TEST BANK For Critical Care Nursing- A Holistic Approach, 12th Edition by Morton Fontaine, Verified Chapters 1 - 56, Complete Newest Version

Test Bank For Critical Care Nursing- A Holistic Approach 12th
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Edition Morton Fontaine
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Chapters 1 - 56
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,Table of Contents
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Part 1 The Concept of Holism Applied to Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Chapter 1. Critical Care Nursing Practice: Promoting Excellence Through Caring, Collaboration, and Evidence
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Chapter 2. The Patient’s Experience With Critical Illness
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Chapter 3. The Family’s Experience With Critical Illness
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Chapter 4. Patient and Family Education in Critical Care
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Chapter 5. Relieving Pain and Providing Comfort
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Chapter 6. Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues in Critical Care
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Part 2 Professional Practice Issues in Critical Care
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Chapter 7. Ethical Issues in Critical Care Nursing
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Chapter 8. Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
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Chapter 9. Building a Professional Practice Model for Excellence in Critical Care Nursing
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Part 3 Special Populations in Critical Care
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Chapter 10. The Critically Ill Pediatric Patient
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Chapter 11. The Critically Ill Pregnant Woman
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Chapter 12. The Critically Ill Older Patient
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Chapter 13. The Postanesthesia Patient
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Part 4 Special Situations in Critical Care
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Chapter 14. Rapid Response Teams and Transport of the Critically Ill Patient
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Chapter 15. Disaster Management: Implications for the Critical Care Nurse
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Part 5 Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 16. Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 17. Patient Assessment: Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 18. Patient Management: Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 19. Common Cardiovascular Disorders
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Chapter 20. Heart Failure
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Chapter 21. Acute Myocardial Infarction
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Chapter 22. Cardiac Surgery
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Part 6 Respiratory System
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Chapter 23. Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System
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Chapter 24. Patient Assessment: Respiratory System
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,Chapter 25. Patient Management: Respiratory System
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Chapter 26. Common Respiratory Disorders
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Chapter 27. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Part 7 Renal System
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Chapter 28. Anatomy and Physiology of the Renal System
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Chapter 29. Patient Assessment: Renal System
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Chapter 30. Patient Management: Renal System
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Chapter 31. Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
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Part 8 Nervous System
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Chapter 32. Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System
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Chapter 33. Patient Assessment: Nervous System
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Chapter 34. Patient Management: Nervous System
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Chapter 35. Common Neurosurgical and Neurological Disorders
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Chapter 36. Traumatic Brain Injury
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Chapter 37. Spinal Cord Injury
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Part 9 Gastrointestinal System
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Chapter 38. Anatomy and Physiology of the Gastrointestinal System
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Chapter 39. Patient Assessment: Gastrointestinal System
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Chapter 40. Patient Management: Gastrointestinal System
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Chapter 41. Common Gastrointestinal Disorders
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Part 10 Endocrine System
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Chapter 42. Anatomy and Physiology of the Endocrine System
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Chapter 43. Patient Assessment: Endocrine System
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Chapter 44. Common Endocrine Disorders
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Part 11 Hematological and Immune Systems
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Chapter 45. Anatomy and Physiology of the Hematological and Immune Systems
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Chapter 46. Patient Assessment: Hematological and Immune Systems
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Chapter 47. Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
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Chapter 48. Common Immunological Disorders
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Chapter 49. Common Hematological Disorders
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Part 12 Integumentary System
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,Chapter 50. Anatomy and Physiology of the Integumentary System
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Chapter 51. Patient Assessment: Integumentary System
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Chapter 52. Patient Management: Integumentary System
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Chapter 53. Burns and Common Integumentary Disorders
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Part 13 Multisystem Dysfunction
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Chapter 54. Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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Chapter 55. Trauma
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Chapter 56. Drug Overdose and Poisoning
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,Chapter 1 Critical Care Nursing Practice: Promoting Excellence-
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Multiple Choice
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1. A nurse is the only one in the ICU who has not achieved certification in critical care
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nursing. She often will ask her fellow nurses what to do in caring for a patient
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becauseshe doubts the accuracy of her knowledge and her intuition. She loves her
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work but wishes she could do it with a greater level of competence. What is the most
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importanteffect that obtaining certification would likely have on the nurses practice?
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2. A hospital interviews two different candidates for a position in the ICU. Both
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candidateshave around 10 years of experience working in the ICU. Both have excellent
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interpersonal skills and highly positive references. One, however, has certification in
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critical care nursing. Which of the following is the most compelling and accurate
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reasonfor the hospital to hire the candidate with certification?
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A) The certified nurse will have more knowledge and expertise.
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B) The certified nurse will behave more ethically.
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C) The certified nurse will be more caring toward patients.
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D) The certified nurse will work more collaboratively with other nurses.
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3. A nurse is caring for an elderly man recently admitted to the ICU following a stroke.
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Sheassesses his cognitive function using a new cognitive assessment test she learned about
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ina recent article in a nursing journal. She then brings a cup of water and a straw to the
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patient because she observes that his lips are dry. Later, she has the patient sit in a
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wheelchair and takes him to have some blood tests performed. He objects at first, saying
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that he can walk on his own, but the nurse explains that it is hospital policy to use the
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wheelchair. That evening, she recognizes signs of an imminent stroke in the patient and
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immediately pages the physician. Which action taken by the nurse is the best example of
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evidence-based practice?
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D) Recognizing signs of imminent stroke and paging the physician ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft

, 4. A nurse is on a committee that is trying to reduce the occurrence of hospital-acquired
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infections in the ICU. Her role is to conduct research to find which interventions have
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been shown to be most effective in reducing these infections. She consults many
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differentsources and finds conflicting information. Which of the following sources should
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she consider the most authoritative?
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B) A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in the American Journal of Nursing
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C) A systematic review of qualitative studies in the Journal of Advanced Nursing
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D) A single randomized controlled trial in the American Journal of Critical Care
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5. A nurse who has been recently hired to manage the nursing staff of the ICU is concernedat
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the lack of evidence-based practice she sees among the staff. Which of the following
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would be the best step for her to take to promote incorporating evidence into clinical
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practice?
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A) Only hire nurses certified in critical care nursing.
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B) Leave copies of several different nursing journals in the nurses lounge.
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C) Demonstrate to the staff the best nursing-related search terms to use in Google ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft



orYahoo!
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D) Introduce the staff to the PubMed search engine and assign them topics to ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft



researchon it.
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6. A physician visits a patient in the ICU while the nurse is out. The patient complains
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thatthe pain medication is not effective and that he would like to receive an increased
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dose. The physician has the nurse paged and consults with him in the hallway regarding
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the patients request for stronger pain medication. The nurse explains that patient was
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startedon a morphine drip only 20 minutes ago and that the drug has not had time to take
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effectyet. The physician agrees and tells the patient to give it just a bit more time. Which
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component of a healthy work environment is most evident in this scenario?
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7. A nurse in the ICU is responding to a patient who has just gone into cardiac arrest. A
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moment later, the nurse is notified that another patient has just gone into
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anaphylactic shock due to a drug allergy. She is conflicted as to what to do, as she is
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the only nurseavailable at the moment to tend to both patients. Which component of a
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healthy workenvironment is lacking in this scenario?
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