Full Test Bank - Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis
And Management 10th Edition By Linda D.
Urden, 2025 Update Version| Chapter 1-39|
Verified Answer With Rationale
,UNIT 1; FOUNDATIONS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING ..............................................................................4
CHAPTER 1. CRITICAL CARE NURSING PRACTICE................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 2. ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES ....................................................................................................... 19
CHAPTER 3. GENETIC ISSUES ....................................................................................................................... 46
CHAPTER 4. FACILITATING CARE TRANSITIONS ................................................................................................ 58
CHAPTER 5. PSYCHOSOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL CONSIDERATIONS .......................................................................... 75
CHAPTER 6. NUTRITION ALTERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT .............................................................................. 93
CHAPTER 7. PAIN AND PAIN MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 112
CHAPTER 8. SEDATION, AGITATION, AND DELIRIUM MANAGEMENT................................................................. 126
CHAPTER 9. PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE .......................................................................................... 140
UNIT 2; CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS .......................................................................................... 153
CHAPTER 10. CARDIOVASCULAR ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ........................................................................ 153
CHAPTER 11: CARDIOVASCULAR CLINICAL ASSESSMENT ................................................................................. 168
CHAPTER 12. CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES ............................................................................ 186
CHAPTER 13. CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS ................................................................................................ 257
CHAPTER 14. CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ........................................................................ 278
UNIT 3: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS ................................................................................................... 303
CHAPTER 15. PULMONARY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ............................................................................... 303
CHAPTER 16. PULMONARY CLINICAL ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................ 327
CHAPTER 17. PULMONARY DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES ................................................................................... 346
CHAPTER 18. PULMONARY DISORDERS ....................................................................................................... 366
CHAPTER 19. PULMONARY THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ............................................................................... 382
UNIT 4; NEUROLOGIC ALTERATIONS .................................................................................................. 401
CHAPTER 20. NEUROLOGIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ............................................................................... 401
CHAPTER 21. NEUROLOGIC CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES ............................................. 419
CHAPTER 22. NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ....................................................... 451
UNIT 5; KIDNEY ALTERATIONS ............................................................................................................ 480
CHAPTER 23. KIDNEY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY....................................................................................... 480
CHAPTER 24. KIDNEY CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES..................................................... 496
CHAPTER 25. KIDNEY DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ............................................................... 510
UNIT 6; GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS ........................................................................................ 530
,CHAPTER 26. GASTROINTESTINAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ...................................................................... 530
CHAPTER 27. GASTROINTESTINAL CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES .................................... 543
CHAPTER 28. GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ............................................... 561
UNIT 7; ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS ..................................................................................................... 578
CHAPTER 29. ENDOCRINE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ................................................................................. 578
CHAPTER 30. ENDOCRINE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES ............................................... 593
CHAPTER 31. ENDOCRINE DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ......................................................... 612
UNIT 8; MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS ................................................................................................. 645
CHAPTER 32. TRAUMA ............................................................................................................................ 645
CHAPTER 33. SEPSIS, SHOCK, AND MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME ............................................... 666
CHAPTER 34. BURNS ............................................................................................................................... 686
CHAPTER 35. ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION ............................................................................. 707
CHAPTER 36. HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES ......................................................................... 727
UNIT 9; SPECIAL POPULATIONS .......................................................................................................... 743
CHAPTER 37. THE OBSTETRIC PATIENT ....................................................................................................... 743
CHAPTER 38. THE PAEDIATRIC PATIENT ...................................................................................................... 762
CHAPTER 39. THE OLDER ADULT PATIENT ................................................................................................... 777
, UNIT 1; FOUNDATIONS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING
Chapter 1. Critical Care Nursing Practice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. During World War Ii, What Types Of Wards Were Developed To Care For Critically Injured
Patients?
A. Intensive Care
B. Triage
C. Shock
D. Postoperative
ANSWER: C
During World War Ii, Shock Wards Were Established To Care For Critically Injured Patients.
Triage Wards Establish The Order In Which A Patient Is Seen Or Treated Upon Arrival To A
Hospital. Postoperative Wards Were Developed In 1900 And Later Evolved Into Intensive Care
Units.
A. Intensive Care: Intensive Care Units (Icus) Evolved Later, After Postoperative Wards, And
Were Not First Established During Wwii.
B. Triage: Triage Refers To The System Of Prioritizing Patients Based On Severity And Urgency
Of Their Conditions, Not A Type Of Ward.
D. Postoperative: Postoperative Wards Were Established Earlier In The 1900s To Care For
Patients After Surgery And Later Influenced Icu Development.
Pts: 1 Dif: Cognitive Level: Remembering Ref: P. 2 Obj: Nursing Process Step:
N/Atop: Critical Care Nursing Practice Msc: Nclex: Safe And Effective Care Environment
2. What Type Of Practitioner Has A Broad Depth Of Specialty Knowledge And Expertise And
Manages Complex Clinical And System Issues?
