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Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
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Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
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,TABLE tOF tCONTENTS
UNIT tONE: tFOUNDATIONS tIN tCRITICAL tCARE tNURSING
1. Caring tfor tthe tCritically tIll tPatient
2. Ethical tand tLegal tIssues
3. Facilitating tCare tTransitions
UNIT tTWO: tCOMMON tPROBLEMS tIN tCRITICAL tCARE
4. Psychosocial tand tSpiritual tConsiderations
5. Nutritional tAlterations tand tManagement
6. The tOlder tAdult
7. Pain tand tPain tManagement
8. Sedation tand tDelirium tManagement
9. Palliative tand tEnd-of-Life tCare
UNIT tTHREE: tCARDIOVASCULAR tALTERATIONS
10. Cardiovascular tClinical tAssessment tand tDiagnostic tProcedures
11. Cardiovascular tDisorders
12. Cardiovascular tTherapeutic tManagement
UNIT tFOUR: tPULMONARY tALTERATIONS
13. Pulmonary tClinical tAssessment tand tDiagnostic tProcedures
14. Pulmonary tDisorders
15. Pulmonary tTherapeutic tManagement
UNIT tFIVE: tNEUROLOGICAL tALTERATIONS
16. Neurological tClinical tAssessment tand tDiagnostic tProcedures
17. Neurologic tDisorders tand tTherapeutic tManagement
UNIT tSIX: tKIDNEY tALTERATIONS
18. Kidney tClinical tAssessment tand tDiagnostic tProcedures
19. Kidney tDisorders tand tTherapeutic tManagement
UNIT tSEVEN: tGASTROINTESTINAL tALTERATIONS
20. Gastrointestinal tClinical tAssessment tand tDiagnostic tProcedures
21. Gastrointestinal tDisorders tand tTherapeutic tManagement
UNIT tEIGHT: tENDOCRINE tALTERATIONS
22. Endocrine tClinical tAssessment tand tDiagnostic tProcedures
23. Endocrine tDisorders tand tTherapeutic tManagement
UNIT tNINE: tMULTISYSTEM tALTERATIONS
24. Trauma
25. Burns
26. Shock, tSepsis, tand tMultiple tOrgan tDysfunction tSyndrome
27. Hematological tand tOncological tEmergencies
,Chapter t01: tCritical tCare tNursing tPractice t Urden:
tCritical tCare tNursing, t9th
MULTIPLE
t CHOICE
1. During tWorld tWar tII, twhat ttype tof twards twere tdeveloped tto tcare tfor
critically t injured tpatients?
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a. Intensive tcare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: tC
During tWorld tWar tII, tshock twards twere testablished tto tcare tfor tcritically tinjured tpatients.
t Triage twards testablish tthe torder tin twhich ta tpatient tis tseen tor ttreated tupon tarrival tto ta
t hospital. tPostoperative twards twere tdeveloped tin t1900 tand tlater tevolved tinto tintensive
tcare t units.
PTS: t t t 1 DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tRemembering REF: tp. t1
t OBJ: t t Nursing tProcess t Step: tN/A TOP: tCritical tCare tNursing
tPractice t MSC: tNCLEX: tSafe tand tEffective tCare tEnvironment
2. What ttype tof tpractitioner thas ta tbroad tdepth tof tspecialty tknowledge tand texpertise
and t manages tcomplex tclinical tand tsystem tissues?
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a. Registered tnurses
b. Advanced tpractice tnurses
c. Clinical tnurse tleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS: tB
Advanced tpractice tnurses t(APNs) thave ta tbroad tdepth tof tknowledge tand texpertise tin ttheir
t specialty tarea tand tmanage tcomplex tclinical tand tsystems tissues. tIntensivists tare tmedical
t practitioners twho tmanage tthe tcritical till tpatient. tRegistered tnurses t(RNs) tare tgenerally tdirect
t care tproviders. tClinical tnurse tleaders t(CNLs) tgenerally tdo tnot tmanage tsystem tissues.
