Table b n of
b n Contents
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b n b n Contents
Chapter b n 01: b n Overview b n of b n Critical b n Care b n Nursing 2
Chapter bn02: b n Patient b n and b n Family b n Response b n to 14
bnthe b n Critical b n Care bnExperienceChapter bn03: bnEthical 30
bnand bnLegal bnIssues bnin bnCritical bnCare bnNursing bnChapter 42
b n 04: b n Palliative b n and b n End-of-Life 56
CareChapter bn05: Comfort and 69
Sedation Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy
x b n x x x x 83
Chapter b n 07: b n Dysrhythmia b n Interpretation b n and 117
b n Management bnChapter bn08: bnHemodynamic bnMonitoring 137
Chapter b n 09: b n Ventilatory b n Assistance 156
Chapter b n 10: b n Rapid b n Response b n Teams b n and 171
b n Code b n Management b n Chapter bn11: bnOrgan bnDonation 189
Chapter b n 12: b n Shock, b n Sepsis, b n and b n Multiple 207
b n Organ b n Dysfunction bnSyndrome bnChapter bn13: 225
bnCardiovascular bnAlterations 243
Chapter b n 14: b n Nervous 260
bnSystem bnAlterations 285
bnChapter bn15: bnAcute 312
Respiratory Failure Chapter 16: bn
v bnx xv bnx v v x bnv b n x 341
Acute bn Kidney b n Injury Chapter
bn x x b n x 361
bn 17: bnGastrointestinal
x b n 377
b n Alterations
Chapter b n 17: b n Hematological b n and b n Immune
b n Disorders bnChapter bn19: bnEndocrine bnAlterations
Chapter b n 20: b n Trauma b n and
b n Surgical bnManagementChapter
bn21: bnBurns
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Chapter bn01: bnOverview bnof bnCritical bnCare bnNursing
MULTIPLE b n CHOICE
1. Which bnof bnthe bnfollowing bnprofessional bnorganizations bnbest bnsupports bncritical bncare bnnursing
bnpractice?
a. American b n Association b n of b n Critical-Care b n Nurses
b. American b n Heart b n Association
c. American b n Nurses b n Association
d. Society bnof bnCritical bnCare bnMedicine
ANS: bnA
The b n American b n Association b n of b n Critical-Care b n Nurses b n is b n the b n specialty
b n organization b n that b n supports b n and bnrepresents b n critical bncare bnnurses. bnThe
bnAmerican bnHeart bnAssociation bnsupports bncardiovascular bninitiatives. bnThe bnAmerican bnNurses
bnAssociation bnsupports bnall bnnurses. bnThe bnSociety bnof bnCritical bnCare bnMedicine bnrepresents
bnthe bnmultiprofessional b n critical b n care b n team b n under b n the b n direction b n of b n an
b n intensivist.
DIF: bnCognitive bnLevel: bnKnowledge b n REF: bnp. bn 4
OBJ: bnDiscuss bnthe bnpurposes bnand bnfunctions bnof bnthe bnprofessional bnorganizations bnthat bnsupport
bncritical bncare bnpractice.TOP: bnNursing bnProcess bnStep: bnN/A
MSC: bnNCLEX: bnSafe bnand bnEffective bnCare bnEnvironment
2. A bnnurse bnhas bnbeen bnworking bnas bna bnstaff bnnurse bnin bnthe bnsurgical bnintensive bncare
bnunit bnfor bn2 bnyears bnand bnis bninterested bnin bncertification. b n Which b n credential b n would
b n be b n most b n applicable b n for b n her b n to b n seek?
a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS: bn C
The b nCCRN b n certification b n is b n appropriate b n for b n nurses b n in b n bedside b n practice
b n who b n care b n for b n critically b n ill b n patients. bnTheACNPC bncertification bnis bnfor bnacute
bncare bnnurse bnpractitioners. bnThe bnCCNS bncertification bnis bnfor bncritical bncare bnclinical
b n nurse bnspecialists. bnThe bnPCCN bncertification bnis bnfor bnstaff bnnurses bnworking bnin
bnprogressive bncare, bnintermediate bncare, bnorstep-down bnunit bnsettings.
DIF: bnCognitive bnLevel: bnApplication b n REF: bnp. bn 5
OBJ: bnExplain bncertification bnoptions bnfor bncritical bncare bnnurses. bnTOP: bnNursing bnProcess
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bnStep: bnN/AMSC: bnNCLEX: b n Safe b n and b n Effective b n Care b n Environment