Test Bank for Introduction to Critical Care Nursing 8th Edition by Mary Lou Sole

Introduction to critical care nursing
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7th edition by sole
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,TABLE OF CONTENT
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1. Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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2. Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
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3. Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
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4. Palliative a nd End-of-Life Care
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5. Comfort a nd S edation
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6. Nutritional Therapy ht




7. Dysrhythmia Interpretation a nd Management ht ht ht




8. Hemodynamic Monitoring ht




9. Ventilatory Assistance ht




10. Rapid Response Teams and C ode Management
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11. Organ Donation
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12. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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13. Cardiovascular Alterations ht




14. Nervous System Alterations ht ht




15. Acute Respiratory Failure
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16. Acute Kidney Injury
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17. Hematological and Immune Disorders ht ht ht




18. Gastrointestinal Alterations ht




19. Endocrine Alterations ht




20. Trauma and Surgical Management
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21. Burns

,Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ht




1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care
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d. Society of Critical Care Medicine ht ht ht ht




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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization
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that supports and represents critical care nurses. The American Heart
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Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American Nurses
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Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine
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represents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an
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intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge REF: p. 5 ht ht ht ht ht ht


OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that
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support critical care practice. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit
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for 2 years and is interested in certification. Which credential would be most
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applicable for the nurse to seek?
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a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
d. PCCN


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The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care
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for critically ill patients. The ACNPC-AG certification is for acute care nurse
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practitioners. The CNML is for critical care nurse managers or leaders. The
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PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressive care,
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intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge REF: p. 6 ht ht ht ht ht ht


OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. TOP: Nursing Process
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Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care
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3. The main purpose of certification is to
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a. assure the consumer that you will not make ht ht ht ht ht ht ht


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, ANS: D
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