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Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing (3rd Edition) – Kathleen Perrin – Comprehensive Chapters 1–19 Study Material and Updated Test Bank Overview

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This document covers the full scope of Chapters 1–19 from Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing (3rd Edition) by Kathleen Perrin. It provides a structured overview of test-bank-aligned study material and updated content relevant to current critical care nursing practice. The description is designed to help students understand what topics the resource supports and how it aligns with common exam formats. This summary does not include any proprietary test bank questions or copyrighted content.

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Test Bank For_ Understanding The Essentials Of
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.)

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