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UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENTIALS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING 3RD EDITION
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PERRIN all CHAPTERS 1 - 19 COVERED GRADED A+
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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1. What is Critical Care?
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2. Care of the Critical Ill Patient
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3. Care of the Patient with Respiratory Failure
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4. Interpretation and Management of Basic Dysrhythmias
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6. Care of the Patient Experiencing Shock
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7. Care of the Patient Experiencing Heart Failure
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8. Care of the Patient Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome
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9. Care of the Patient Following Traumatic Injury
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10. Care of the Patient Experiencing an Intracranial Dysfunction
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11. Care of the Patient With a Cerebral or Cerbrovascular Disorder
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12. Care of the Critically Ill Patient Experiencing Alcohol Withdrawal and/or Liver Failure
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13. Care of the Patient With an Acute Gastrointestinal Bleed or Pancreatitis
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14. Care of the Patient with Problems in Glucose Metabolism
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15. Care of the Patient with Acute Kidney Injury
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16. Care of the Organ Donor and Transplant Recipient
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17. Care of the Acutely Ill Burn Patient
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18. Care of the Patient with Sepsis
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19. Care of the ICU Patient at the End of Life
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, Perrin: Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing Chapter 1: What is
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the ques
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1) Of the following patients, who should be cared for in a critical care unit? A patient: (Select all that apply.)
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A) With an acetaminophen overdose
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C) With chronic renal failure
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D) With acute decompensated heart failure
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patients with acetaminophen overdose
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