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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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,TABLE OF CONTENTS n n
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 PracticeU
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rden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLEn
CHOICE
1. DuringnWorldnWarnII,nwhatntypenofnwardsnwerendevelopedntoncarenforncriticallyninju
rednpatients?
a. Intensivencare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:nC
DuringnWorldnWarnII,nshocknwardsnwerenestablishedntoncarenforncriticallyninjurednpatients.nTriag
enwardsnestablishnthenorderninnwhichnanpatientnisnseennorntreatednuponnarrivalntonanhospital.nPosto
perativenwardsnwerendevelopedninn1900nandnlaternevolvednintonintensivencarenunits.
PTS:nnn 1 DIF: CognitivenLevel:nRemembering
REF:np.n1nOBJ:n NursingnProcessn Step:nN/A
TOP:nCriticalnCarenNursingnPracticenMSC:nNCLEX:nSafenand
nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
2. Whatntypenofnpractitionernhasnanbroadndepthnofnspecialtynknowledgenandnexpertisenandnma
nagesncomplexnclinicalnandnsystemnissues?
a. Registerednnurses
b. Advancednpracticennurses
c. Clinicalnnursenleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:nB
Advancednpracticennursesn(APNs)nhavenanbroadndepthnofnknowledgenandnexpertiseninntheirnspe
cialtynareanandnmanagencomplexnclinicalnandnsystemsnissues.nIntensivistsnarenmedicalnpractition
ersnwhonmanagenthencriticalnillnpatient.nRegisterednnursesn(RNs)narengenerallyndirectncarenprovid
ers.nClinicalnnursenleadersn(CNLs)ngenerallyndonnotnmanagensystemnissues.
PTS:nnn 1 DIF: CognitivenLevel:nRemembering
REF:np.n2nOBJ:n NursingnProcessn Step:nN/A
TOP:nCriticalnCarenNursingnPracticenMSC:nNCLEX:nSafenand
nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
3. Whatntypenofnpractitionernisninstrumentalninnensuringncarenthatnisnevidencenbasednandnthatn
safetynprogramsnareninnplace?
a. Clinicalnnursenspeci
alistnb.nAdvancednpracti
cennursenc.
Registerednnurses
d.nNursenpractitioners
ANS:nA
, Clinicalnnursenspecialistsn(CNSs)nserveninnspecialtynrolesnthatnusentheirnclinical,nteaching,nresearc
h,nleadership,nandnconsultativenabilities.nTheynareninstrumentalninnensuringnthatncarenisnevidencen
basednandnthatnsafetynprogramsnareninnplace.nAdvancednpracticennursesn(APNs)nhave
anbroadndepthnofnknowledgenandnexpertiseninntheirnspecialtynareanandnmanagencomplexnclinic
alnandnsystemsnissues.nRegisterednnursesnarengenerallyndirectncarenproviders.nNursenpractitione
rsn(NPs)nmanagendirectnclinicalncarenofngroupsnofnpatients.
PTS:nnn 1 DIF: CognitivenLevel:nRemembering
REF:np.n2nOBJ:n NursingnProcessn Step:nN/A
TOP:nCriticalnCarenNursingnPracticenMSC:nNCLEX:nSafenand
nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
4. Whichnprofessionalnorganizationnadministersncriticalncarencertificationnexamsnfornregi
sterednnurses?
a. StatenBoardnofnRegisterednNurses
b. NationalnAssociationnofnClinicalnNursenSpecialist
c. SocietynofnCriticalnCarenMedicine
d. AmericannAssociationnofnCritical-CarenNurses
ANS:nD
AmericannAssociationnofnCritical-
CarenNursesn(AACN)nadministersncertificationnexamsnfornregisterednnurses.nThenStatenBoardn
ofnRegisterednNursesn(SBON)ndoesnnotnadministerncertificationnexams.nNationalnAssociationn
ofnClinicalnNursenSpecialistsn(NACNS)ndoesnnotnadministerncertificationnexams.nSocietynofnCr
iticalnCarenMedicinen(SCCM)ndoesnnotnadministernnursingncertificationnexamsnfornregisterednn
urses.
PTS:nnn 1 DIF: CognitivenLevel:nRemembering
REF:np.n3nOBJ:n NursingnProcessn Step:nN/A
TOP:nCriticalnCarenNursingnPracticenMSC:nNCLEX:nSafenand
nEffectivenCarenEnvironment
5. Emphasisnisnonnhumannintegritynandnstressesnthentheorynthatnthenbody,nmind,nandnspiritnaren
interdependentnandninseparable.nThisnstatementndescribesnwhichnmethodologynofncare?
a. Holisticncare
b. Individualizedncare
c. Culturalncare
d. Interdisciplinaryncare
ANS:nA
Holisticncarenfocusesnonnhumannintegritynandnstressesnthatnthenbody,nmind,nandnspiritnareninterde
pendentnandninseparable.nIndividualizedncarenrecognizesnthenuniquenessnofneachnpatient’snprefere
nces,ncondition,nandnphysiologicnandnpsychosocialnstatus.nCulturalndiversitynin
healthncarenisnnotnannewntopic,nbutnitnisngainingnemphasisnandnimportancenasnthenworldnbecomesn
morenaccessiblentonallnasnthenresultnofnincreasingntechnologiesnandninterfacesnwithnplacesnandnpe
oples.nInterdisciplinaryncarenisncarenamongnanvarietynofnhealthncarenprofessionalsnwithnthenpatien
t’snhealthnasnthencommonngoal.
PTS:nnn 1 DIF: CognitivenLevel:nRemembering
REF:np.n4nOBJ:n NursingnProcessn Step:nN/A
TOP:nCriticalnCarenNursingnPracticenMSC:nNCLEX:nSafenand
nEffectivenCarenEnvironment