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Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
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Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS mm mm
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 Therapeutic Management
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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
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PracticeUrden: Critical Care Nursing,
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9th
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MULTIPLE m
CHOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for
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criticallyinjured patients?
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a. Intensive care mm
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C mm
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured
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patients. Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon
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arrival to a hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved
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into intensive careunits.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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OBJ:
mm Nursing Process Step: N/A
m m TOP: Critical Care Nursing mm mm mm mm mm mm
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise
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andmanages complex clinical and system issues?
mm m mm mm mm mm mm
a. Registered nurses mm
b. Advanced practice nurses mm mm
c. Clinical nurse leaders mm mm
d. Intensivists
ANS: B mm
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
theirspecialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are
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medical practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are
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generally direct care providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage
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system issues.
mm mm
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
mm mm m m REF: p. 2 mm mm mm mm
OBJ:
mm Nursing Process Step: N/A
m m TOP: Critical Care Nursing mm mm mm mm mm mm
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm
3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based
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andthat safety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse mm
specialist b.
mm mm
Advancedpractice
mm m
nurse c.
mm mm
Registered nurses mm
d. Nurse practitioners
mm mm
ANS: A mm
, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching,
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
careis evidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
(APNs)have
mm m
a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage
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complex clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care
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providers. Nursepractitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
mm mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
mm mm m m REF: p. 2 mm mm mm mm
OBJ:
mm Nursing Process Step: N/A
m m TOP: Critical Care Nursing mm mm mm mm mm mm
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams
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mmforregistered nurses?
m mm
a. State Board of Registered Nurses
mm mm mm mm
b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
mm mm mm mm mm
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine mm mm mm mm
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses mm mm mm mm
ANS: D mm
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
for registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
administercertification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
(NACNS) does not administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
(SCCM) does not administer nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
mm mm m m REF: p. 3 mm mm mm mm
OBJ:
mm Nursing Process Step: N/A
m m TOP: Critical Care Nursing mm mm mm mm mm mm
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and
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mmspiritare interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which
m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
mmmethodology of care? mm mm
a. Holistic care mm
b. Individualized care mm
c. Cultural care mm
d. Interdisciplinary care mm
ANS: A mm
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
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patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
diversityin
mm m
health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world
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becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces
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withplaces and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care
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professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
mm mm m m REF: p. 4 mm mm mm mm
OBJ:
mm Nursing Process Step: N/A
m m TOP: Critical Care Nursing mm mm mm mm mm mm
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm
mm
Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
mm mm mm mm mm mm
Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
,TABLE OF CONTENTS mm mm
UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING
mm mm mm mm mm mm
1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
mm mm mm mm mm mm
2. Ethical and Legal Issues
mm mm mm mm
3. Facilitating Care Transitions
mm mm mm
UNIT TWO: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE
mm mm mm mm mm mm
4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations
mm mm mm mm
5. Nutritional Alterations and Management
mm mm mm mm
6. The Older Adult
mm mm mm
7. Pain and Pain Management
mm mm mm mm
8. Sedation and Delirium Management
mm mm mm mm
9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
mm mm mm mm
UNIT THREE: CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS
mm mm mm
10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
mm mm mm mm mm mm
11. Cardiovascular Disorders
mm mm
12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management
mm mm mm
UNIT FOUR: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS
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13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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14. Pulmonary Disorders
mm mm
15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management
mm mm mm
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
mm mm mm
18. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
mm mm mm mm mm mm
19. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management
mm mm mm mm mm
UNIT SEVEN: GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS
mm mm mm
20. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
mm mm mm mm mm mm
21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management
mm mm mm mm mm
UNIT EIGHT: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS
mm mm mm
22. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
mm mm mm mm mm mm
23. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
mm mm mm mm mm
UNIT NINE: MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS
mm mm mm
24. Trauma
mm
25. Burns
mm
26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
27. Hematological and Oncological Emergencies
mm mm mm mm
,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing
mm mm mm mm
PracticeUrden: Critical Care Nursing,
mm m mm mm mm
9th
mm
MULTIPLE m
CHOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
criticallyinjured patients?
mm m mm
a. Intensive care mm
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C mm
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
patients. Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
arrival to a hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
into intensive careunits.
mm mm mm m
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
mm mm m m REF: p. 1 mm mm mm mm
OBJ:
mm Nursing Process Step: N/A
m m TOP: Critical Care Nursing mm mm mm mm mm mm
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm
2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
andmanages complex clinical and system issues?
mm m mm mm mm mm mm
a. Registered nurses mm
b. Advanced practice nurses mm mm
c. Clinical nurse leaders mm mm
d. Intensivists
ANS: B mm
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
theirspecialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
medical practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
generally direct care providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
system issues.
mm mm
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
mm mm m m REF: p. 2 mm mm mm mm
OBJ:
mm Nursing Process Step: N/A
m m TOP: Critical Care Nursing mm mm mm mm mm mm
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm
3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
andthat safety programs are in place?
mm m mm mm mm mm mm
a. Clinical nurse mm
specialist b.
mm mm
Advancedpractice
mm m
nurse c.
mm mm
Registered nurses mm
d. Nurse practitioners
mm mm
ANS: A mm
, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching,
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
careis evidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
(APNs)have
mm m
a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
complex clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
providers. Nursepractitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
mm mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
mm mm m m REF: p. 2 mm mm mm mm
OBJ:
mm Nursing Process Step: N/A
m m TOP: Critical Care Nursing mm mm mm mm mm mm
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm
4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
mmforregistered nurses?
m mm
a. State Board of Registered Nurses
mm mm mm mm
b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
mm mm mm mm mm
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine mm mm mm mm
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses mm mm mm mm
ANS: D mm
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
for registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
administercertification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
(NACNS) does not administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
(SCCM) does not administer nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
mm mm m m REF: p. 3 mm mm mm mm
OBJ:
mm Nursing Process Step: N/A
m m TOP: Critical Care Nursing mm mm mm mm mm mm
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm
5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
mmspiritare interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which
m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
mmmethodology of care? mm mm
a. Holistic care mm
b. Individualized care mm
c. Cultural care mm
d. Interdisciplinary care mm
ANS: A mm
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
diversityin
mm m
health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
withplaces and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
mm mm m m REF: p. 4 mm mm mm mm
OBJ:
mm Nursing Process Step: N/A
m m TOP: Critical Care Nursing mm mm mm mm mm mm
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
mm m mm mm mm mm mm mm