Test Bank for Understanding the Essentials of
Critical Care Nursing 3rd Edition Perrin
Chapters 1 - 19
, TEST bfBANK bfFOR bfUNDERSTANDING bfTHE bfESSENTIALS bfOF bfCRITICAL bfCARE bfNURSING bf3RD
bfEDITION bfBY bfKATHLEEN bfPERRIN, bfCARRIE bfMACLEOD
TABLE bfOF bfCONTENT
1. What bfis bfCritical bfCare?
2. Care bfof bfthe bfCritical bfIll bfPatient
3. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfwith bfRespiratory bfFailure
4. Interpretation bfand bfManagement bfof bfBasic bfDysrhythmias
5. Cardiodynamics bfand bfHemodynamic bfRegulation
6. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfExperiencing bfShock
7. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfExperiencing bfHeart bfFailure
8. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfExperiencing bfAcute bfCoronary bfSyndrome
9. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfFollowing bfTraumatic bfInjury
10. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfExperiencing bfan bfIntracranial bfDysfunction
11. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfWith bfa bfCerebral bfor bfCerbrovascular bfDisorder
12. Care bfof bfthe bfCritically bfIll bfPatient bfExperiencing bfAlcohol bfWithdrawal bfand/or bfLiver bfFailure
13. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfWith bfan bfAcute bfGastrointestinal bfBleed bfor bfPancreatitis
14. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfwith bfProblems bfin bfGlucose bfMetabolism
15. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfwith bfAcute bfKidney bfInjury
16. Care bfof bfthe bfOrgan bfDonor bfand bfTransplant bfRecipient
17. Care bfof bfthe bfAcutely bfIll bfBurn bfPatient
18. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfwith bfSepsis
19. Care bfof bfthe bfICU bfPatient bfat bfthe bfEnd bfof bfLife
, Perrin: bfUnderstanding bfthe bfEssentials bfof bfCritical bfCare bfN
bfWhat bfis bfCritical bfCare?
MULTIPLE b f CHOICE. b f bf Choose b f the b f one b f alternative b f that b f best b f completes b f the b f state
b f ques
1) Of bfthe bffollowing bfpatients, bfwho bfshould bfbe bfcared bffor bfin bfa bfcritical bfcare bfunit? bfA bfp
bfthat bfapply.)
A) With b f an b f acetaminophen b f overdose
B) Suffering bffrom bfacute bfmental bfillness
C) With bfchronic bfrenal bffailure
D) With bfacute bfdecompensated bfheart bffailure
ANSWER: bfA, b f D
Explanation: b f b f A) b f (Note: b f This b f requires b f multiple b f responses b f to b f be b f correct.)
Critical bfcare bfunits bfare bfc o- befs t
f ficient bfunits bffor bfcaring bffor bfpatients bfw
system bffailure. bfAlthough bfthe bforgan bffailing bfin bf#4 bfis bfobvious, bfpa
bfoverdose bfoften bfsuffer bfliver bffailure bfas bfa bfconsequence. bf#2 bfand
bfconcerns bfof bfa bfnoncritical bfnature.
Nursing bfProcess: bfEvaluation
bfCognitive bfLevel: bfAnalysis
Category bfof bfNeed: bfPhysiological bfIntegrity–Physiological bfAdaptatio
, B) (Note: bfThis bfrequires bfmultiple bfresponses bfto bfbe bfcorrect.)
Critical bfcare bfunits bfare bfc o- be
fs t
f ficient bfunits bffor bfcaring bffor bfpatients bfw
system bffailure. bfAlthough bfthe bforgan bffailing bfin bf#4 bfis bfobvious, bfpa
bfoverdose bfoften bfsuffer bfliver bffailure bfas bfa bfconsequence. bf#2 bfand
bfconcerns bfof bfa bfnoncritical bfnature.
Nursing bfProcess: bfEvaluation
bfCognitive bfLevel: bfAnalysis
Category bfof bfNeed: bfPhysiological bfIntegrity–Physiological bfAdaptatio
C) (Note: bfThis bfrequires bfmultiple bfresponses bfto bfbe bfcorrect.)
Critical bfcare bfunits bfare bfc o- be
fs t
f ficient bfunits bffor bfcaring bffor bfpatients bfw
system bffailure. bfAlthough bfthe bforgan bffailing bfin bf#4 bfis bfobvious, bfpa
bfoverdose bfoften bfsuffer bfliver bffailure bfas bfa bfconsequence. bf#2 bfand
bfconcerns bfof bfa bfnoncritical bfnature.
Nursing bfProcess: bfEvaluation
bfCognitive bfLevel: bfAnalysis
Category bfof bfNeed: bfPhysiological bfIntegrity–Physiological bfAdaptatio
D) (Note: bfThis bfrequires bfmultiple bfresponses bfto bfbe bfcorrect.)
Critical bfcare bfunits bfare bfc o- be
fs t
f ficient bfunits bffor bfcaring bffor bfpatients bfw
system bffailure. bfAlthough bfthe bforgan bffailing bfin bf#4 bfis bfobvious, bfpa
bfoverdose bfoften bfsuffer bfliver bffailure bfas bfa bfconsequence. bf#2 bfand
bfconcerns bfof bfa bfnoncritical bfnature.
