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CRITICAL CARE NURSING 3RD EDITION BY
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KATHLEEN PERRIN, CARRIE MACLEOD
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TABLE vOF vCONTENT
1. What vis vCritical vCare?
2. Care vof vthe vCritical vIll vPatient
3. Care vof vthe vPatient vwith vRespiratory vFailure
4. Interpretation vand vManagement vof vBasic vDysrhythmias
5. Cardiodynamics vand vHemodynamic vRegulation
6. Care vof vthe vPatient vExperiencing vShock
7. Care vof vthe vPatient vExperiencing vHeart vFailure
8. Care vof vthe vPatient vExperiencing vAcute vCoronary vSyndrome
9. Care vof vthe vPatient vFollowing vTraumatic vInjury
10. Care vof vthe vPatient vExperiencing van vIntracranial vDysfunction
11. Care vof vthe vPatient vWith va vCerebral vor vCerbrovascular vDisorder
12. Care vof vthe vCritically vIll vPatient vExperiencing vAlcohol vWithdrawal vand/or vLiver vFailure
13. Care vof vthe vPatient vWith van vAcute vGastrointestinal vBleed vor vPancreatitis
14. Care vof vthe vPatient vwith vProblems vin vGlucose vMetabolism
15. Care vof vthe vPatient vwith vAcute vKidney vInjury
16. Care vof vthe vOrgan vDonor vand vTransplant vRecipient
17. Care vof vthe vAcutely vIll vBurn vPatient
18. Care vof vthe vPatient vwith vSepsis
19. Care vof vthe vICU vPatient vat vthe vEnd vof vLife
, Perrin: Understanding the Essentials of Critical Car
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Chapter 1: What is Critical Care?
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MULTIPLE v CHOICE. v v Choose v the v one v alternative v that v best v completes v the v stat
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1) Of vthe vfollowing vpatients, vwho vshould vbe vcared vfor vin va vcritical vcare vunit? vA vpa
vthat vapply.)
A) With v an v acetaminophen v overdose
B) Suffering vfrom vacute vmental villness
C) With vchronic vrenal vfailure
D) With vacute vdecompensated vheart vfailure
ANSWER: vA, v D
Explanation: v v A) v (Note: v This v requires v multiple v responses v to v be v correct.)
Critical vcare vunits vare vc o- ve
s tfficient vunits vfor vcaring vfor vpatients
system vfailure. vAlthough vthe vorgan vfailing vin v#4 vis vobvious, vp
vacetaminophen voverdose voften vsuffer vliver vfailure vas va vconse
vpatient vconcerns vof va vnoncritical vnature.
Nursing vProcess: vEvaluation
vCognitive vLevel: vAnalysis
Category vof vNeed: vPhysiological vIntegrity–Physiological vAdapt
,B) (Note: vThis vrequires vmultiple vresponses vto vbe vcorrect.)
Critical vcare vunits vare vc o- ve
s tfficient vunits vfor vcaring vfor vpatients
system vfailure. vAlthough vthe vorgan vfailing vin v#4 vis vobvious, vp
vacetaminophen voverdose voften vsuffer vliver vfailure vas va vconse
vpatient vconcerns vof va vnoncritical vnature.
Nursing vProcess: vEvaluation
vCognitive vLevel: vAnalysis
Category vof vNeed: vPhysiological vIntegrity–Physiological vAdapt
C) (Note: vThis vrequires vmultiple vresponses vto vbe vcorrect.)
Critical vcare vunits vare vc o- ve
s tfficient vunits vfor vcaring vfor vpatients
system vfailure. vAlthough vthe vorgan vfailing vin v#4 vis vobvious, vp
vacetaminophen voverdose voften vsuffer vliver vfailure vas va vconse
vpatient vconcerns vof va vnoncritical vnature.
Nursing vProcess: vEvaluation
vCognitive vLevel: vAnalysis
Category vof vNeed: vPhysiological vIntegrity–Physiological vAdapt
D) (Note: vThis vrequires vmultiple vresponses vto vbe vcorrect.)
Critical vcare vunits vare vc o- ve
s tfficient vunits vfor vcaring vfor vpatients
system vfailure. vAlthough vthe vorgan vfailing vin v#4 vis vobvious, vp
vacetaminophen voverdose voften vsuffer vliver vfailure vas va vconse
vpatient vconcerns vof va vnoncritical vnature.
Nursing vProcess: vEvaluation
vCognitive vLevel: vAnalysis
Category vof vNeed: vPhysiological vIntegrity–Physiological vAdapt
, 2) A vhospital vin va vsmall vrural vtown vwould vbe vable vto vprovide vwhich vlevel vof vcare vi
A) Level v I
B) Level v II
C) Level v III
D) It vis vunlikely vthat vthe vhospital vwould vhave va vcritical vcare vunit
ANSWER: vC
Explanation: vA) v#1 vand v#2 vdescribe vmore vadvanced vand vinclusive vcritical vca
va vall vbecause vmost vhospitals vhave vsome vcritical vcare vareas.
Nursing vProcess: vEvaluation
vCognitive vLevel:
vApplication
Category vof vNeed: vSafe, vEffective vCare vEnvironment–Managem
B) #1 vand v#2 vdescribe vmore vadvanced vand vinclusive vcritical vcare
va vall vbecause vmost vhospitals vhave vsome vcritical vcare vareas.
Nursing vProcess: vEvaluation
vCognitive vLevel:
vApplication
Category vof vNeed: vSafe, vEffective vCare vEnvironment–Managem
C) #1 vand v#2 vdescribe vmore vadvanced vand vinclusive vcritical vcare
va vall vbecause vmost vhospitals vhave vsome vcritical vcare vareas.
Nursing vProcess: vEvaluation
vCognitive vLevel:
vApplication
Category vof vNeed: vSafe, vEffective vCare vEnvironment–Managem
D) #1 vand v#2 vdescribe vmore vadvanced vand vinclusive vcritical vcare
va vall vbecause vmost vhospitals vhave vsome vcritical vcare vareas.
Nursing vProcess: vEvaluation
vCognitive vLevel:
vApplication
Category vof vNeed: vSafe, vEffective vCare vEnvironment–Managem
3) A v nurse v employed v in v an v "open" v ICU v would v most v likely v be v working v with v a:
A) Multidisciplinary vteam vwith vphysicians vwho vare valso vresponsible vfor vpatien
B) Multidisciplinary vteam vthat vincludes va vphysician vemployed vby vthe vhospital.
C) Physician vin vcharge vof vpatient vcare vwho vis va vspecialist vin vcritical vcare.
D) Primary vcare vphysician vwho vmust vconsult va vcritical vcare vspecialist.
ANSWER: vA
Explanation: v A) v #2, v #3, v and v #4 v refer v to v "closed" v ICUs.
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Nursing vProcess: vEvaluation
vCognitive vLevel: vAnalysis
Category vof vNeed: vSafe, vEffective vCare vEnvironment–Managem
B) #2, v#3, vand v#4 vrefer vto v"closed"
vICUs. vNursing vProcess: vEvaluation
Cognitive vLevel: vAnalysis
Category vof vNeed: vSafe, vEffective vCare vEnvironment–Managem
C) #2, v#3, vand v#4 vrefer vto v"closed"
vICUs. vNursing vProcess: vEvaluation