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Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
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Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
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UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING
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1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
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2. Ethical and Legal Issues
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3. Facilitating Care Transitions
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UNIT TWO: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE
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4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations
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5. Nutritional Alterations and Management
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6. The Older Adult
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7. Pain and Pain Management
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8. Sedation and Delirium Management
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9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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UNIT THREE: CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS
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10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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11. Cardiovascular Disorders
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12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management
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UNIT FOUR: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS
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13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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14. Pulmonary Disorders
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15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management
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UNIT FIVE: NEUROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS
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16. Neurological Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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17. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT SIX: KIDNEY ALTERATIONS
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18. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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19. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT SEVEN: GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS
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20. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT EIGHT: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS
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22. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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23. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT NINE: MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS
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24. Trauma
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25. Burns
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26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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27. Hematological and Oncological Emergencies
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,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLE
CHOICE
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1. DuringmWorldmWarmII,mwhatmtypemofmwardsmweremdevelopedmtomcaremformcriticallymi
njuredmpatients?
a. Intensivemcare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:mC
DuringmWorldmWarmII,mshockmwardsmweremestablishedmtomcaremformcriticallyminjuredmpatients.mT
riagemwardsmestablishmthemorderminmwhichmampatientmismseenmormtreatedmuponmarrivalmtomamhospit
al.mPostoperativemwardsmweremdevelopedminm1900mandmlatermevolvedmintomintensivemcaremunits.
PTS:mmm 1 DIF: CognitivemLevel:mRemembering
REF:mp.m1mOBJ:m NursingmProcessm Step:mN/A
TOP:mCriticalmCaremNursingmPracticemMSC:mNCLEX:mSafema
ndmEffectivemCaremEnvironment
2. Whatmtypemofmpractitionermhasmambroadmdepthmofmspecialtymknowledgemandmexpertisemandm
managesmcomplexmclinicalmandmsystemmissues?
a. Registeredmnurses
b. Advancedmpracticemnurses
c. Clinicalmnursemleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:mB
Advancedmpracticemnursesm(APNs)mhavemambroadmdepthmofmknowledgemandmexpertiseminmtheirm
specialtymareamandmmanagemcomplexmclinicalmandmsystemsmissues.mIntensivistsmaremmedicalmpra
ctitionersmwhommanagemthemcriticalmillmpatient.mRegisteredmnursesm(RNs)maremgenerallymdirectmc
aremproviders.mClinicalmnursemleadersm(CNLs)mgenerallymdomnotmmanagemsystemmissues.
PTS:mmm 1 DIF: CognitivemLevel:mRemembering
REF:mp.m2mOBJ:m NursingmProcessm Step:mN/A
TOP:mCriticalmCaremNursingmPracticemMSC:mNCLEX:mSafema
ndmEffectivemCaremEnvironment
3. Whatmtypemofmpractitionermisminstrumentalminmensuringmcaremthatmismevidencembasedmandm
thatmsafetymprogramsmareminmplace?
a. Clinicalmnursemspec
ialistmb.mAdvancedmprac
ticemnursemc.
Registeredmnurses
d.mNursempractitioners
ANS:mA
, Clinicalmnursemspecialistsm(CNSs)mserveminmspecialtymrolesmthatmusemtheirmclinical,mteaching,mrese
arch,mleadership,mandmconsultativemabilities.mTheymareminstrumentalminmensuringmthatmcaremismevi
dencembasedmandmthatmsafetymprogramsmareminmplace.mAdvancedmpracticemnursesm(APNs)mhave
ambroadmdepthmofmknowledgemandmexpertiseminmtheirmspecialtymareamandmmanagemcomplexmcl
inicalmandmsystemsmissues.mRegisteredmnursesmaremgenerallymdirectmcaremproviders.mNursempra
ctitionersm(NPs)mmanagemdirectmclinicalmcaremofmgroupsmofmpatients.
PTS:mmm 1 DIF: CognitivemLevel:mRemembering
REF:mp.m2mOBJ:m NursingmProcessm Step:mN/A
TOP:mCriticalmCaremNursingmPracticemMSC:mNCLEX:mSafema
ndmEffectivemCaremEnvironment
4. Whichmprofessionalmorganizationmadministersmcriticalmcaremcertificationmexamsmformre
gisteredmnurses?
a. StatemBoardmofmRegisteredmNurses
b. NationalmAssociationmofmClinicalmNursemSpecialist
c. SocietymofmCriticalmCaremMedicine
d. AmericanmAssociationmofmCritical-CaremNurses
ANS:mD
AmericanmAssociationmofmCritical-
CaremNursesm(AACN)madministersmcertificationmexamsmformregisteredmnurses.mThemStatemBoa
rdmofmRegisteredmNursesm(SBON)mdoesmnotmadministermcertificationmexams.mNationalmAssoci
ationmofmClinicalmNursemSpecialistsm(NACNS)mdoesmnotmadministermcertificationmexams.mSoci
etymofmCriticalmCaremMedicinem(SCCM)mdoesmnotmadministermnursingmcertificationmexamsmfor
mregisteredmnurses.
PTS:mmm 1 DIF: CognitivemLevel:mRemembering
REF:mp.m3mOBJ:m NursingmProcessm Step:mN/A
TOP:mCriticalmCaremNursingmPracticemMSC:mNCLEX:mSafema
ndmEffectivemCaremEnvironment
5. Emphasismismonmhumanmintegritymandmstressesmthemtheorymthatmthembody,mmind,mandmspirit
mareminterdependentmandminseparable.mThismstatementmdescribesmwhichmmethodologymofmc
are?
a. Holisticmcare
b. Individualizedmcare
c. Culturalmcare
d. Interdisciplinarymcare
ANS:mA
Holisticmcaremfocusesmonmhumanmintegritymandmstressesmthatmthembody,mmind,mandmspiritmareminte
rdependentmandminseparable.mIndividualizedmcaremrecognizesmthemuniquenessmofmeachmpatient’sm
preferences,mcondition,mandmphysiologicmandmpsychosocialmstatus.mCulturalmdiversitymin
healthmcaremismnotmamnewmtopic,mbutmitmismgainingmemphasismandmimportancemasmthemworldmbec
omesmmoremaccessiblemtomallmasmthemresultmofmincreasingmtechnologiesmandminterfacesmwithmplac
esmandmpeoples.mInterdisciplinarymcaremismcaremamongmamvarietymofmhealthmcaremprofessionalsmw
ithmthempatient’smhealthmasmthemcommonmgoal.
PTS:mmm 1 DIF: CognitivemLevel:mRemembering
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TOP:mCriticalmCaremNursingmPracticemMSC:mNCLEX:mSafema
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