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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 zOF zCONTENTS
UNIT zONE: zFOUNDATIONS zIN zCRITICAL zCARE zNURSING
1. Caring zfor zthe zCritically zIll zPatient
2. Ethical zand zLegal zIssues
3. Facilitating zCare zTransitions
UNIT zTWO: zCOMMON zPROBLEMS zIN zCRITICAL zCARE
4. Psychosocial zand zSpiritual zConsiderations
5. Nutritional zAlterations zand zManagement
6. The zOlder zAdult
7. Pain zand zPain zManagement
8. Sedation zand zDelirium zManagement
9. Palliative zand zEnd-of-Life zCare
UNIT zTHREE: zCARDIOVASCULAR zALTERATIONS
10. Cardiovascular zClinical zAssessment zand zDiagnostic zProcedures
11. Cardiovascular zDisorders
12. Cardiovascular zTherapeutic zManagement
UNIT zFOUR: zPULMONARY zALTERATIONS
13. Pulmonary zClinical zAssessment zand zDiagnostic zProcedures
14. Pulmonary zDisorders
15. Pulmonary zTherapeutic zManagement
UNIT zFIVE: zNEUROLOGICAL zALTERATIONS
16. Neurological zClinical zAssessment zand zDiagnostic zProcedures
17. Neurologic zDisorders zand zTherapeutic zManagement
UNIT zSIX: zKIDNEY zALTERATIONS
18. Kidney zClinical zAssessment zand zDiagnostic zProcedures
19. Kidney zDisorders zand zTherapeutic zManagement
UNIT zSEVEN: zGASTROINTESTINAL zALTERATIONS
20. Gastrointestinal zClinical zAssessment zand zDiagnostic zProcedures
21. Gastrointestinal zDisorders zand zTherapeutic zManagement
UNIT zEIGHT: zENDOCRINE zALTERATIONS
22. Endocrine zClinical zAssessment zand zDiagnostic zProcedures
23. Endocrine zDisorders zand zTherapeutic zManagement
UNIT zNINE: zMULTISYSTEM zALTERATIONS
24. Trauma
25. Burns
26. Shock, zSepsis, zand zMultiple zOrgan zDysfunction zSyndrome
27. Hematological zand zOncological zEmergencies
,Chapter z01: zCritical zCare zNursing zPractice z Urden:
zCritical zCare zNursing, z9th
MULTIPLE
z CHOICE
1. During zWorld zWar zII, zwhat ztype zof zwards zwere zdeveloped zto zcare zfor
critically z injured zpatients?
z
a. Intensive zcare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: zC
During zWorld zWar zII, zshock zwards zwere zestablished zto zcare zfor zcritically zinjured
zpatients. z Triage zwards zestablish zthe zorder zin zwhich za zpatient zis zseen zor ztreated
zupon zarrival zto za z hospital. zPostoperative zwards zwere zdeveloped zin z1900 zand zlater
zevolved zinto zintensive zcare z units.
PTS: z z z 1 DIF: Cognitive zLevel: zRemembering REF: zp. z1
z OBJ: z z Nursing zProcess z Step: zN/A TOP: zCritical zCare zNursing
zPractice z MSC: zNCLEX: zSafe zand zEffective zCare zEnvironment
2. What ztype zof zpractitioner zhas za zbroad zdepth zof zspecialty zknowledge zand
expertise zand z manages zcomplex zclinical zand zsystem zissues?
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a. Registered znurses
b. Advanced zpractice znurses
c. Clinical znurse zleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS: zB
Advanced zpractice znurses z(APNs) zhave za zbroad zdepth zof zknowledge zand zexpertise zin
ztheir z specialty zarea zand zmanage zcomplex zclinical zand zsystems zissues. zIntensivists zare
zmedical z practitioners zwho zmanage zthe zcritical zill zpatient. zRegistered znurses z(RNs) zare
zgenerally zdirect z care zproviders. zClinical znurse zleaders z(CNLs) zgenerally zdo znot
zmanage zsystem zissues.
