Critical Care Nursing 3rd Edition, By Kathleen
Perrin; Chapters 1-19| Latest Version Updates
,CHAPTER 1- WHAT IS CRITICAL CARE? ......................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2- CARE OF THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT .................................................................................... 27
CHAPTER 3- CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH RESPIRATORY FAILURE ............................................................. 71
CHAPTER 4- INTERPRETATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BASIC DYSRHYTHMIAS....................................... 111
CHAPTER 5- CARDIODYNAMICS AND HEMODYNAMICS REGULATION ..................................................... 152
CHAPTER 6- CARE OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING SHOCK ..................................................................... 178
CHAPTER 7- CARE OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING HEART FAILURE........................................................ 221
CHAPTER 8- CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME .............................................. 277
CHAPTER 9- CARE OF THE PATIENT FOLLOWING A TRAUMATIC INJURY.................................................. 318
CHAPTER 10- CARE OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING AN INTRACRANIAL DYSFUNCTION ......................... 362
CHAPTER 11- CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH A CEREBRAL OR CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDER ................... 401
CHAPTER 12- CARE OF THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT EXPERIENCING ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL AND/OR
LIVER FAILURE ......................................................................................................................................... 454
CHAPTER 13- CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH AN ACUTE GASTROINTESTINAL BLEED OR PANCREATITIS..... 502
CHAPTER 14- CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH PROBLEMS IN GLUCOSE METABOLISM ................................. 548
CHAPTER 15- CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY.......................................................... 586
CHAPTER 16- CARE OF THE ORGAN DONOR AND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT ............................................. 639
CHAPTER 17- CARE OF THE ACUTELY ILL BURN PATIENT ......................................................................... 676
CHAPTER 18- CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH SEPSIS................................................................................... 723
CHAPTER 19- CARING FOR THE ICU PATIENT AT THE END OF LIFE .......................................................... 760
,Chapter 1- what is critical care?
Multiple choice.
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement o r answers the ques
1) identify who of the following patients suffers from critical illness. A
patient:
A) with chronic airflow limitation whose vs are: bp 110/72, p 110, r 16.
B) with acute bronchospasm and whose vs are: bp 100/60, p 124, r 32.
C) who was involved in a motor vehicle accident whose vs are: bp 124/74, p
74, r 18.
D) on chronic dialysis with no urine output and whose vs are: bp 98/50, p 108,
r 12.
Answer. B
Feedback:
A) acute bronchospasm can present a -life threatening situation, which can
jeopardize a patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are examples of-life-
threatening situations.
Nursing process: assessment cognitive level: analysis
Category of need: physiological integrity–physiological adaptation
B) acute bronchospasm can present a -life threatening situation, which can
jeopardize a patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are examples of -life-
threatening situations. Nursing process: assessment
Cognitive level: analysis
Category of need: physiological integrity–physiological adaptation
C) acute bronchospasm can present a -life threatening situation, which can
jeopardize a patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are examples of-life-
threatening situations. Nursing process: assessment
, Cognitive level: analysis
Category of need: physiological integrity–physiological adaptation
D) acute bronchospasm can present a -life threatening situation, which can
jeopardize a patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are examples of -life-
threatening situations. Nursing process: assessment
Cognitive level: analysis
Category of need: physiological integrity–physiological adaptation
2) of the following patients, who should be cared for in a critic al care unit? A
patient: (select all that
Apply.)
A) with an acetaminophen overdose
B) suffering from acute mental illness
C) with chronic renal failure
D) with acute decompensated heart failure
Answer. A, d
Feedback:
A) (note: this requires multiple responses to b e correct.)
Critical care units are cost efficient units for caring for patients with specific
organ
System failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patients with
acetaminophen overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and
#3 present patient concerns of a noncritical nature.
Nursing process: evaluation cognitive level: analysis
Category of need: physiological integrity–physiological adaptation
B) (note: this requires multiple responses to be correct.)