PTS: t t t 1 DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tRemembering REF: tp. t2
t OBJ: t t Nursing tProcess t Step: tN/A TOP: tCritical tCare tNursing
tPractice t MSC: tNCLEX: tSafe tand tEffective tCare tEnvironment
3. What ttype tof tpractitioner tis tinstrumental tin tensuring tcare tthat tis tevidence tbased
and t that tsafety tprograms tare tin tplace?
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a. Clinical tnurse
tspecialist tb.
tAdvanced t practice
tnurse tc.
Registered tnurses
d. tNurse tpractitioners
ANS: tA
, Clinical tnurse tspecialists t(CNSs) tserve tin tspecialty troles tthat tuse ttheir tclinical, tteaching,
t research, tleadership, tand tconsultative tabilities. tThey tare tinstrumental tin tensuring tthat
tcareis t evidence tbased tand tthat tsafety tprograms tare tin tplace. tAdvanced tpractice tnurses
t(APNs)have t a tbroad tdepth tof tknowledge tand texpertise tin ttheir tspecialty tarea tand
tmanage tcomplex t clinical tand tsystems tissues. tRegistered tnurses tare tgenerally tdirect tcare
tproviders. tNurse t practitioners t(NPs) tmanage tdirect tclinical tcare tof tgroups tof tpatients.
PTS: t t t 1 DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tRemembering REF: tp. t2
t OBJ: t t Nursing tProcess t Step: tN/A TOP: tCritical tCare tNursing
tPractice t MSC: tNCLEX: tSafe tand tEffective tCare tEnvironment
4. Which tprofessional torganization tadministers tcritical tcare tcertification texams
for t registered tnurses?
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a. State tBoard tof tRegistered tNurses
b. National tAssociation tof tClinical tNurse tSpecialist
c. Society tof tCritical tCare tMedicine
d. American tAssociation tof tCritical-Care tNurses
ANS: tD
American tAssociation tof tCritical-Care tNurses t(AACN) tadministers tcertification texams tfor
t registered tnurses. tThe tState tBoard tof tRegistered tNurses t(SBON) tdoes tnot tadminister
t certification texams. tNational tAssociation tof tClinical tNurse tSpecialists t(NACNS) tdoes tnot
t administer tcertification texams. tSociety tof tCritical tCare tMedicine t(SCCM) tdoes tnot
t administer tnursing tcertification texams tfor tregistered tnurses.
PTS: t t t 1 DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tRemembering REF: tp. t3
t OBJ: t t Nursing tProcess t Step: tN/A TOP: tCritical tCare tNursing
tPractice t MSC: tNCLEX: tSafe tand tEffective tCare tEnvironment
5. Emphasis tis ton thuman tintegrity tand tstresses tthe ttheory tthat tthe tbody, tmind, tand tspirit
tare tinterdependent tand tinseparable. tThis tstatement tdescribes twhich tmethodology tof
tcare?
a. Holistic tcare
b. Individualized tcare
c. Cultural tcare
d. Interdisciplinary tcare
ANS: tA
Holistic tcare tfocuses ton thuman tintegrity tand tstresses tthat tthe tbody, tmind, tand tspirit tare
t interdependent tand tinseparable. tIndividualized tcare trecognizes tthe tuniqueness tof teach
t patient’s tpreferences, tcondition, tand tphysiologic tand tpsychosocial tstatus. tCultural
tdiversityin t health tcare tis tnot ta tnew ttopic, tbut tit tis tgaining temphasis tand timportance tas
tthe tworld t becomes tmore taccessible tto tall tas tthe tresult tof tincreasing ttechnologies tand
tinterfaces twith t places tand tpeoples. tInterdisciplinary tcare tis tcare tamong ta tvariety tof
thealth tcare t professionals t with tthe tpatient’s thealth tas tthe tcommon tgoal.
PTS: t t t 1 DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tRemembering REF: tp. t4
t OBJ: t t Nursing tProcess t Step: tN/A TOP: tCritical tCare tNursing
tPractice t MSC: tNCLEX: tSafe tand tEffective tCare tEnvironment