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m Unitm1:mFoundationsmofmCriticalmCaremNursing
1. CriticalmCaremNursingmPractice
2. EthicalmIssues
3. LegalmIssues
4. GeneticmIssues
5. PatientmandmFamilymEducation
6. PsychosocialmAlterationsmandmManagement
7. NutritionmAlterationsmandmManagement
8. PainmandmPainmManagement
9. Sedation,mAgitation,mandmDeliriummManagement
10. End-of-LifemCare
Unitm2:mCardiovascularmAlterations
11. CardiovascularmAnatomymandmPhysiology
12. CardiovascularmClinicalmAssessment
13. CardiovascularmDiagnosticmProcedures
14. CardiovascularmDisorders
15. CardiovascularmTherapeuticmManagement
Unitm3:mPulmonarymAlterations
16. PulmonarymAnatomymandmPhysiology
17. PulmonarymClinicalmAssessment
18. PulmonarymDiagnosticmProcedures
19. PulmonarymDisorders
20. PulmonarymTherapeuticmManagement
Unitm4:mNeurologicmAlterations
21. NeurologicmAnatomymandmPhysiology
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, 22. NeurologicmClinicalmAssessmentmandmDiagnosticmProcedures
23. NeurologicmDisordersmandmTherapeuticmManagement
Unitm5:mKidneymAlterations
24. KidneymAnatomymandmPhysiology
25. KidneymClinicalmAssessmentmandmDiagnosticmProcedures
26. KidneymDisordersmandmTherapeuticmManagement
Unitm6:mGastrointestinalmAlterations
27. GastrointestinalmAnatomymandmPhysiology
28. GastrointestinalmClinicalmAssessmentmandmDiagnosticProcedures
29. GastrointestinalmDisordersmandmTherapeuticmManagement
Unitm7:mEndocrinemAlterations
30. EndocrinemAnatomymandmPhysiology
31. EndocrinemClinicalmAssessmentmandmDiagnosticmProcedures
32. EndocrinemDisordersmandmTherapeuticmManagement
Unitm8:mMultisystemmAlterations
33. Trauma
34. Shock,mSepsis,mandmMultiplemOrganmDysfunctionmSyndrome
35. Burns
36. OrganmDonationmandmTransplantation
37. HematologicmandmOncologicmEmergencies
Unitm9:mSpecialmPopulations
38. ThemObstetricmPatient
39. ThemPediatricmPatient
40. ThemOldermAdultmPatient
41. ThemPerianesthesiamPatient
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, Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. DuringmWorldmWarmII,mwhatmtypemofmwardsmweremdevelopedmtomcaremformcriticallyminjur
edmpatients?
a. Intensivemcare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:m C
DuringmWorldmWarmII,mshockmwardsmweremestablishedmtomcaremformcriticallyminjuredmpatients.mT
riagemwardsmestablishmthemorderminmwhichmampatientmismseenmormtreatedmuponmarrivalmtomamhospita
l.mPostoperativemwardsmweremdevelopedminm1900mandmlatermevolvedmintomintensivemcaremunits.
PTS:m 1 DIF: CognitivemLevel:mRemembering
REF:mp.m1mOBJ:m NursingmProcessmStep:mN/A
TOP:m CriticalmCaremNursingmPracticemMSC:m NCLEX:mSaf
emandmEffectivemCaremEnvironment
2. Whatmtypemofmpractitionermhasmambroadmdepthmofmspecialtymknowledgemandmexpertisemandmmana
gesmcomplexmclinicalmandmsystemmissues?
a. Registeredmnurses
b. Advancedmpracticemnurses
c. Clinicalmnursemleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:m B
Advancedmpracticemnursesm(APNs)mhavemambroadmdepthmofmknowledgemandmexpertiseminmtheirms
pecialtymareamandmmanagemcomplexmclinicalmandmsystemsmissues.mIntensivistsmaremmedicalmprac
titionersmwhommanagemthemcriticalmillmpatient.mRegisteredmnursesm(RNs)maremgenerallymdirectmcar
emproviders.mClinicalmnursemleadersm(CNLs)mgenerallymdomnotmmanagemsystemmissues.
PTS:m 1 DIF: CognitivemLevel:mRemembering
REF:mp.m2mOBJ:m NursingmProcessmStep:mN/A
TOP:m CriticalmCaremNursingmPracticemMSC:m NCLEX:mSa
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