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,TABLEwwOFwwCONTENTS

UNITwwONE:wwFOUNDATIONSwwINwwCRITICALwwCAREwwNURSING
1. CaringwwforwwthewwCriticallywwIllwwPatient
2. EthicalwwandwwLegalwwIssues
3. FacilitatingwwCarewwTransitions

UNITwwTWO:wwCOMMONwwPROBLEMSwwINwwCRITICALwwCARE
4. PsychosocialwwandwwSpiritualwwConsiderations
5. NutritionalwwAlterationswwandwwManagement
6. ThewwOlderwwAdult
7. PainwwandwwPainwwManagement
8. SedationwwandwwDeliriumwwManagement
9. PalliativewwandwwEnd-of-LifewwCare
UNITwwTHREE:wwCARDIOVASCULARwwALTERATIONS
10. CardiovascularwwClinicalwwAssessmentwwandwwDiagnosticwwProcedures
11. CardiovascularwwDisorders
12. CardiovascularwwTherapeuticwwManagement
UNITwwFOUR:wwPULMONARYwwALTERATIONS
13. PulmonarywwClinicalwwAssessmentwwandwwDiagnosticwwProcedures
14. PulmonarywwDisorders
15. PulmonarywwTherapeuticwwManagement

UNITwwFIVE:wwNEUROLOGICALwwALTERATIONS
16. NeurologicalwwClinicalwwAssessmentwwandwwDiagnosticwwProcedures
17. NeurologicwwDisorderswwandwwTherapeuticwwManagement
UNITwwSIX:wwKIDNEYwwALTERATIONS
18. KidneywwClinicalwwAssessmentwwandwwDiagnosticwwProcedures
19. KidneywwDisorderswwandwwTherapeuticwwManagement
UNITwwSEVEN:wwGASTROINTESTINALwwALTERATIONS
20. GastrointestinalwwClinicalwwAssessmentwwandwwDiagnosticwwProcedures
21. GastrointestinalwwDisorderswwandwwTherapeuticwwManagement

UNITwwEIGHT:wwENDOCRINEwwALTERATIONS
22. EndocrinewwClinicalwwAssessmentwwandwwDiagnosticwwProcedures
23. EndocrinewwDisorderswwandwwTherapeuticwwManagement

UNITwwNINE:wwMULTISYSTEMwwALTERATIONS
24. Trauma
25. Burns
26. Shock,wwSepsis,wwandwwMultiplewwOrganwwDysfunctionwwSyndrome
27. HematologicalwwandwwOncologicalwwEmergencies

,Chapterww01:wwCriticalwwCarewwNursingwwPracticew w Urd
en:wwCriticalwwCarewwNursing,ww9th

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a. Intensivewwcare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:wwC
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edwwpatients.w w Triagewwwardswwestablishwwthewworderwwinwwwhichwwawwpatientwwiswwseenwworww
treatedwwuponwwarrivalwwtowwaw w hospital.wwPostoperativewwwardswwwerewwdevelopedwwinww1
900wwandwwlaterwwevolvedwwintowwintensivewwcarew w units.

PTS:wwwww w 1 DIF: CognitivewwLevel:wwRemembering
REF:wwp.ww1w w OBJ:www w NursingwwProcesswwStep:wwN/A
TOP:wwCriticalwwCarewwNursingwwPracticew w MSC:wwNCL
EX:wwSafewwandwwEffectivewwCarewwEnvironment

2. Whatwwtypewwofwwpractitionerwwhaswwawwbroadwwdepthwwofwwspecialtywwknowledgewwan
dwwexpertisewwandw w manageswwcomplexwwclinicalwwandwwsystemwwissues?
a. Registeredwwnurses
b. Advancedwwpracticewwnurses
c. Clinicalwwnursewwleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:wwB
Advancedwwpracticewwnursesww(APNs)wwhavewwawwbroadwwdepthwwofwwknowledgewwandwwexpertis
ewwinwwtheirw w specialtywwareawwandwwmanagewwcomplexwwclinicalwwandwwsystemswwissues.wwIntensi
vistswwarewwmedicalw w practitionerswwwhowwmanagewwthewwcriticalwwillwwpatient.wwRegisteredwwnur
sesww(RNs)wwarewwgenerallywwdirectw w carewwproviders.wwClinicalwwnursewwleadersww(CNLs)wwgene
rallywwdowwnotwwmanagewwsystemwwissues.

