TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO
CRITICAL CARE NURSING 7TH
EDITION BY SOLE
Latest Updated Study Guide
2023/2024
1
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,TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO
CRITICAL CARE NURSING 7TH
EDITION BY SOLE
Latest Updated Study Guide
2023/2024
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing 2
Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience 14
Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing 30
Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-Life Care 42
Chapter 05: Comfort and Sedation 56
Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy 69
Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management 83
Chapter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring 117
Chapter 09: Ventilatory Assistance 137
Chapter 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Management 156
Chapter 11: Organ Donation 171
Chapter 12: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome 189
Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Alterations 207
Chapter 14: Nervous System Alterations 225
Chapter 15: Acute Respiratory Failure 243
Chapter 16: Acute Kidney Injury 260
Chapter 17: Gastrointestinal Alterations 285
Chapter 17: Hematological and Immune Disorders 312
Chapter 19: Endocrine Alterations 341
Chapter 20: Trauma and Surgical Management Chapter 361
21: Burns 377
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Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
, TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO
CRITICAL CARE NURSING 7TH
EDITION BY SOLE
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
b. American Heart Association
c. American Nurses Association
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine
ANS: A
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical
care nurses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American Nurses Association
supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine represents the multiprofessional critical care team under
the direction of an intensivist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critical care practice. TOP:
Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested in
certification. Which credential would be most applicable for her to seek?
a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
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ANS: C
The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for critically ill patients. The
ACNPC certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CCNS certification is for critical care clinical nurse
CRITICAL CARE NURSING 7TH
EDITION BY SOLE
Latest Updated Study Guide
2023/2024
1
,
,TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO
CRITICAL CARE NURSING 7TH
EDITION BY SOLE
Latest Updated Study Guide
2023/2024
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing 2
Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience 14
Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing 30
Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-Life Care 42
Chapter 05: Comfort and Sedation 56
Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy 69
Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management 83
Chapter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring 117
Chapter 09: Ventilatory Assistance 137
Chapter 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Management 156
Chapter 11: Organ Donation 171
Chapter 12: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome 189
Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Alterations 207
Chapter 14: Nervous System Alterations 225
Chapter 15: Acute Respiratory Failure 243
Chapter 16: Acute Kidney Injury 260
Chapter 17: Gastrointestinal Alterations 285
Chapter 17: Hematological and Immune Disorders 312
Chapter 19: Endocrine Alterations 341
Chapter 20: Trauma and Surgical Management Chapter 361
21: Burns 377
Latest Updated Study Guide
2023/2024
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
, TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO
CRITICAL CARE NURSING 7TH
EDITION BY SOLE
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
b. American Heart Association
c. American Nurses Association
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine
ANS: A
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical
care nurses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American Nurses Association
supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine represents the multiprofessional critical care team under
the direction of an intensivist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critical care practice. TOP:
Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested in
certification. Which credential would be most applicable for her to seek?
a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
Latest Updated Study Guide
2023/2024
ANS: C
The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for critically ill patients. The
ACNPC certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CCNS certification is for critical care clinical nurse
