Table of Contents
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Tablek ofk Contents 1
Chapterk 01:k Overviewk ofk Criticalk Carek Nursing 2
Chapterk 02:k Patientk andk Familyk Responsek tok thek Criticalk Carek ExperiencekC 14
hapterk03:kEthicalkandkLegalkIssueskinkCriticalkCarekNursing 30
Chapterk 04:k Palliativek andk End-of- 42
Lifek CarekChapterk05:k Comfortk andk Sedatio 56
nkChapterk06:kNutritionalkTherapy 69
Chapterk 07:k Dysrhythmiak Interpretationk andk ManagementkCha 83
pterk08:kHemodynamickMonitoring 117
Chapterk 09:k Ventilatoryk Assistance 137
Chapterk 10:k Rapidk Responsek Teamsk andk Codek Managementk 156
Chapterk11:kOrgankDonation 171
Chapterk 12:k Shock,k Sepsis,k andk Multiplek Organk Dysfunctionk SyndromekCha 189
pterk13:kCardiovascularkAlterations 207
Chapterk 14:k Nervousk Systemk Alterationsk 225
Chapterk 15:k Acutek Respiratoryk FailurekCh 243
apterk16:k Acutek Kidneyk InjurykChapterk 1 260
7:k Gastrointestinalk Alterations 285
Chapterk 17:k Hematologicalk andk Immunek DisorderskChapter 312
k19:kEndocrinekAlterations 341
Chapterk 20:k Traumak andk Surgicalk Managementk 361
Chapterk21:kBurns 377
,TestkBankk-kIntroductionktokCriticalkCarekNursingk7ek(Solek2016) 2
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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MULTIPLEk CHOICE
1. Whichkofkthekfollowingkprofessionalkorganizationskbestksupportskcriticalkcareknursingkpractice?
a. Americank Associationk ofk Critical-Carek Nurses
b. Americank Heartk Association
c. Americank Nursesk Association
d. SocietykofkCriticalkCarekMedicinek
ANS:kA
ThekAmericankAssociationkofkCritical-
CarekNurseskiskthekspecialtykorganizationkthatksupportskandkrepresentskcriticalkcareknurses.kThekAmericankHeart
kAssociationksupportskcardiovascular kinitiatives.kThekAmericankNurseskAssociationksupportskallknurses.kThekSoci
etykofkCriticalkCarekMedicinekrepresentskthekmultiprofessionalkcriticalkcarekteamkunderkthekdirectionkofkankinten
sivist.
DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kKnowledgekREF:kp.k4
OBJ:kDiscusskthekpurposeskandkfunctionskofkthekprofessionalkorganizationskthatksupportkcriticalkcarekpractice.kTO
P:kNursingkProcesskStep:kN/A
MSC:kNCLEX:kSafekandkEffectivekCarekEnvironment
2. Aknursekhaskbeenkworkingkaskakstaffknursekinktheksurgicalkintensivekcarekunitkfork2kyearskandkiskinterestedkink
certification.kWhichkcredentialkwouldkbekmostkapplicablekforkherktokseek?
a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS:kC
ThekCCRNkcertificationkiskappropriatekforknurseskinkbedsidekpracticekwhokcarekforkcriticallykillkpatients.kThek
ACNPCkcertificationkiskforkacutekcareknursekpractitioners.kThekCCNSkcertificationkiskforkcriticalkcarekclinicalkn
ursekspecialists.kThekPCCNkcertificationkiskforkstaffknurseskworkingkinkprogressivekcare,kintermediatekcare,korkst
ep-downkunitksettings.
DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplicationkREF:kp.k5
OBJ:kExplainkcertificationkoptionskforkcriticalkcareknurses.kTOP:kNursingkProcesskStep:kN/AkMSC:
kNCLEX:kSafekandkEffectivekCarekEnvironment
, TestkBankk-kIntroductionktokCriticalkCarekNursingk7ek(Solek2016) 3
3. Thekmainkpurposekofkcertificationkiskto:
a. assurekthekconsumerkthatkyoukwillknotkmakekakmistake.
b. preparekforkgraduatekschool.
c. promotekmagnetkstatuskforkyourkfacility.
d. validatekknowledgekofkcriticalkcareknursing.
ANS:kD
Certificationkassistskinkvalidatingkknowledgekofkthekfield,kpromoteskexcellencekinkthekprofession,kandkhelpsknu
rsesktokmaintainktheirkknowledgekofkcriticalkcareknursing.kCertificationkhelpsktokassurekthekconsumerkthatktheknurs
ekhaskakminimumklevelkofkknowledge;khowever,kitkdoesknotkensurekthatkcarekwillkbekmistake-free.
Certificationkdoesknotkpreparekonekforkgraduatekschool;khowever,kachievingkcertificationkdemonstrateskmotiva
tionkforkachievementkandkprofessionalism.kMagnetkfacilitieskarekratedkonktheknumberkofkcertifiedknurses;khowever
,kthatkisknotkthekpurposekofkcertification.
DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kAnalysiskREF:kpp.k4-5
OBJ:kExplainkcertificationkoptionskforkcriticalkcareknurses.kTOP:kNursingkProcesskStep:kN/AkMSC:
kNCLEX:kSafekandkEffectivekCarekEnvironment
4. Theksynergykmodelkofkpracticekfocuseskon:
a. allowingkunrestrictedkvisitingkforkthekpatientk24khourskeachkday.
b. holistickandkalternativektherapies.
c. needskofkpatientskandktheirkfamilies,kwhichkdrivesknursingkcompetency.
d. patientskneedskforkenergykandksupport.
ANS:kC
Theksynergykmodelkofkpracticekstateskthatkthekneedskofkpatientskandkfamilieskinfluencekandkdrivekcompetenciesko
fknurses.kNursingkpracticekbasedkonktheksynergykmodelkwouldkinvolvektailoredkvisitingktokmeetkthekpatientskandkfa
milyskneedskandkapplicationkofkalternativektherapieskifkdesiredkbykthekpatient,kbutkthatkisknotkthekprimarykfocuskofk
thekmodel.
DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kApplicationkREF:kp.k5k|kFig.k1-3
OBJ:kDescribekstandardskofkprofessionalkpracticekforkcriticalkcareknursing.
TOP:kNursingkProcesskStep:kN/AkMSC:kNCLEX:kSafekandkEffectivekCarekEnvironment
5. Thekfamilykofkyourkcriticallykillkpatientktellskyoukthatktheykhaveknotkspokenkwithkthekphysiciankinkoverk24kh
ourskandktheykhaveksomekquestionskthatktheykwantkclarified.kDuringkmorningkrounds,kyoukconveykthiskconcernkto
kthekattending kintensivist kandkarrange kforkherktokmeetkwithkthekfamilykatk4:00kPMkinkthekconference kroom.k Wh
ichkcompetencykofkcriticalkcareknursingkdoeskthiskrepresent?