Nursing bfProcess: bfEvaluation
bfCognitive bfLevel: bfAnalysis
Category bfof bfNeed: bfPhysiological bfIntegrity–Physiological bfAdaptatio
Critical Care Nursing 3rd Edition Perrin
Chapters 1 - 19
, TEST bfBANK bfFOR bfUNDERSTANDING bfTHE bfESSENTIALS bfOF bfCRITICAL bfCARE bfNURSING bf3RD
bfEDITION bfBY bfKATHLEEN bfPERRIN, bfCARRIE bfMACLEOD
TABLE bfOF bfCONTENT
1. What bfis bfCritical bfCare?
2. Care bfof bfthe bfCritical bfIll bfPatient
3. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfwith bfRespiratory bfFailure
4. Interpretation bfand bfManagement bfof bfBasic bfDysrhythmias
5. Cardiodynamics bfand bfHemodynamic bfRegulation
6. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfExperiencing bfShock
7. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfExperiencing bfHeart bfFailure
8. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfExperiencing bfAcute bfCoronary bfSyndrome
9. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfFollowing bfTraumatic bfInjury
10. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfExperiencing bfan bfIntracranial bfDysfunction
11. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfWith bfa bfCerebral bfor bfCerbrovascular bfDisorder
12. Care bfof bfthe bfCritically bfIll bfPatient bfExperiencing bfAlcohol bfWithdrawal bfand/or bfLiver bfFailure
13. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfWith bfan bfAcute bfGastrointestinal bfBleed bfor bfPancreatitis
14. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfwith bfProblems bfin bfGlucose bfMetabolism
15. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfwith bfAcute bfKidney bfInjury
16. Care bfof bfthe bfOrgan bfDonor bfand bfTransplant bfRecipient
17. Care bfof bfthe bfAcutely bfIll bfBurn bfPatient
18. Care bfof bfthe bfPatient bfwith bfSepsis
19. Care bfof bfthe bfICU bfPatient bfat bfthe bfEnd bfof bfLife
, Perrin: bfUnderstanding bfthe bfEssentials bfof bfCritical bfCare bfN
bfWhat bfis bfCritical bfCare?
MULTIPLE b f CHOICE. b f bf Choose b f the b f one b f alternative b f that b f best b f completes b f the b f state
b f ques
1) Of bfthe bffollowing bfpatients, bfwho bfshould bfbe bfcared bffor bfin bfa bfcritical bfcare bfunit? bfA bfp
bfthat bfapply.)
A) With b f an b f acetaminophen b f overdose
B) Suffering bffrom bfacute bfmental bfillness
C) With bfchronic bfrenal bffailure
D) With bfacute bfdecompensated bfheart bffailure
ANSWER: bfA, b f D
Explanation: b f b f A) b f (Note: b f This b f requires b f multiple b f responses b f to b f be b f correct.)
Critical bfcare bfunits bfare bfc o- befs t
f ficient bfunits bffor bfcaring bffor bfpatients bfw
system bffailure. bfAlthough bfthe bforgan bffailing bfin bf#4 bfis bfobvious, bfpa
bfoverdose bfoften bfsuffer bfliver bffailure bfas bfa bfconsequence. bf#2 bfand
bfconcerns bfof bfa bfnoncritical bfnature.
Nursing bfProcess: bfEvaluation
bfCognitive bfLevel: bfAnalysis
Category bfof bfNeed: bfPhysiological bfIntegrity–Physiological bfAdaptatio
, B) (Note: bfThis bfrequires bfmultiple bfresponses bfto bfbe bfcorrect.)
Critical bfcare bfunits bfare bfc o- be
fs t
f ficient bfunits bffor bfcaring bffor bfpatients bfw
system bffailure. bfAlthough bfthe bforgan bffailing bfin bf#4 bfis bfobvious, bfpa
bfoverdose bfoften bfsuffer bfliver bffailure bfas bfa bfconsequence. bf#2 bfand
bfconcerns bfof bfa bfnoncritical bfnature.
Nursing bfProcess: bfEvaluation
bfCognitive bfLevel: bfAnalysis
Category bfof bfNeed: bfPhysiological bfIntegrity–Physiological bfAdaptatio
C) (Note: bfThis bfrequires bfmultiple bfresponses bfto bfbe bfcorrect.)
Critical bfcare bfunits bfare bfc o- be
fs t
f ficient bfunits bffor bfcaring bffor bfpatients bfw
system bffailure. bfAlthough bfthe bforgan bffailing bfin bf#4 bfis bfobvious, bfpa
bfoverdose bfoften bfsuffer bfliver bffailure bfas bfa bfconsequence. bf#2 bfand
bfconcerns bfof bfa bfnoncritical bfnature.
Nursing bfProcess: bfEvaluation
bfCognitive bfLevel: bfAnalysis
Category bfof bfNeed: bfPhysiological bfIntegrity–Physiological bfAdaptatio
D) (Note: bfThis bfrequires bfmultiple bfresponses bfto bfbe bfcorrect.)
Critical bfcare bfunits bfare bfc o- be
fs t
f ficient bfunits bffor bfcaring bffor bfpatients bfw
system bffailure. bfAlthough bfthe bforgan bffailing bfin bf#4 bfis bfobvious, bfpa
bfoverdose bfoften bfsuffer bfliver bffailure bfas bfa bfconsequence. bf#2 bfand
bfconcerns bfof bfa bfnoncritical bfnature.
Nursing bfProcess: bfEvaluation
bfCognitive bfLevel: bfAnalysis
Category bfof bfNeed: bfPhysiological bfIntegrity–Physiological bfAdaptatio
