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v Unit 1: Foundationsof Critical Care Nursing
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1. Critical CareNursing Practice v v v
2. EthicalIssues v
3. Legal Issues v
4. Genetic Issues v
5. Patientand Family Education v v v
6. PsychosocialAlterations andManagement v v v
7. NutritionAlterationsand Management v v v
8. Pain and Pain Management v v v
9. Sedation, Agitation, and DeliriumManagement v v v v
10. End-of-LifeCare v
Unit 2: Cardiovascular Alterations
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11. CardiovascularAnatomy andPhysiology v v v
12. CardiovascularClinicalAssessment v v
13. CardiovascularDiagnosticProcedures v v
14. CardiovascularDisorders v
15. CardiovascularTherapeuticManagement v v
Unit 3: Pulmonary Alterations
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16. Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology v v v
17. PulmonaryClinical Assessment v v
18. Pulmonary DiagnosticProcedures v v
19. Pulmonary Disorders v
20. PulmonaryTherapeuticManagement v v
Unit 4: Neurologic Alterations
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21. NeurologicAnatomyand Physiology v v v
22. NeurologicClinical Assessment and DiagnosticProcedures v v v v v
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Unit 5: Kidney Alterations
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24. Kidney Anatomy and Physiology
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25. KidneyClinical Assessment andDiagnostic Procedures
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26. KidneyDisorders andTherapeutic Management
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Unit 6: Gastrointestinal Alterations
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27. Gastrointestinal Anatomy andPhysiology v v v
28. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and DiagnosticProcedures v v v v
29. GastrointestinalDisordersandTherapeutic Management v v v v
Unit 7: Endocrine Alterations
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30. Endocrine Anatomyand Physiology v v v
31. EndocrineClinical Assessment andDiagnostic Procedures
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32. EndocrineDisordersandTherapeutic Management
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Unit 8:Multisystem Alterations
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33. Trauma
34. Shock,Sepsis,and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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35. Burns
36. Organ Donation and Transplantation
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37. Hematologicand Oncologic Emergencies v v v
Unit 9: Special Populations
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38. The Obstetric Patient
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39. The Pediatric Patient
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40. The Older Adult Patient
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41. ThePerianesthesia Patient
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Chapter01: Critical CareNursing Practice
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, MULTIPLE CHOICE v
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured
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v patients?
a. Intensive care v
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C v
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients. Triage
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vwards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital.
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v Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care units.
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PTS: 1 v DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering v v REF: p. 1 v v
v OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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v MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and manages
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v complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses v
b. Advanced practice nurses v v
c. Clinical nurseleaders v v
d. Intensivists
ANS: B v
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their
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v specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical
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v practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct care
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v providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
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PTS: 1 v DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 v v v v
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and that
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v safety programs are in place?
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