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Test Bank for Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, 3rd Edition

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This is a comprehensive test bank corresponding to Chapters 1 through 19 of the textbook Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, 3rd Edition by Kathleen Ouimet Perrin and Carrie Edgerly MacLeod. The content covers the foundational knowledge and advanced clinical management necessary for caring for critically ill patients. Key topics include respiratory failure, hemodynamic monitoring, managing various types of shock, cardiac conditions like dysrhythmias and acute coronary syndrome, and systems-based care for patients with traumatic injuries, neurological disorders, acute kidney injury, sepsis, and burns. The test bank also addresses care for patients with liver failure, gastrointestinal bleeds, and end-of-life care in the ICU.

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

, TESTABANKAFORAUNDERSTANDINGATHEAESSENTIALSAOFACRITICALACAREANURSING
A3RDAEDITIONABYAKATHLEENAPERRIN,ACARRIEAMACLEOD




TABLEAOFACONTENT

1. WhatAisACriticalACare?

2. CareAofAtheACriticalAIllAPatient

3. CareAofAtheAPatientAwithARespiratoryAFailure

4. InterpretationAandAManagementAofABasicADysrhythmias

5. CardiodynamicsAandAHemodynamicARegulation

6. CareAofAtheAPatientAExperiencingAShock

7. CareAofAtheAPatientAExperiencingAHeartAFailure

8. CareAofAtheAPatientAExperiencingAAcuteACoronaryASyndrome

9. CareAofAtheAPatientAFollowingATraumaticAInjury

10. CareAofAtheAPatientAExperiencingAanAIntracranialADysfunction

11. CareAofAtheAPatientAWithAaACerebralAorACerbrovascularADisorder

12. CareAofAtheACriticallyAIllAPatientAExperiencingAAlcoholAWithdrawalAand/orALiverAFailure

13. CareAofAtheAPatientAWithAanAAcuteAGastrointestinalABleedAorAPancreatitis

14. CareAofAtheAPatientAwithAProblemsAinAGlucoseAMetabolism

15. CareAofAtheAPatientAwithAAcuteAKidneyAInjury

16. CareAofAtheAOrganADonorAandATransplantARecipient

17. CareAofAtheAAcutelyAIllABurnAPatient

18. CareAofAtheAPatientAwithASepsis

19. CareAofAtheAICUAPatientAatAtheAEndAofALife

, Perrin: Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care
A A A A A A


r 1: What is Critical Care?
A A A A A


MULTIPLEA CHOICE.A A ChooseA theA oneA alternativeA thatA bestA completesA theA statem
s



1) OfAtheAfollowingApatients,AwhoAshouldAbeAcaredAforAinAaAcriticalAcareAunit?AAApa
tAapply.)
A) WithA anA acetaminophenA overdose
B) SufferingAfromAacuteAmentalAillness
C) WithAchronicArenalAfailure
D) WithAacuteAdecompensated AheartAfailure
ANSWER:AA,A D
Explanation:A A A)A (Note:A ThisA requiresA multipleA responsesA toA beA correct.)
CriticalAcareAunitsAareAc o- Ae
s tfficient AunitsAforAcaringAforApatients
systemAfailure.AAlthoughAtheAorganAfailingAinA#4AisAobvious,Apa
nAoverdoseAoftenAsufferAliverAfailureAasAaAconsequence.A#2Aand
nsAofAaAnoncriticalAnature.
NursingAProcess:AEvaluationACog
nitiveALevel:AAnalysis
CategoryAofANeed:APhysiologicalAIntegrity–PhysiologicalAAdapt

, B) (Note:AThisArequiresAmultipleAresponsesAtoAbeAcorrect.)
CriticalAcareAunitsAareAc o- Ae
s tfficient AunitsAforAcaringAforApatients
systemAfailure.AAlthoughAtheAorganAfailingAinA#4AisAobvious,Apa
nAoverdoseAoftenAsufferAliverAfailureAasAaAconsequence.A#2Aand
nsAofAaAnoncriticalAnature.
NursingAProcess:AEvaluationACog
nitiveALevel:AAnalysis
CategoryAofANeed:APhysiologicalAIntegrity–PhysiologicalAAdapt
C) (Note:AThisArequiresAmultipleAresponsesAtoAbeAcorrect.)
CriticalAcareAunitsAareAc o- Ae
s tfficient AunitsAforAcaringAforApatients
systemAfailure.AAlthoughAtheAorganAfailingAinA#4AisAobvious,Apa
nAoverdoseAoftenAsufferAliverAfailureAasAaAconsequence.A#2Aand
nsAofAaAnoncriticalAnature.
NursingAProcess:AEvaluationACog
nitiveALevel:AAnalysis
CategoryAofANeed:APhysiologicalAIntegrity–PhysiologicalAAdapt
D) (Note:AThisArequiresAmultipleAresponsesAtoAbeAcorrect.)
CriticalAcareAunitsAareAc o- Ae
s tfficient AunitsAforAcaringAforApatients
systemAfailure.AAlthoughAtheAorganAfailingAinA#4AisAobvious,Apa
nAoverdoseAoftenAsufferAliverAfailureAasAaAconsequence.A#2Aand
nsAofAaAnoncriticalAnature.
NursingAProcess:AEvaluationACog
nitiveALevel:AAnalysis
CategoryAofANeed:APhysiologicalAIntegrity–PhysiologicalAAdapt

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