TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENTIALS OF
CRITICAL CARE NURSING, 3RD EDITION KATHLEEN
PERRIN CARRIE EDBMACLEOD ALL CHAPTERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR REVISION
2025/2026 A+
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT IS CRITICAL CARE?
2. CARE OF THE CRITICAL ILL PATIENT
3. CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH RESPIRATORY FAILURE
4. INTERPRETATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BASIC DYSRHYTHMIAS
5. CARDIODYNAMICS AND HEMODYNAMIC REGULATION
6. CARE OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING SHOCK
7. CARE OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING HEART FAILURE
8. CARE OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
9. CARE OF THE PATIENT FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC INJURY
10. CARE OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING AN INTRACRANIAL DYSFUNCTION
11. CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH A CEREBRAL OR CERBROVASCULAR DISORDER
12. CARE OF THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT EXPERIENCING ALCOHOL
WITHDRAWAL AND/OR LIVER FAILURE
13. CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH AN ACUTE GASTROINTESTINAL BLEED OR PANCREATITIS
14. CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH PROBLEMS IN GLUCOSE METABOLISM
15. CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
16. CARE OF THE ORGAN DONOR AND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT
17. CARE OF THE ACUTELY ILL BURN PATIENT
18. CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH SEPSIS
19. CARE OF THE ICU PATIENT AT THE END OF LIFE
, Perrin: Understanding The Essentials Of Critical Care Nursing
Critical Care?
Multiple Choice. Choose The One Alternative That Best Completes The Statement Or Answer
1) Identify Who Of The Following Patients Suffers From Critical Illness. A Patient:
A) With Chronic Airflow Limitation Whose Vs Are: Bp 110/72, P 110, R 16.
B) With Acute Bronchospasm And Whose Vs Are: Bp 100/60, P 124, R 32.
C) Who Was Involved In A Motor Vehicle Accident Whose Vs Are: Bp 124/74, P 74, R 18.
D) On Chronic Dialysis With No Urine Output And Whose Vs Are: Bp 98/50, P 108, R 12.
ANS: B
Explanation: A) Acute Bronchospasm Can Present A -Litfhe reaten in g Situation, Which Can J
Survival. #1, #3, And #4 Are Examples -Olfifne-Otnhreatening Situations.
Nursing Process: Assessment Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
B) Acute Bronchospasm Can Present A -Litfhe reaten in g Situation, Which Ca
Patient's Survival. #1, #3, And #4 Are Examples -Olfifne-Otnhreatening Sit
Process: Assessment
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
C) Acute Bronchospasm Can Present A -Litfhe reaten in g Situation, Which Ca
Patient's Survival. #1, #3, And #4 Are Examples -Olfifne-Otnhreatening Sit
Process: Assessment
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
D) Acute Bronchospasm Can Present A -Litfhe reaten in g Situation, Which Ca
Patient's Survival. #1, #3, And #4 Are Examples -Olfifne-Otnhreatening Sit
Process: Assessment
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
2) Of The Following Patients, Who Should Be Cared For In A Critical Care Unit? A Patient: (Se
A) With An Acetaminophen Overdose
B) Suffering From Acute Mental Illness
C) With Chronic Renal Failure
D) With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
ANS: A, D
Explanation: A) (Note: This Requires Multiple Responses To Be Correct.)
Critical Care Units Are C o- E
s tfficien t Units For Caring For Patients With
System Failure. Although The Organ Failing In #4 Is Obvious, Patients
Often Suffer Liver Failure As A Consequence. #2 And #3 Present Patie
Nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
, B) (Note: This Requires Multiple Responses To Be Correct.)
Critical Care Units Are C o- E
s tfficien t Units For Caring For Patients With
System Failure. Although The Organ Failing In #4 Is Obvious, Patients
Often Suffer Liver Failure As A Consequence. #2 And #3 Present Patie
Nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
C) (Note: This Requires Multiple Responses To Be Correct.)
Critical Care Units Are C o- E
s tfficien t Units For Caring For Patients With
System Failure. Although The Organ Failing In #4 Is Obvious, Patients
Often Suffer Liver Failure As A Consequence. #2 And #3 Present Patie
Nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
D) (Note: This Requires Multiple Responses To Be Correct.)
Critical Care Units Are C o- E
s tfficien t Units For Caring For Patients With
System Failure. Although The Organ Failing In #4 Is Obvious, Patients
Often Suffer Liver Failure As A Consequence. #2 And #3 Present Patie
Nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
CRITICAL CARE NURSING, 3RD EDITION KATHLEEN
PERRIN CARRIE EDBMACLEOD ALL CHAPTERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR REVISION
2025/2026 A+
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT IS CRITICAL CARE?
