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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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UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING
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1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
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2. Ethical and Legal Issues
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3. Facilitating Care Transitions
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UNIT TWO: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE
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4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations
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5. Nutritional Alterations and Management
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6. The Older Adult
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7. Pain and Pain Management
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8. Sedation and Delirium Management
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9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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UNIT THREE: CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS
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10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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11. Cardiovascular Disorders
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12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management
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UNIT FOUR: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS
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13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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14. Pulmonary Disorders
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15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management
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UNIT FIVE: NEUROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS
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16. Neurological Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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17. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT SIX: KIDNEY ALTERATIONS
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18. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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19. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT SEVEN: GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS
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20. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT EIGHT: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS
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22. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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23. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT NINE: MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS
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24. Trauma
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25. Burns
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26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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27. Hematological and Oncological Emergencies
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,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing
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PracticeUrden: Critical Care Nursing,
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9th
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MULTIPLE
CHOICE
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1. During f#World f#War f#II, f#what f#type f#of f#wards f#were f#developed f#to
care f#for f#critically#finjured f#patients?
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a. Intensive f#care
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: f#C
During f#World f#War f#II, f#shock f#wards f#were f#established f#to f#care f#for f#critically
f#injured f#patients. f#Triage f#wards f#establish f#the f#order f#in f#which f#a f#patient f#is
f#seen f#or f#treated f#upon f#arrival f#to f#a f#hospital. f#Postoperative f#wards f#were
f#developed f#in f#1900 f#and f#later f#evolved f#into f#intensive f#care# funits.
PTS: f# f# f # 1 DIF: Cognitive f#Level: f#Remembering REF: f#p. f#1
f#OBJ: f # Nursing f#Process f# Step: f#N/A TOP:
f#Critical f#Care f#Nursing f#Practice#fMSC: f#NCLEX: f#Safe f#and f#Effective
f#Care f#Environment
2. What f#type f#of f#practitioner f#has f#a f#broad f#depth f#of f#specialty f#knowledge
f# and f#expertise f#and#fmanages f#complex f#clinical f#and f#system f#issues?
a. Registered f#nurses
b. Advanced f#practice f#nurses
c. Clinical f#nurse f#leaders
d. Intensivists
ANS: f#B
Advanced f#practice f#nurses f#(APNs) f#have f#a f#broad f#depth f#of f#knowledge f#and
f#expertise f#in f#their#
fspecialty f#area f#and f#manage f#complex f#clinical f#and f#systems
f#issues. f#Intensivists f#are f#medical f#practitioners f#who f#manage f#the f#critical f#ill
f#patient. f#Registered f#nurses f#(RNs) f#are f#generally f#direct f#care f#providers.
f#Clinical f#nurse f#leaders f#(CNLs) f#generally f#do f#not f#manage f#system f#issues.
PTS: f# f# f # 1 DIF: Cognitive f#Level: f#Remembering REF: f#p. f#2
f#OBJ: f # Nursing f#Process f# Step: f#N/A TOP:
f#Critical f#Care f#Nursing f#Practice#fMSC: f#NCLEX: f#Safe f#and f#Effective
f#Care f#Environment
3. What f#type f#of f#practitioner f#is f#instrumental f#in f#ensuring f#care f#that f#is
f#evidence f#based f#and#fthat f#safety f#programs f#are f#in f#place?
a. Clinical f#nurse
f#specialist f#b.
f#Advanced# fpractice
f#nurse f#c.
Registered f#nurses
d. f#Nurse f#practitioners
ANS: f#A
, Clinical f#nurse f#specialists f#(CNSs) f#serve f#in f#specialty f#roles f#that f#use f#their
f#clinical, f#teaching, f#research, f#leadership, f#and f#consultative f#abilities. f#They f#are
f#instrumental f#in f#ensuring f#that f#care# fis f#evidence f#based f#and f#that f#safety
f#programs f#are f#in f#place. f#Advanced f#practice f#nurses f#(APNs)# fhave
a f#broad f#depth f#of f#knowledge f#and f#expertise f#in f#their f#specialty f#area f#and
f#manage f#complex f#clinical f#and f#systems f#issues. f#Registered f#nurses f#are
f#generally f#direct f#care f#providers. f#Nurse# fpractitioners f#(NPs) f#manage f#direct
f#clinical f#care f#of f#groups f#of f#patients.
PTS: f# f# f # 1 DIF: Cognitive f#Level: f#Remembering REF: f#p. f#2
f#OBJ: f # Nursing f#Process f# Step: f#N/A TOP:
f#Critical f#Care f#Nursing f#Practice#fMSC: f#NCLEX: f#Safe f#and f#Effective
f#Care f#Environment
4. Which f#professional f#organization f#administers f#critical f#care
f# certification f#exams f#for#fregistered f#nurses?
a. State f#Board f#of f#Registered f#Nurses
b. National f#Association f#of f#Clinical f#Nurse f#Specialist
c. Society f#of f#Critical f#Care f#Medicine
d. American f#Association f#of f#Critical-Care f#Nurses
ANS: f#D
American f#Association f#of f#Critical-Care f#Nurses f#(AACN) f#administers
f#certification f#exams f#for f#registered f#nurses. f#The f#State f#Board f#of f#Registered
f#Nurses f#(SBON) f#does f#not f#administer# fcertification f#exams. f#National
f#Association f#of f#Clinical f#Nurse f#Specialists f#(NACNS) f#does f#not f#administer
f#certification f#exams. f#Society f#of f#Critical f#Care f#Medicine f#(SCCM) f#does f#not
f#administer f#nursing f#certification f#exams f#for f#registered f#nurses.
PTS: f# f# f # 1 DIF: Cognitive f#Level: f#Remembering REF: f#p. f#3
f#OBJ: f # Nursing f#Process f# Step: f#N/A TOP:
f#Critical f#Care f#Nursing f#Practice#fMSC: f#NCLEX: f#Safe f#and f#Effective
f#Care f#Environment
5. Emphasis f#is f#on f#human f#integrity f#and f#stresses f#the f#theory f#that f#the
f#body, f#mind, f#and f#spirit#fare f#interdependent f#and f#inseparable. f#This
f#statement f#describes f#which f#methodology f#of f#care?
a. Holistic f#care
b. Individualized f#care
c. Cultural f#care
d. Interdisciplinary f#care
ANS: f#A
Holistic f#care f#focuses f#on f#human f#integrity f#and f#stresses f#that f#the f#body, f#mind,
f#and f#spirit f#are f#interdependent f#and f#inseparable. f#Individualized f#care
f#recognizes f#the f#uniqueness f#of f#each f#patient’s f#preferences, f#condition, f#and
f#physiologic f#and f#psychosocial f#status. f#Cultural f#diversity# fin
health f#care f#is f#not f#a f#new f#topic, f#but f#it f#is f#gaining f#emphasis f#and
f#importance f#as f#the f#world f#becomes f#more f#accessible f#to f#all f#as f#the f#result f#of
f#increasing f#technologies f#and f#interfaces f#with# fplaces f#and f#peoples.