NGA3RDAEDITIONABYAKATHLEENAPERRIN,ACARRIEAMACLEOD
TABLEAOFACONTENT
1. WhatAisACriticalACare?
2. CareAofAtheACriticalAIllAPatient
3. CareAofAtheAPatientAwithARespiratory-Failure
4. InterpretationAandAManagementAofABasicADysrhythmias
5. CardiodynamicsAandAHemodynamicARegulation
6. CareAofAtheAPatientAExperiencingAShock
7. CareAofAtheAPatientAExperiencingAHeartAFailure
8. CareAofAtheAPatientAExperiencingAAcuteACoronary-Syndrome
9. CareAofAtheAPatientAFollowingATraumaticAInjury
10. CareAofAtheAPatientAExperiencingAanAIntracranialADysfunction
11. CareAofAtheAPatientAWithAaACerebralAorACerbrovascularADisorder
12. CareAofAtheACritically-IllAPatientAExperiencingAAlcoholAWithdrawalAand/orALiver-Failure
13. CareAofAtheAPatientAWithAanAAcuteAGastrointestinalABleedAorAPancreatitis
14. CareAofAtheAPatientAwithAProblemsAinAGlucoseAMetabolism
15. CareAofAtheAPatientAwithAAcuteAKidneyAInjury
16. CareAofAtheAOrganADonor-andATransplantARecipient
17. CareAofAtheAAcutelyAIllABurnAPatient
18. CareAofAtheAPatientAwithASepsis
19. CareAofAtheAICUAPatientAatAtheAEnd-ofALife
, Perrin:AUnderstandingAtheAEssentialsAofACriticalACa
pterA1:AWhatAisACriticalACare?
MULTIPLEACHOICE.A ChooseAtheAoneAalternativeAthatAbestAcompletesAtheAstate
theA ques
1) IdentifyA whoA of-AtheA followingA patientsA suffersA fromA criticalA illness.A A-Apatient
A) WithA chronicA airflowA limitationA whoseA VSA are:A BPA 110/72,A PA 110,A RA 16.
B) WithA acuteA bronchospasmA andA whoseA VSA are:A BPA 100/60,A PA 124,A RA 32.
C) WhoA wasA involvedA inA aA motorA vehicleA accidentA whoseA VSA are:A BPA 124/7
D) OnAchronic A dialysisA withAnoA urineA outputAandA whoseA VSAare:A BPA 98/50,A
Answer:A B
Explanation:A A)AAcuteAbronchospasmAcanApresentAaA-
litfhereateningAsituation,AwhichAcanAjeopardizeAaApatient'sAsur
A#3,Aand A#4Aare AexamplesA-olfi fne- AotnhreateningAsituations.
NursingA Process:
AssessmentACognitiveALe
vel:AAnalysis
CategoryA of-Need:A PhysiologicalA Integrity–Physiological A Adap
B) AcuteAbronchospasmAcanApresentAaA-
litfhereatening Asituation,AwhichAcanAjeopardizeAaApatient'sAsur
1,A#3,AandA#4AareAexamplesA-olfi fne-
Aotnhreatening A situations. A Nursing A Process: A Assessment
CognitiveA Level:A Analysis
CategoryA of-Need:A PhysiologicalA Integrity–Physiological A Adap
C) AcuteAbronchospasmAcanApresentAaA-
litfhereatening Asituation,AwhichAcanAjeopardizeAaApatient'sAsur
1,A#3,AandA#4AareAexamplesA-olfi fne-
Aotnhreatening A situations. A Nursing A Process: A Assessment
CognitiveA Level:A Analysis
CategoryA of-Need:A PhysiologicalA Integrity–Physiological A Adap
D) AcuteAbronchospasmAcanApresentAaA-
litfhereatening Asituation,AwhichAcanAjeopardizeAaApatient'sAsur
1,A#3,AandA#4AareAexamplesA-olfi fne-
Aotnhreatening A situations. A Nursing A Process: A Assessment
CognitiveA Level:A Analysis
CategoryA of-Need:A PhysiologicalA Integrity–PhysiologicalA Adap
2) OfA theA followingA patients,A whoA shouldA beA caredA forA inA aA criticalA careA unit?A
(SelectAallAthatAapply.)
A) WithAanAacetaminophenAoverdose
B) SufferingA fromA acuteA mentalA illness
C) WithAchronicA renalA failure
D) WithA acuteA decompensatedA heartA failure
Answer:AA,AD
Explanation: A)A (Note:A ThisA requiresA multipleA responsesA toA beA correct.)
CriticalAcareAunitsAareAcAo-Aes tff ic ie nt AunitsAfor-
caring AforApatientsAwithAspecificAorganAsystemA failure.A Althou
A inA #4A isA obvious,A patientsA withAacetaminophen A overdose A o
,