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TOP:wwCriticalwwCarewwNursingwwPracticew w MSC:wwNCL
EX:wwSafewwandwwEffectivewwCarewwEnvironment

3. Whatwwtypewwofwwpractitionerwwiswwinstrumentalwwinwwensuringwwcarewwthatwwiswweviden
cewwbasedwwandw w thatwwsafetywwprogramswwarewwinwwplace?
a. Clinicalwwnursew w s
pecialistwwb.wwAdvanc
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ANS:wwA

, Clinicalwwnursewwspecialistsww(CNSs)wwservewwinwwspecialtywwroleswwthatwwusewwtheirwwclinical,wwte
aching,w w research,wwleadership,wwandwwconsultativewwabilities.wwTheywwarewwinstrumentalwwinw
wensuringwwthatwwcareisw w evidencewwbasedwwandwwthatwwsafetywwprogramswwarewwinwwplace.w

wAdvancedwwpracticewwnursesww(APNs)havew w awwbroadwwdepthwwofwwknowledgewwandwwexpe

rtisewwinwwtheirwwspecialtywwareawwandwwmanagewwcomplexw w clinicalwwandwwsystemswwissues.ww
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wmanagewwdirectwwclinicalwwcarewwofwwgroupswwofwwpatients.



PTS:wwwww w 1 DIF: CognitivewwLevel:wwRemembering
REF:wwp.ww2w w OBJ:www w NursingwwProcesswwStep:wwN/A
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EX:wwSafewwandwwEffectivewwCarewwEnvironment

4. Whichwwprofessionalwworganizationwwadministerswwcriticalwwcarewwcertificationwwe
xamswwforw w registeredwwnurses?
a.StatewwBoardwwofwwRegisteredwwNurses
b.NationalwwAssociationwwofwwClinicalwwNursewwSpecialist
c.SocietywwofwwCriticalwwCarewwMedicine
d.AmericanwwAssociationwwofwwCritical-CarewwNurses
ANS:wwD
AmericanwwAssociationwwofwwCritical-
CarewwNursesww(AACN)wwadministerswwcertificationwwexamswwforw w registeredwwnurses.wwTheww
StatewwBoardwwofwwRegisteredwwNursesww(SBON)wwdoeswwnotwwadministerw w certificationwwexa
ms.wwNationalwwAssociationwwofwwClinicalwwNursewwSpecialistsww(NACNS)wwdoeswwnotw w admini
sterwwcertificationwwexams.wwSocietywwofwwCriticalwwCarewwMedicineww(SCCM)wwdoeswwnotw w a
dministerwwnursingwwcertificationwwexamswwforwwregisteredwwnurses.

PTS:wwwww w 1 DIF: CognitivewwLevel:wwRemembering
REF:wwp.ww3w w OBJ:www w NursingwwProcesswwStep:wwN/A
TOP:wwCriticalwwCarewwNursingwwPracticew w MSC:wwNCL
EX:wwSafewwandwwEffectivewwCarewwEnvironment

5. Emphasiswwiswwonwwhumanwwintegritywwandwwstresseswwthewwtheorywwthatwwthewwbody,wwmin
d,wwandwwspiritw w arewwinterdependentwwandwwinseparable.wwThiswwstatementwwdescribes
wwwhichwwmethodologywwofw w care?

a. Holisticwwcare
b. Individualizedwwcare
c. Culturalwwcare
d. Interdisciplinarywwcare
ANS:wwA
Holisticwwcarewwfocuseswwonwwhumanwwintegritywwandwwstresseswwthatwwthewwbody,wwmind,wwandwws
piritwwarew w interdependentwwandwwinseparable.wwIndividualizedwwcarewwrecognizeswwthewwuniq
uenesswwofwweachw w patient’swwpreferences,wwcondition,wwandwwphysiologicwwandwwpsychosocial
wwstatus.wwCulturalwwdiversityinw w healthwwcarewwiswwnotwwawwnewwwtopic,wwbutwwitwwiswwgainingww

emphasiswwandwwimportancewwaswwthewwworldw w becomeswwmorewwaccessiblewwtowwallwwaswwtheww
resultwwofwwincreasingwwtechnologieswwandwwinterfaceswwwithw w placeswwandwwpeoples.wwInterdis
ciplinarywwcarewwiswwcarewwamongwwawwvarietywwofwwhealthwwcarewwprofessionalsw w withwwthewwp
atient’swwhealthwwaswwthewwcommonwwgoal.

PTS:wwwww w 1 DIF: CognitivewwLevel:wwRemembering
REF:wwp.ww4w w OBJ:www w NursingwwProcesswwStep:wwN/A
TOP:wwCriticalwwCarewwNursingwwPracticew w MSC:wwNCL
EX:wwSafewwandwwEffectivewwCarewwEnvironment

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