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dition Linda S. Williams Paula D. Ho
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,TABLE09OF09CONTENTS
Unit09109Understanding09Health09Care09Issues
1. Critical09Thinking09andthe09Nursing09Process
2. Evidence-Based09 Practice
3. Issues09in09Nursing09Practice
4. Cultural09Influences09on09Nursing09Care
5. Complementary09and09Alternative09Modalities
Unit09209Understanding09Health09and09Illness
6. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09with09Fluid,09Electrolyte,09and09Acid-Base09Imbalances
7. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09Receiving09Intravenous09Therapy
8. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09withInfections
9. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09inShock
10. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09inPain
11. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09WithCancer
12. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09HavingSurgery
13. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09with09Emergent09Conditions09and09Disaster/Bioterrorism09Response
Unit09309Understanding09Life09Span09Influences09on09Health09and09Illness
14. Developmental09Considerations09and09Chronic09Illness09in09the09Nursing09Care09of09Adults
15. Nursing09Care09of09Older09AdultPatients
16. Patient09Care09Settings
17. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09at09the09End09of09Life
Unit09409Understanding09the09Immune09System
18. Immune09System09Function,09Assessment09and09Therapeutic09Measures
19. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Immune09Disorders
20. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09HIV09Disease09and09AIDS
Unit09509Understanding09the09Cardiovascular09System
21. Cardiovascular09System09Function,09Assessment09and09Therapeutic09Measures
22. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09WithHypertension
23. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Valvular,09Inflammatory09and09Infectious09Cardiac09or09Venous09Disorders
24. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Occlusive09Cardiovascular09Disorders
25. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Cardiac09Arrhythmias
26. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Heart09Failure
Unit09609Understanding09the09Hematologic09and09Lymphatic09Systems
27. Hematologic09and09Lymphatic09System09Function,09Assessment,09and09Therapeutic09Measures
28. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Hematologic09and09Lymphatic09Disorders
Unit09709Understanding09the09Respiratory09System
29. Respiratory09System09Function,09Assessment,09and09Therapeutic09Measures
30. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Upper09 Respiratory09Tract09Disorders
31. Nursing09Care09 of09Patients09With09Lower09Respiratory09Tract09Disorders
,Unit09809Understanding09the09Gastrointestinal,09Hepatic,09and09Pancreatic09Systems
32. Gastrointestinal,09Hepatobiliary,09and09Pancreatic09Systems09Function,09Assessment09and09Therapeutic0 9 Measures
33. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Upper09Gastrointestinal09Disorders
34. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09 Lower09Gastrointestinal09Disorders
35. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Liver,09Pancreatic,09and09Gallbladder09Disorders
Unit09909Understanding09the09Urinary09System
36. Urinary09System09Function,09Assessment,09and09Therapeutic09Measures
37. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Disorders09of09the09Urinary09System
Unit091009Understanding09the09Endocrine09System
38. Endocrine09System09Function09andAssessment
39. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Endocrine09Disorders
40. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Disorders09of09the09Endocrine09Pancreas
Unit091109Understanding09the09Genitourinary09and09Reproductive09System
41. Genitourinary09and09Reproductive09System09Function09and09Assessment
42. Nursing09Care09of09Women09With09Reproductive09System09Disorders
43. Nursing09Care09of09Male09Patients09With09Genitourinary09Disorders
44. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Sexually09Transmitted09Infections
Unit091209Understanding09the09Musculoskeletal09System
45. Musculoskeletal09Function09and09Assessment
46. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Musculoskeletal09and09Connective09Tissue09Disorders
Unit091309Understanding09the09Neurologic09System
47. Neurologic09System09Function,09Assessment,09and09Therapeutic09Measures
48. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Central09Nervous09System09Disorders
49. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Cerebrovascular09Disorders
50. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Peripheral09Nervous09System09Disorders
Unit091409Understanding09the09Sensory09System
51. Sensory09System09Function,09Assessment,09and09Therapeutic09Measures:09Vision09and09Hearing
52. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Sensory09Disorders:09Vision09and09Hearing
Unit091509Understanding09the09Integumentary09System
53. Integumentary09System09Function,09Assessment09and09Therapeutic09Measures
54. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Skin09Disorders
55. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09WithBurns
Unit091609Understanding09Mental09Health09Care
56. Mental09Health09Function,09Assessment,09and09Therapeutic09Measures
57. Nursing09Care09of09Patients09With09Mental09Health09Disorders
, Chapter091.09Critical09Thinking09and09the09Nursing09Process
MULTIPLE09CHOICE
1. The09nurse09is09caring09for09a09group09of09patients09on09a09medical-
surgical09unit.09Which09patient09should09the09licensed09practical09nurse/licensed09vocationa
l09nurse09(LPN/LVN)09assess09first?
1. A09patient09with09a09blood09glucose09of094209mg/dL
2. A09patient09who09reports09a09pain09level09of092
3. A09patient09who09has09just09received09a09diagnosis09of09cancer
4. A09patient09who09has09a09respiratory09rate09of0922
ANS:0 9 1
Chapter:09Chapter09109Critical09Thinking09and09the09Nursing09Process
Objective:097.09Prioritize09patient09care09activities09based09on09the09Maslow09hierarchy0
9of09human09needs.
Pages:096–7
Heading:09Prioritize09Care
Integrated09Process:09Clinical09Problem-
Solving09Process09(Nursing09Process)09Client09Need:09SECE—
Coordinated09Care
Cognitive09Level:09Application09[Applyin
g]09Concept:09Patient-
Centered09Care09Difficulty:09Difficult
Feedback
1 This09patient09has09a09dangerously09low09blood09glucose09level09and09requires09im
mediate09intervention.
2 This09patient09will09need09to09be09assessed,09but09is09not09as09high09a09priority.
3 According09to09Maslow,09psychosocial09needs09are09not09as09high09of09a09priority0
9as09physiological09needs.
4 A09respiratory09rate09of092209is09within09normal09range.
PTS: 1 CON:09Patient-Centered09Care
2. The09LPN/LVN09enters09the09room09of09a09patient09who09is09angry09and09yells,09―I09asked0
9509minutes09ago09for09my09pain09medication.09I’m09going09to09call09the09CEO09of09the09ho
spital09if09you09don’t09get09it09for09me09now.‖09Which09statement09by09the09nurse09demonst
rates09intellectual09empathy?
1. ―We09are09short-staffed09today,09so09it09will09take09me09longer09to09meet09your09needs.‖
2. ―I09am09sorry09you09had09to09wait,09I09know09you09must09be09in09a09lot09of09pain.‖
3. ―I09had09another09patient09who09had09severe09pain,09and09I09had09to09get09to09them09first.‖
4. ―I09will09get09you09the09number09for09the09CEO,09but09he09is09aware09of09how09busy09we09are.‖
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Chapter:09Chapter09109Critical09Thinking09and09the09Nursing09Process
Objective:092.09Describe09attitudes09and09skills09that09promote09good09critical
09thinking09Page:092
Heading:09Intellectual09Empathy
Integrated09Process:09Communication09and09Documentat
ion09Client09Need:09Psychosocial09Integrity