PTS: z z z 1 DIF: Cognitive zLevel: zRemembering REF: zp. z2
z OBJ: z z Nursing zProcess z Step: zN/A TOP: zCritical zCare zNursing
zPractice z MSC: zNCLEX: zSafe zand zEffective zCare zEnvironment
3. What ztype zof zpractitioner zis zinstrumental zin zensuring zcare zthat zis zevidence
based zand
z z that zsafety zprograms zare zin zplace?
a. Clinical znurse
zspecialist zb.
zAdvanced z practice
znurse zc.
Registered znurses
d. zNurse zpractitioners
ANS: zA
, Clinical znurse zspecialists z(CNSs) zserve zin zspecialty zroles zthat zuse ztheir zclinical, zteaching,
z research, zleadership, zand zconsultative zabilities. zThey zare zinstrumental zin zensuring zthat
zcareis z evidence zbased zand zthat zsafety zprograms zare zin zplace. zAdvanced zpractice
znurses z(APNs)have z a zbroad zdepth zof zknowledge zand zexpertise zin ztheir zspecialty
zarea zand zmanage zcomplex z clinical zand zsystems zissues. zRegistered znurses zare
zgenerally zdirect zcare zproviders. zNurse z practitioners z(NPs) zmanage zdirect zclinical zcare
zof zgroups zof zpatients.
PTS: z z z 1 DIF: Cognitive zLevel: zRemembering REF: zp. z2
z OBJ: z z Nursing zProcess z Step: zN/A TOP: zCritical zCare zNursing
zPractice z MSC: zNCLEX: zSafe zand zEffective zCare zEnvironment
4. Which zprofessional zorganization zadministers zcritical zcare zcertification zexams
for z registered znurses?
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a. State zBoard zof zRegistered zNurses
b. National zAssociation zof zClinical zNurse zSpecialist
c. Society zof zCritical zCare zMedicine
d. American zAssociation zof zCritical-Care zNurses
ANS: zD
American zAssociation zof zCritical-Care zNurses z(AACN) zadministers zcertification zexams
zfor z registered znurses. zThe zState zBoard zof zRegistered zNurses z(SBON) zdoes znot
zadminister z certification zexams. zNational zAssociation zof zClinical zNurse zSpecialists
z(NACNS) zdoes znot z administer zcertification zexams. zSociety zof zCritical zCare zMedicine
z(SCCM) zdoes znot z administer znursing zcertification zexams zfor zregistered znurses.
PTS: z z z 1 DIF: Cognitive zLevel: zRemembering REF: zp. z3
z OBJ: z z Nursing zProcess z Step: zN/A TOP: zCritical zCare zNursing
zPractice z MSC: zNCLEX: zSafe zand zEffective zCare zEnvironment
5. Emphasis zis zon zhuman zintegrity zand zstresses zthe ztheory zthat zthe zbody, zmind, zand
zspirit z are zinterdependent zand zinseparable. zThis zstatement zdescribes zwhich
zmethodology zof z care?
a. Holistic zcare
b. Individualized zcare
c. Cultural zcare
d. Interdisciplinary zcare
ANS: zA
Holistic zcare zfocuses zon zhuman zintegrity zand zstresses zthat zthe zbody, zmind, zand zspirit zare
z interdependent zand zinseparable. zIndividualized zcare zrecognizes zthe zuniqueness zof zeach
z patient’s zpreferences, zcondition, zand zphysiologic zand zpsychosocial zstatus. zCultural
zdiversityin z health zcare zis znot za znew ztopic, zbut zit zis zgaining zemphasis zand zimportance
zas zthe zworld z becomes zmore zaccessible zto zall zas zthe zresult zof zincreasing ztechnologies
zand zinterfaces zwith z places zand zpeoples. zInterdisciplinary zcare zis zcare zamong za
zvariety zof zhealth zcare zprofessionals z with zthe zpatient’s zhealth zas zthe zcommon zgoal.
PTS: z z z 1 DIF: Cognitive zLevel: zRemembering REF: zp. z4
z OBJ: z z Nursing zProcess z Step: zN/A TOP: zCritical zCare zNursing
zPractice z MSC: zNCLEX: zSafe zand zEffective zCare zEnvironment