2. CARE OF THE CRITICAL ILL PATIENT
3. CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH RESPIRATORY FAILURE
4. INTERPRETATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BASIC DYSRHYTHMIAS
5. CARDIODYNAMICS AND HEMODYNAMIC REGULATION
6. CARE OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING SHOCK
7. CARE OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING HEART FAILURE
8. CARE OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
9. CARE OF THE PATIENT FOLLOWING TRAUMATIC INJURY
10. CARE OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING AN INTRACRANIAL DYSFUNCTION
11. CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH A CEREBRAL OR CERBROVASCULAR DISORDER
12. CARE OF THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT EXPERIENCING ALCOHOL
WITHDRAWAL AND/OR LIVER FAILURE
13. CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH AN ACUTE GASTROINTESTINAL BLEED OR PANCREATITIS
14. CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH PROBLEMS IN GLUCOSE METABOLISM
15. CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
16. CARE OF THE ORGAN DONOR AND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT
17. CARE OF THE ACUTELY ILL BURN PATIENT
18. CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH SEPSIS
19. CARE OF THE ICU PATIENT AT THE END OF LIFE
, Perrin: Understanding The Essentials Of Critical Care Nursing
Critical Care?
Multiple Choice. Choose The One Alternative That Best Completes The Statement Or Answer
1) Identify Who Of The Following Patients Suffers From Critical Illness. A Patient:
A) With Chronic Airflow Limitation Whose Vs Are: Bp 110/72, P 110, R 16.
B) With Acute Bronchospasm And Whose Vs Are: Bp 100/60, P 124, R 32.
C) Who Was Involved In A Motor Vehicle Accident Whose Vs Are: Bp 124/74, P 74, R 18.
D) On Chronic Dialysis With No Urine Output And Whose Vs Are: Bp 98/50, P 108, R 12.
ANS: B
Explanation: A) Acute Bronchospasm Can Present A -Litfhe reaten in g Situation, Which Can J
Survival. #1, #3, And #4 Are Examples -Olfifne-Otnhreatening Situations.
Nursing Process: Assessment Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
B) Acute Bronchospasm Can Present A -Litfhe reaten in g Situation, Which Ca
Patient's Survival. #1, #3, And #4 Are Examples -Olfifne-Otnhreatening Sit
Process: Assessment
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
C) Acute Bronchospasm Can Present A -Litfhe reaten in g Situation, Which Ca
Patient's Survival. #1, #3, And #4 Are Examples -Olfifne-Otnhreatening Sit
Process: Assessment
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
D) Acute Bronchospasm Can Present A -Litfhe reaten in g Situation, Which Ca
Patient's Survival. #1, #3, And #4 Are Examples -Olfifne-Otnhreatening Sit
Process: Assessment
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
2) Of The Following Patients, Who Should Be Cared For In A Critical Care Unit? A Patient: (Se
A) With An Acetaminophen Overdose
B) Suffering From Acute Mental Illness
C) With Chronic Renal Failure
D) With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
ANS: A, D
Explanation: A) (Note: This Requires Multiple Responses To Be Correct.)
Critical Care Units Are C o- E
s tfficien t Units For Caring For Patients With
System Failure. Although The Organ Failing In #4 Is Obvious, Patients
Often Suffer Liver Failure As A Consequence. #2 And #3 Present Patie
Nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
, B) (Note: This Requires Multiple Responses To Be Correct.)
Critical Care Units Are C o- E
s tfficien t Units For Caring For Patients With
System Failure. Although The Organ Failing In #4 Is Obvious, Patients
Often Suffer Liver Failure As A Consequence. #2 And #3 Present Patie
Nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
C) (Note: This Requires Multiple Responses To Be Correct.)
Critical Care Units Are C o- E
s tfficien t Units For Caring For Patients With
System Failure. Although The Organ Failing In #4 Is Obvious, Patients
Often Suffer Liver Failure As A Consequence. #2 And #3 Present Patie
Nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
D) (Note: This Requires Multiple Responses To Be Correct.)
Critical Care Units Are C o- E
s tfficien t Units For Caring For Patients With
System Failure. Although The Organ Failing In #4 Is Obvious, Patients
Often Suffer Liver Failure As A Consequence. #2 And #3 Present Patie
Nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category Of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
