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PrioritiesinCritical Care Nursing,9thEdition,
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Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
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,TABLEOF CONTENTS ji ji




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 TherapeuticManagement
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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 Practice
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Urden:Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLE
CHOICE
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1. DuringWorldWarII, whattypeofwardsweredevelopedtocareforcriticallyinjured ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




patients?
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a. Intensivecare ji




b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
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During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients. Triage
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wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital. Postoperative
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wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive careunits.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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j NursingProcess Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing PracticeMSC: NCLEX:
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Safe and Effective CareEnvironment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise andmanages
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complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registerednurses ji




b. Advanced practice nurses ji ji




c. Clinical nurseleaders ji ji




d. Intensivists
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Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in theirspecialty ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical practitioners who
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manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct care providers. Clinical
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nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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j NursingProcess Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing PracticeMSC: NCLEX:
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Safe and Effective CareEnvironment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuringcare that is evidence basedandthat
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safetyprograms are inplace?
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a. Clinical nurse ji




specialist b. Advanced
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practicenursec.
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Registerednurses ji




d.Nurse practitioners
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ANS: A ji

, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching, research,
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leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that careis evidence based
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and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses (APNs)have
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a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex clinical and
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systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nursepractitioners (NPs)
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manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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j NursingProcess Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing PracticeMSC: NCLEX:
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Safe and Effective CareEnvironment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for
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registered nurses?
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a. StateBoardof RegisteredNurses ji ji ji ji




b. National Association of Clinical NurseSpecialist ji ji ji ji ji




c. Societyof Critical CareMedicine ji ji ji ji




d. American Association of Critical-CareNurses ji ji ji ji




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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams forji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not administercertification
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exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) does not administer
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certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) does not administer nursing
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certification exams for registered nurses.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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Safe and Effective CareEnvironment
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5. Emphasisis on human integrityand stressesthetheorythat the body,mind, and spiritare ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care?
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a. Holisticcare ji




b. Individualizedcare ji




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ANS: A ji




Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are
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interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient’s
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preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural diversityin
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health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world becomes more
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accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces withplaces and peoples.
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Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care professionals with the patient’s health as
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the common goal.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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Safe and Effective CareEnvironment
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