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,Table of Contents
1. Critical Care Nursing Practice
2. Ethical and Legal Issues
3. Genetic Issues
4. Facilitating Care Transitions
5. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations
6. Nutrition Alterations and Management
7. Pain and Pain Management
8. Sedation, Agitation, and Delirium Management
9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care UNIT II Cardiovascular Alterations
10. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
11. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment
12. Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures
13. Cardiovascular Disorders
14. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management UNIT III Pulmonary Alterations
15. Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
16. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment
17. Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures
18. Pulmonary Disorders
19. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management UNIT IV Neurologic Alterations
20. Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology
21. Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
22. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management UNIT V Kidney Alterations
23. Kidney Anatomy and Physiology
24. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
25. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management UNIT VI Gastrointestinal Alterations
26. Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology
27. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
28. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management UNIT VII Endocrine Alterations
29. Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology
30. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
31. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management UNIT VIII Multisystem Alterations
32. Trauma
33. Sepsis, Shock, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
34. Burns
35. Organ Donation and Transplantation
36. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies UNIT IX Special Populations
37. The Obstetric Patient
38. The Pediatric Patient
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, 39. The Older Adult Patient
Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing
During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured patients?
a. intensive care
b. triage
c. shock
d. postoperative - ✓✓ Answer- c. shock
What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and manages complex clinical and
system issues?
a. registered nurses
b. advanced practice nurses
c. clinical nurse leaders
d. intensivits - ✓✓ Answer- b. advanced practice nurses
What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and that safety programs are
in place?
a. clinical nurse specialist
b. advanced practice nurse
c. registered nurse
d. nurse practitioners - ✓✓ Answer- a. clinical nurse specialist
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, Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for registered nurses?
a. State Board of Registered Nurses
b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses - ✓✓ Answer- d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spirit are interdependent
and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care?
a. holistic care
b. individualized care
c. cultural care
d. interdisciplinary care - ✓✓ Answer- a. holistic care
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short directives that can be used as
quick references for clinical use that are known as
a. critical care protocol
b. practice policies
c. evidence-based research
d. practice alerts - ✓✓ Answer- d. practice alerts
What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?
a. alternative
b. holistic
c. complementary
d. individualized - ✓✓ Answer- a. alternative
Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
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,Table of Contents
1. Critical Care Nursing Practice
2. Ethical and Legal Issues
3. Genetic Issues
4. Facilitating Care Transitions
5. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations
6. Nutrition Alterations and Management
7. Pain and Pain Management
8. Sedation, Agitation, and Delirium Management
9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care UNIT II Cardiovascular Alterations
10. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
11. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment
12. Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures
13. Cardiovascular Disorders
14. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management UNIT III Pulmonary Alterations
15. Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
16. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment
17. Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures
18. Pulmonary Disorders
19. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management UNIT IV Neurologic Alterations
20. Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology
21. Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
22. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management UNIT V Kidney Alterations
23. Kidney Anatomy and Physiology
24. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
25. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management UNIT VI Gastrointestinal Alterations
26. Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology
27. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
28. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management UNIT VII Endocrine Alterations
29. Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology
30. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
31. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management UNIT VIII Multisystem Alterations
32. Trauma
33. Sepsis, Shock, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
34. Burns
35. Organ Donation and Transplantation
36. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies UNIT IX Special Populations
37. The Obstetric Patient
38. The Pediatric Patient
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, 39. The Older Adult Patient
Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing
During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured patients?
a. intensive care
b. triage
c. shock
d. postoperative - ✓✓ Answer- c. shock
What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and manages complex clinical and
system issues?
a. registered nurses
b. advanced practice nurses
c. clinical nurse leaders
d. intensivits - ✓✓ Answer- b. advanced practice nurses
What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and that safety programs are
in place?
a. clinical nurse specialist
b. advanced practice nurse
c. registered nurse
d. nurse practitioners - ✓✓ Answer- a. clinical nurse specialist
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, Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for registered nurses?
a. State Board of Registered Nurses
b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses - ✓✓ Answer- d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spirit are interdependent
and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care?
a. holistic care
b. individualized care
c. cultural care
d. interdisciplinary care - ✓✓ Answer- a. holistic care
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short directives that can be used as
quick references for clinical use that are known as
a. critical care protocol
b. practice policies
c. evidence-based research
d. practice alerts - ✓✓ Answer- d. practice alerts
What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?
a. alternative
b. holistic
c. complementary
d. individualized - ✓✓ Answer- a. alternative
Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
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