And Management 10th Edition By Linda D.
Urden, 2025 Update Version| Chapter 1-39|
Verified Answer With Rationale
,UNIT 1; FOUNDATIONS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING ..............................................................................4
CHAPTER 1. CRITICAL CARE NURSING PRACTICE................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 2. ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES ....................................................................................................... 19
CHAPTER 3. GENETIC ISSUES ....................................................................................................................... 46
CHAPTER 4. FACILITATING CARE TRANSITIONS ................................................................................................ 58
CHAPTER 5. PSYCHOSOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL CONSIDERATIONS .......................................................................... 75
CHAPTER 6. NUTRITION ALTERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT .............................................................................. 93
CHAPTER 7. PAIN AND PAIN MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 112
CHAPTER 8. SEDATION, AGITATION, AND DELIRIUM MANAGEMENT................................................................. 126
CHAPTER 9. PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE .......................................................................................... 140
UNIT 2; CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS .......................................................................................... 153
CHAPTER 10. CARDIOVASCULAR ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ........................................................................ 153
CHAPTER 11: CARDIOVASCULAR CLINICAL ASSESSMENT ................................................................................. 168
CHAPTER 12. CARDIOVASCULAR DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES ............................................................................ 186
CHAPTER 13. CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS ................................................................................................ 257
CHAPTER 14. CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ........................................................................ 278
UNIT 3: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS ................................................................................................... 303
CHAPTER 15. PULMONARY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ............................................................................... 303
CHAPTER 16. PULMONARY CLINICAL ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................ 327
CHAPTER 17. PULMONARY DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES ................................................................................... 346
CHAPTER 18. PULMONARY DISORDERS ....................................................................................................... 366
CHAPTER 19. PULMONARY THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ............................................................................... 382
UNIT 4; NEUROLOGIC ALTERATIONS .................................................................................................. 401
CHAPTER 20. NEUROLOGIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ............................................................................... 401
CHAPTER 21. NEUROLOGIC CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES ............................................. 419
CHAPTER 22. NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ....................................................... 451
UNIT 5; KIDNEY ALTERATIONS ............................................................................................................ 480
CHAPTER 23. KIDNEY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY....................................................................................... 480
CHAPTER 24. KIDNEY CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES..................................................... 496
CHAPTER 25. KIDNEY DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ............................................................... 510
UNIT 6; GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS ........................................................................................ 530
,CHAPTER 26. GASTROINTESTINAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ...................................................................... 530
CHAPTER 27. GASTROINTESTINAL CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES .................................... 543
CHAPTER 28. GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ............................................... 561
UNIT 7; ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS ..................................................................................................... 578
CHAPTER 29. ENDOCRINE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ................................................................................. 578
CHAPTER 30. ENDOCRINE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES ............................................... 593
CHAPTER 31. ENDOCRINE DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ......................................................... 612
UNIT 8; MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS ................................................................................................. 645
CHAPTER 32. TRAUMA ............................................................................................................................ 645
CHAPTER 33. SEPSIS, SHOCK, AND MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME ............................................... 666
CHAPTER 34. BURNS ............................................................................................................................... 686
CHAPTER 35. ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION ............................................................................. 707
CHAPTER 36. HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES ......................................................................... 727
UNIT 9; SPECIAL POPULATIONS .......................................................................................................... 743
CHAPTER 37. THE OBSTETRIC PATIENT ....................................................................................................... 743
CHAPTER 38. THE PAEDIATRIC PATIENT ...................................................................................................... 762
CHAPTER 39. THE OLDER ADULT PATIENT ................................................................................................... 777
, UNIT 1; FOUNDATIONS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING
Chapter 1. Critical Care Nursing Practice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. During World War Ii, What Types Of Wards Were Developed To Care For Critically Injured
Patients?
A. Intensive Care
B. Triage
C. Shock
D. Postoperative
ANSWER: C
During World War Ii, Shock Wards Were Established To Care For Critically Injured Patients.
Triage Wards Establish The Order In Which A Patient Is Seen Or Treated Upon Arrival To A
Hospital. Postoperative Wards Were Developed In 1900 And Later Evolved Into Intensive Care
Units.
A. Intensive Care: Intensive Care Units (Icus) Evolved Later, After Postoperative Wards, And
Were Not First Established During Wwii.
B. Triage: Triage Refers To The System Of Prioritizing Patients Based On Severity And Urgency
Of Their Conditions, Not A Type Of Ward.
D. Postoperative: Postoperative Wards Were Established Earlier In The 1900s To Care For
Patients After Surgery And Later Influenced Icu Development.
Pts: 1 Dif: Cognitive Level: Remembering Ref: P. 2 Obj: Nursing Process Step:
N/Atop: Critical Care Nursing Practice Msc: Nclex: Safe And Effective Care Environment
2. What Type Of Practitioner Has A Broad Depth Of Specialty Knowledge And Expertise And
Manages Complex Clinical And System Issues?
