care i of i Patients i With iHypertension
Chapter i 23. i Nursing i Care i of i Patients i With i Valvular, i Inflammatory, i and i Infectious i Cardiac
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Venous i Disorders 322
Chapter i24. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iOcclusive iCardiovascular iDisorders 344
iChapter i25. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iCardiac iDysrhythmias 366
Chapter i 26. i Nursing i Care i of i Patients i With i Heart i Failure 383
Chapter i 27. i Hematologic i and i Lymphatic i System i Function, i Assessment, i and i Therapeutic
Measures 398
Chapter i28. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iHematologic iand iLymphatic iDisorders 413
iChapter i29. iRespiratory iSystem iFunction, iAssessment, iand iTherapeutic iMeasures 438
iChapter i30. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iUpper iRespiratory iTract iDisorders 444
iChapter i31. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iLower iRespiratory iTract iDisorders 468
Chapter i 32. i Gastrointestinal, i Hepatobiliary, i and i Pancreatic i Systems i Function,
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and i Therapeutic i Measures
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Chapter i33. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iUpper iGastrointestinal iDisorders
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iChapter i 34. i Nursing i Care i of i Patients i With i Lower i Gastrointestinal i Disorders
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Chapter i 35. i Nursing i Care i of i Patients i With i Liver, i Pancreatic, i and i Gallbladder
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Chapter i36. iUrinary iSystem iFunction, iAssessment, iand iTherapeutic iMeasures
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iChapter i37. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iDisorders iof ithe iUrinary iSystem
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iChapter i38. iEndocrine iSystem iFunction iand iAssessment
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Chapter i 39. i Nursing i Care i of i Patients i With i Endocrine iDisorders 2
Chapter i40. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iDisorders iof ithe iEndocrine iPancreas .
iChapter i41. iGenitourinary iand iReproductive iSystem iFunction iand iAssessment
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,Test iBank i- iUnderstanding iMedical iSurgical iNursing i(6th iby iWilliams) 2
Nursing iCare iof iWomen iWith iReproductive iSystem iDisorders iChapter i 43. 490
i Nursing i Care i of i Male i Patients i With i Genitourinary i Disorders iChapter i44. 508
iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iSexually iTransmitted iInfections 525
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Chapter i 45. i Musculoskeletal i Function i and i Assessment 712
Chapter i46. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iMusculoskeletal iand iConnective iTissue
iDisorders 725
Chapter i47. iNeurologic iSystem iFunction, iAssessment, iand iTherapeutic iMeasures 742
iChapter i48. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iCentral iNervous iSystem iDisorders 760
iChapter i49. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iCerebrovascular iDisorders 783
Chapter i 50. i Nursing i Care i of i Patients i With i Peripheral i Nervous i System 794
i Disorders
Chapter i 51. i Sensory i System i Function, i Assessment, i and i Therapeutic i Measures: i Vision
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Hearing 805
Chapter i52. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iSensory iDisorders: iVision iand iHearing 822
iChapter i53. iIntegumentary iSystem iFunction, iAssessment, iand iTherapeutic iMeasures
836
Chapter i54. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iSkin iDisorders 847
iChapter i55. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iBurns 860
Chapter i56. iMental iHealth iFunction, iAssessment, iand iTherapeutic iMeasures 869
iChapter i57. iNursing iCare iof iPatients iWith iMental iHealth iDisorders 878
, Test iBank i- iUnderstanding iMedical iSurgical iNursing i(6th iby iWilliams) 4
Chapter 01. Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process
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Multiple i Choice
Identify ithe i choice i that i best i completes i the i statement ior ianswers i the i question.
1. iAfter ireceiving imorning ireport, iwhich ipatient ishould ithe ilicensed ipractical inurse/licensed
i vocational inurse i(LPN/LVN) iassess ifirst?
A i patient iwho i needs idischarge i teaching
A ipatient i who ineeds i assistance ito i ambulate
A ipatient iwho istates, iNo ione icares i about ime.
A ipatient iwho ihas i a itemperature iof i 106F i(41.1C)
2. iDuring ia iclass idiscussion, itwo inursing istudents idemonstrated iintellectual icourage. iWhat iaction idid
i the inursing istudents iperform?
Considered i being i in i the i other i persons i situation
Expected iproof ithat ithe iuse iof i restraints iis isafe
Conducted iadditional iresearch i on i the iuse i of i restraints i in i patient i care
Listened ito ieach iothers ipoint iof iview i regarding ithe iuse i of ipatient irestraints
3. iThe inursing istaff iis iplanning ia icelebratory idinner iand icake ifor ia inewly ilicensed ipractical inurse.
i Which i of ithe inew inurses ihuman ineeds iis isupported iby ithese iactions?
Self-esteem
Physiological
Self-actualization
Safety iand isecurity
4. iA ipatient iwith ia inewly ifractured ifemur ireports ia ipain ilevel iof i8/10, iand ianalgesic imedication
i is inot idue ifor ianother i50 iminutes. iWhich iactions ishould ithe inurse itake?
Reposition i the i patient.
Give ithe imedication iin i30 iminutes.
Notify i the iregistered i nurse i(RN) ior i physician.
Tell ithe ipatient iit iis itoo iearly ifor ipain imedication.
5. iThe inursing iinstructor iis iplanning ia iteaching isession ion icritical ithinking ifor istudents. iWhat ishould
i the iinstructor isay iwhen iexplaining icritical ithinking?
Collect i data iconcerning i the i patients iproblem.
Think iof idifferent iways ito ihelp irelieve i a ipatients iproblem.
Determine iif ian iaction iworked ito ieliminate i a ipatient i problem.