TEST BANK For Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, 3rd Edition by Perrin, Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete Newest Version

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

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, TEST12BANK12FOR12UNDERSTANDING12THE12ESSENTIALS12OF12CRITICAL12CARE12NURSING123RD12EDITIO
N12BY12KATHLEEN12PERRIN,12CARRIE12MACLEOD



TABLE12OF12CONTENT

1. What12is12Critical12Care?

2. Care12of12the12Critical12Ill12Patient

3. Care12of12the12Patient12with12Respiratory12Failure

4. Interpretation12and12Management12of12Basic12Dysrhythmias

5. Cardiodynamics12and12Hemodynamic12Regulation

6. Care12of12the12Patient12Experiencing12Shock

7. Care12of12the12Patient12Experiencing12Heart12Failure

8. Care12of12the12Patient12Experiencing12Acute12Coronary12Syndrome

9. Care12of12the12Patient12Following12Traumatic12Injury

10. Care12of12the12Patient12Experiencing12an12Intracranial12Dysfunction

11. Care12of12the12Patient12With12a12Cerebral12or12Cerbrovascular12Disorder

12. Care12of12the12Critically12Ill12Patient12Experiencing12Alcohol12Withdrawal12and/or12Liver12Failure

13. Care12of12the12Patient12With12an12Acute12Gastrointestinal12Bleed12or12Pancreatitis

14. Care12of12the12Patient12with12Problems12in12Glucose12Metabolism

15. Care12of12the12Patient12with12Acute12Kidney12Injury

16. Care12of12the12Organ12Donor12and12Transplant12Recipient

17. Care12of12the12Acutely12Ill12Burn12Patient

18. Care12of12the12Patient12with12Sepsis

19. Care12of12the12ICU12Patient12at12the12End12of12Life

, Perrin:12Understanding12the12Essentials12of12Critical12Care12N
2What12is12Critical12Care?

MULTIPLE1 2 CHOICE.1 2 1 2 Choose1 2 the1 2 one1 2 alternative1 2 that1 2 best1 2 completes1 2 the1 2 statem
es



1) Of12the12following12patients,12who12should12be12cared12for12in12a12critical12care12unit?12A12p
hat12apply.)
A) With1 2 an1 2 acetaminophen1 2 overdose
B) Suffering12from12acute12mental12illness
C) With12chronic12renal12failure
D) With12acute12decompensated12heart12failure
ANSWER:12A,1 2 D
Explanation:1 2 1 2 A)1 2 (Note:1 2 This1 2 requires1 2 multiple1 2 responses1 2 to1 2 be1 2 correct.)
Critical12care12units12are12c o- 12e
s tfficient 12units12for12caring12for12patients12
system12failure.12Although12the12organ12failing12in12#412is12obvious,12pa
2overdose 12often12suffer12liver12failure12as12a12consequence. 12#212and 1

ns12of12a12noncritical12nature.
Nursing12Process:12Evaluation12Cognit
ive12Level:12Analysis
Category12of12Need:12Physiological12Integrity–Physiological12Adaptatio