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Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach Twelfth,
North American Edition Latest Version 2025/2026
[A+] All Chapters Fully Covered
by PATRICIA GONCE MORTON (Author), PAUL THURMAN (Author)
Page1 of 435
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1: The Concept of Holism Applied to Critical Care Nursing Practice
Chapter 1 Critical Care Nursing Practice
Chapter 2 The Patient’s and Family’s Experience with Critical Illness
Chapter 3 Patient and Family Education in Critical Care
Chapter 4 Relieving Pain and Providing Comfort
Chapter 5 Palliative and End-of-Life Care Issues in Critical Care
Chapter 6 Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
Part 2: Special Populations in Critical Care
Chapter 7 The Pediatric Patient Who Is Critically Ill
Chapter 8 The Pregnant Patient Who Is Critically Ill
Chapter 9 The Older Adult Patient Who Is Critically Ill
Chapter 10 The Patient Recovering from Anesthesia
Part 3: Special Situations in Critical Care
Chapter 11 Rapid Response Teams and Transport of Patients Who Are Critically Ill
Chapter 12 Disaster Management: Implications for the Critical Care Nurse
Part 4: Cardiovascular System
Chapter 13 Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 14 Patient Assessment: Cardiovascular System
Chapter 15 Patient Management: Cardiovascular System
Chapter 16 Common Cardiac Disorders
Chapter 17 Heart Failure
Chapter 18 Acute Coronary Syndromes
Chapter 19 Cardiac Surgery
Part 5: Respiratory System
Chapter 20 Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System
Chapter 21 Patient Assessment: Respiratory System
Chapter 22 Patient Management: Respiratory System
Chapter 23 Common Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 24 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Part 6: Renal System
Chapter 25 Anatomy and Physiology of the Renal System
Chapter 26 Patient Assessment: Renal System
Chapter 27 Patient Management: Renal System
Chapter 28 Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
Part 7: Nervous System
Chapter 29 Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System
Chapter 30 Patient Assessment: Nervous System
Chapter 31 Patient Management: Nervous System
Chapter 32 Common Neurosurgical and Neurological Disorders
Chapter 33 Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 34 Spinal Cord Injury
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,Part 8: Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 35 Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 36 Patient Assessment: Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 37 Patient Management: Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 38 Common Gastrointestinal Disorders
Part 9: Endocrine System
Chapter 39 Anatomy and Physiology of the Endocrine System
Chapter 40 Patient Assessment: Endocrine System
Chapter 41 Common Endocrine Disorders
Part 10: Hematologic and Immune Systems
Chapter 42 Anatomy and Physiology of the Hematologic and Immune Systems
Chapter 43 Patient Assessment: Hematologic and Immune Systems
Chapter 44 Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Chapter 45 Common Immunologic Disorders
Chapter 46 Common Hematologic Disorders
Part 11: Integumentary System
Chapter 47 Anatomy and Physiology of the Integumentary System
Chapter 48 Patient Assessment: Integumentary System
Chapter 49 Patient Management: Integumentary System
Chapter 50 Burns and Common Integumentary Disorders
Part 12: Multisystem Dysfunction
Chapter 51 Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Chapter 52 Trauma
Chapter 53 Drug Overdose and Poisoning
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, Critical Care Nursing- A Holistic Approach 12th Edition
Multichoice
Chapter 1 Critical Care Nursing Practice: Promoting Excellence-Caring,Collaboration
Evidence
1. A Nurse Is The Only One In The ICU Who Has Not Achieved Certification In Critical
Care Nursing. She Often Will Ask Her Fellow Nurses What To Do In Caring For A
Patient Because She Doubts The Accuracy Of Her Knowledge And Her Intuition. She
Loves Her Work But Wishes She Could Do It With A Greater Level Of Competence.
What Is The Most Important Effect That Obtaining Certification Would Likely Have On
The Nurses Practice?
A) Recognition By Peers
B) Increase In Salary And Rank
C) More Flexibility In Seeking Employment
D) Increased Confidence In Making Decisions
2. A Hospital Interviews Two Different Candidates For A Position In The ICU. Both
Candidates Have Around 10 Years Of Experience Working In The ICU. Both Have
Excellent Interpersonal Skills And Highly Positive References. One, However, Has
Certification In Critical Care Nursing. Which Of The Following Is The Most Compelling
And Accurate Reason For The Hospital To Hire The Candidate With Certification?
A) The Certified Nurse Will Have More Knowledge And Expertise.
B) The Certified Nurse Will Behave More Ethically.
C) The Certified Nurse Will Be More Caring Toward Patients.
D) The Certified Nurse Will Work More Collaboratively With Other Nurses.
3. A Nurse Is Caring For An Elderly Man Recently Admitted To The ICU Following A
Stroke. She Assesses His Cognitive Function Using A New Cognitive Assessment Test
She Learned About In A Recent Article In A Nursing Journal. She Then Brings A Cup Of
Water And A Straw To The Patient Because She Observes That His Lips Are Dry. Later,
She Has The Patient Sit In A Wheelchair And Takes Him To Have Some Blood Tests
Performed. He Objects At First, Saying That He Can Walk On His Own, But The Nurse
Explains That It Is Hospital Policy To Use The Wheelchair. That Evening, She Recognizes
Signs Of An Imminent Stroke In The Patient And Immediately Pages The Physician. Which
Action Taken By The Nurse Is The Best Example Of Evidence-Based Practice?
