Test Bank for Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing 3rd Edition Perrin Chapters 1 - 19  

Test Bank for Understanding the Essentials of
Critical Care Nursing 3rd Edition Perrin
Chapters 1 - 19

, TESTlvBANKlvFORlvUNDERSTANDINGlvTHElvESSENTIALSlvOFlvCRITICALlvCARElvNURSIN
Glv3RDlvEDITIONlvBYlvKATHLEENlvPERRIN,lvCARRIElvMACLEOD


TABLElvOFlvCONTENT
1. WhatlvislvCriticallvCare?

2. CarelvoflvthelvCriticallvIlllvPatient

3. CarelvoflvthelvPatientlvwithlvRespiratorylvFailure

4. InterpretationlvandlvManagementlvoflvBasiclvDysrhythmias

5. CardiodynamicslvandlvHemodynamiclvRegulation

6. CarelvoflvthelvPatientlvExperiencinglvShock

7. CarelvoflvthelvPatientlvExperiencinglvHeartlvFailure

8. CarelvoflvthelvPatientlvExperiencinglvAcutelvCoronarylvSyndrome

9. CarelvoflvthelvPatientlvFollowinglvTraumaticlvInjury

10. CarelvoflvthelvPatientlvExperiencinglvanlvIntracraniallvDysfunction

11. CarelvoflvthelvPatientlvWithlvalvCerebrallvorlvCerbrovascularlvDisorder

12. CarelvoflvthelvCriticallylvIlllvPatientlvExperiencinglvAlcohollvWithdrawallvand/orlvLiverlvFailure

13. CarelvoflvthelvPatientlvWithlvanlvAcutelvGastrointestinallvBleedlvorlvPancreatitis

14. CarelvoflvthelvPatientlvwithlvProblemslvinlvGlucoselvMetabolism

15. CarelvoflvthelvPatientlvwithlvAcutelvKidneylvInjury

16. CarelvoflvthelvOrganlvDonorlvandlvTransplantlvRecipient

17. CarelvoflvthelvAcutelylvIlllvBurnlvPatient

18. CarelvoflvthelvPatientlvwithlvSepsis

19. CarelvoflvthelvICUlvPatientlvatlvthelvEndlvoflvLife

, Perrin:lvUnderstandinglvthelvEssentialslvoflvCriticallvCa
terlv1:lvWhatlvislvCriticallvCare?
MULTIPLEl v CHOICE.l v l v Choosel v thel v onel v alternativel v thatl v bestl v completesl v thel v s
hel v ques



1) Oflvthelvfollowinglvpatients,lvwholvshouldlvbelvcaredlvforlvinlvalvcriticallvcarelvunit?lvA
lvthatlvapply.)

A) Withl v anl v acetaminophenl v overdose
B) Sufferinglvfromlvacutelvmentallvillness
C) Withlvchroniclvrenallvfailure
D) Withlvacutelvdecompensatedlvheartlvfailure
ANSWER:lvA,l v D
Explanation:l v l v A)l v (Note:l v Thisl v requiresl v multiplel v responsesl v tol v bel v correct.)
Criticallvcarelvunitslvarelvc o- lves tfficient lvunitslvforlvcaringlvforlvpatien
systemlvfailure.lvAlthoughlvthelvorganlvfailinglvinlv#4lvislvobvious,
henlvoverdoselvoftenlvsufferlvliverlvfailurelvaslvalvconsequence.lv#2
oncernslvoflvalvnoncriticallvnature.
NursinglvProcess:lvEvaluationlvCog
nitivelvLevel:lvAnalysis
CategorylvoflvNeed:lvPhysiologicallvIntegrity–PhysiologicallvAdap

, B) (Note:lvThislvrequireslvmultiplelvresponseslvtolvbelvcorrect.)
Criticallvcarelvunitslvarelvc o- lve
s tfficient lvunitslvforlvcaringlvforlvpatien
systemlvfailure.lvAlthoughlvthelvorganlvfailinglvinlv#4lvislvobvious,
henlvoverdoselvoftenlvsufferlvliverlvfailurelvaslvalvconsequence.lv#2
oncernslvoflvalvnoncriticallvnature.
NursinglvProcess:lvEvaluationlvCog
nitivelvLevel:lvAnalysis
CategorylvoflvNeed:lvPhysiologicallvIntegrity–PhysiologicallvAdap
C) (Note:lvThislvrequireslvmultiplelvresponseslvtolvbelvcorrect.)
Criticallvcarelvunitslvarelvc o- lve
s tfficient lvunitslvforlvcaringlvforlvpatien
systemlvfailure.lvAlthoughlvthelvorganlvfailinglvinlv#4lvislvobvious,
henlvoverdoselvoftenlvsufferlvliverlvfailurelvaslvalvconsequence.lv#2
oncernslvoflvalvnoncriticallvnature.
NursinglvProcess:lvEvaluationlvCog
nitivelvLevel:lvAnalysis
CategorylvoflvNeed:lvPhysiologicallvIntegrity–PhysiologicallvAdap
D) (Note:lvThislvrequireslvmultiplelvresponseslvtolvbelvcorrect.)
Criticallvcarelvunitslvarelvc o- lve
s tfficient lvunitslvforlvcaringlvforlvpatien
systemlvfailure.lvAlthoughlvthelvorganlvfailinglvinlv#4lvislvobvious,
henlvoverdoselvoftenlvsufferlvliverlvfailurelvaslvalvconsequence.lv#2
oncernslvoflvalvnoncriticallvnature.
NursinglvProcess:lvEvaluationlvCog
nitivelvLevel:lvAnalysis
CategorylvoflvNeed:lvPhysiologicallvIntegrity–PhysiologicallvAdap