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All Chapters Included
, UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENTIALS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING 3RD EDITION
BY KATHLEEN PERRIN, CARRIE MACLEOD
TABLE OF CONTENT
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
, 1. What is Critical Care?
**1.** Which patient would the nurse identify as experiencing a critical
illness? The patient:
1. With chronic airflow limitation whose VS are BP 110/72, P 110, R 16
2. With acute bronchospasm and whose VS are BP 100/60, P 124, R 32
3. Who was involved in a motor vehicle crash whose VS are BP 124/74, P 74, R
18
4. On hemodialysis for chronic renal failure with no urine output and whose VS
are BP 98/50, P 108, R 12
**Answer:** 2. With acute bronchospasm and whose VS are BP 100/60, P 124, R
32
**Rationale 2:** Acute bronchospasm can present a life-threatening situation,
which can jeopardize a patient's survival. The patient's pulse and respiratory rate
are elevated, which could indicate a critical illness.
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**2.** Of the following patients, which will the nurse expect to be transferred
to a critical care unit?
*Select all that apply.*
1. With an acetaminophen overdose
, 2. Suffering from acute mental illness
3. With chronic renal failure
4. With acute decompensated heart failure
5. With bacteremia from an infected foot wound
**Answer:**
1. With an acetaminophen overdose
4. With acute decompensated heart failure
5. With bacteremia from an infected foot wound
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**3.** The nurse, employed in a hospital in a small rural town, would
expect to provide which level of care in the critical care unit?
1. Level I
2. Level II
3. Level III
4. It is unlikely that the hospital would have a critical care unit.
**Answer:** 3. Level III
All Chapters Included
, UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENTIALS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING 3RD EDITION
BY KATHLEEN PERRIN, CARRIE MACLEOD
TABLE OF CONTENT
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
, 1. What is Critical Care?
**1.** Which patient would the nurse identify as experiencing a critical
illness? The patient:
1. With chronic airflow limitation whose VS are BP 110/72, P 110, R 16
2. With acute bronchospasm and whose VS are BP 100/60, P 124, R 32
3. Who was involved in a motor vehicle crash whose VS are BP 124/74, P 74, R
18
4. On hemodialysis for chronic renal failure with no urine output and whose VS
are BP 98/50, P 108, R 12
**Answer:** 2. With acute bronchospasm and whose VS are BP 100/60, P 124, R
32
**Rationale 2:** Acute bronchospasm can present a life-threatening situation,
which can jeopardize a patient's survival. The patient's pulse and respiratory rate
are elevated, which could indicate a critical illness.
---
**2.** Of the following patients, which will the nurse expect to be transferred
to a critical care unit?
*Select all that apply.*
1. With an acetaminophen overdose
, 2. Suffering from acute mental illness
3. With chronic renal failure
4. With acute decompensated heart failure
5. With bacteremia from an infected foot wound
**Answer:**
1. With an acetaminophen overdose
4. With acute decompensated heart failure
5. With bacteremia from an infected foot wound
---
**3.** The nurse, employed in a hospital in a small rural town, would
expect to provide which level of care in the critical care unit?
1. Level I
2. Level II
3. Level III
4. It is unlikely that the hospital would have a critical care unit.
**Answer:** 3. Level III