A) Giving The Patient A Cup Of Water
B) Transferring The Patient In A Wheelchair
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Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach Twelfth,
North American Edition Latest Version 2025/2026
[A+] All Chapters Fully Covered
by PATRICIA GONCE MORTON (Author), PAUL THURMAN (Author)
Page1 of 435
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1: The Concept of Holism Applied to Critical Care Nursing Practice
Chapter 1 Critical Care Nursing Practice
Chapter 2 The Patient’s and Family’s Experience with Critical Illness
Chapter 3 Patient and Family Education in Critical Care
Chapter 4 Relieving Pain and Providing Comfort
Chapter 5 Palliative and End-of-Life Care Issues in Critical Care
Chapter 6 Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
Part 2: Special Populations in Critical Care
Chapter 7 The Pediatric Patient Who Is Critically Ill
Chapter 8 The Pregnant Patient Who Is Critically Ill
Chapter 9 The Older Adult Patient Who Is Critically Ill
Chapter 10 The Patient Recovering from Anesthesia
Part 3: Special Situations in Critical Care
Chapter 11 Rapid Response Teams and Transport of Patients Who Are Critically Ill
Chapter 12 Disaster Management: Implications for the Critical Care Nurse
Part 4: Cardiovascular System
Chapter 13 Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 14 Patient Assessment: Cardiovascular System
Chapter 15 Patient Management: Cardiovascular System
Chapter 16 Common Cardiac Disorders
Chapter 17 Heart Failure
Chapter 18 Acute Coronary Syndromes
Chapter 19 Cardiac Surgery
Part 5: Respiratory System
Chapter 20 Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System
Chapter 21 Patient Assessment: Respiratory System
Chapter 22 Patient Management: Respiratory System
Chapter 23 Common Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 24 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Part 6: Renal System
Chapter 25 Anatomy and Physiology of the Renal System
Chapter 26 Patient Assessment: Renal System
Chapter 27 Patient Management: Renal System
Chapter 28 Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
Part 7: Nervous System
Chapter 29 Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System
Chapter 30 Patient Assessment: Nervous System
Chapter 31 Patient Management: Nervous System
Chapter 32 Common Neurosurgical and Neurological Disorders
Chapter 33 Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 34 Spinal Cord Injury
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,Part 8: Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 35 Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 36 Patient Assessment: Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 37 Patient Management: Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 38 Common Gastrointestinal Disorders
Part 9: Endocrine System
Chapter 39 Anatomy and Physiology of the Endocrine System
Chapter 40 Patient Assessment: Endocrine System
Chapter 41 Common Endocrine Disorders
Part 10: Hematologic and Immune Systems
Chapter 42 Anatomy and Physiology of the Hematologic and Immune Systems
Chapter 43 Patient Assessment: Hematologic and Immune Systems
Chapter 44 Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Chapter 45 Common Immunologic Disorders
Chapter 46 Common Hematologic Disorders
Part 11: Integumentary System
Chapter 47 Anatomy and Physiology of the Integumentary System
Chapter 48 Patient Assessment: Integumentary System
Chapter 49 Patient Management: Integumentary System
Chapter 50 Burns and Common Integumentary Disorders
Part 12: Multisystem Dysfunction
Chapter 51 Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Chapter 52 Trauma
Chapter 53 Drug Overdose and Poisoning
Page3 of 435
, Critical Care Nursing- A Holistic Approach 12th Edition
Multichoice
Chapter 1 Critical Care Nursing Practice: Promoting Excellence-Caring,Collaboration
Evidence
1. A Nurse Is The Only One In The ICU Who Has Not Achieved Certification In Critical
Care Nursing. She Often Will Ask Her Fellow Nurses What To Do In Caring For A
Patient Because She Doubts The Accuracy Of Her Knowledge And Her Intuition. She
Loves Her Work But Wishes She Could Do It With A Greater Level Of Competence.
What Is The Most Important Effect That Obtaining Certification Would Likely Have On
The Nurses Practice?
A) Recognition By Peers
B) Increase In Salary And Rank
C) More Flexibility In Seeking Employment
D) Increased Confidence In Making Decisions
2. A Hospital Interviews Two Different Candidates For A Position In The ICU. Both
Candidates Have Around 10 Years Of Experience Working In The ICU. Both Have
Excellent Interpersonal Skills And Highly Positive References. One, However, Has
Certification In Critical Care Nursing. Which Of The Following Is The Most Compelling
And Accurate Reason For The Hospital To Hire The Candidate With Certification?
A) The Certified Nurse Will Have More Knowledge And Expertise.
B) The Certified Nurse Will Behave More Ethically.
C) The Certified Nurse Will Be More Caring Toward Patients.
D) The Certified Nurse Will Work More Collaboratively With Other Nurses.
3. A Nurse Is Caring For An Elderly Man Recently Admitted To The ICU Following A
Stroke. She Assesses His Cognitive Function Using A New Cognitive Assessment Test
She Learned About In A Recent Article In A Nursing Journal. She Then Brings A Cup Of
Water And A Straw To The Patient Because She Observes That His Lips Are Dry. Later,
She Has The Patient Sit In A Wheelchair And Takes Him To Have Some Blood Tests
Performed. He Objects At First, Saying That He Can Walk On His Own, But The Nurse
Explains That It Is Hospital Policy To Use The Wheelchair. That Evening, She Recognizes
Signs Of An Imminent Stroke In The Patient And Immediately Pages The Physician. Which
Action Taken By The Nurse Is The Best Example Of Evidence-Based Practice?
A) Giving The Patient A Cup Of Water
B) Transferring The Patient In A Wheelchair
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