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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 PracticeUr
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den: Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLEv
CHOICE
1. DuringvWorldvWarvII,vwhatvtypevofvwardsvwerevdevelopedvtovcarevforvcriticallyvinjur
edvpatients?
a. Intensivevcare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:vC
DuringvWorldvWarvII,vshockvwardsvwerevestablishedvtovcarevforvcriticallyvinjuredvpatients.vTriage
vwardsvestablishvthevordervinvwhichvavpatientvisvseenvorvtreatedvuponvarrivalvtovavhospital.vPostop
erativevwardsvwerevdevelopedvinv1900vandvlatervevolvedvintovintensivevcarevunits.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: CognitivevLevel:vRemembering
REF:vp.v1vOBJ:v NursingvProcessv Step:vN/A
TOP:vCriticalvCarevNursingvPracticevMSC:vNCLEX:vSafevandv
EffectivevCarevEnvironment
2. Whatvtypevofvpractitionervhasvavbroadvdepthvofvspecialtyvknowledgevandvexpertisevandvman
agesvcomplexvclinicalvandvsystemvissues?
a. Registeredvnurses
b. Advancedvpracticevnurses
c. Clinicalvnursevleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:vB
Advancedvpracticevnursesv(APNs)vhavevavbroadvdepthvofvknowledgevandvexpertisevinvtheirvspec
ialtyvareavandvmanagevcomplexvclinicalvandvsystemsvissues.vIntensivistsvarevmedicalvpractitioner
svwhovmanagevthevcriticalvillvpatient.vRegisteredvnursesv(RNs)varevgenerallyvdirectvcarevprovider
s.vClinicalvnursevleadersv(CNLs)vgenerallyvdovnotvmanagevsystemvissues.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: CognitivevLevel:vRemembering
REF:vp.v2vOBJ:v NursingvProcessv Step:vN/A
TOP:vCriticalvCarevNursingvPracticevMSC:vNCLEX:vSafevandv
EffectivevCarevEnvironment
3. Whatvtypevofvpractitionervisvinstrumentalvinvensuringvcarevthatvisvevidencevbasedvandvthatv
safetyvprogramsvarevinvplace?
a. Clinicalvnursevspeci
alistvb.vAdvancedvpracti
cevnursevc.
Registeredvnurses
d.vNursevpractitioners
ANS:vA
, Clinicalvnursevspecialistsv(CNSs)vservevinvspecialtyvrolesvthatvusevtheirvclinical,vteaching,vresearc
h,vleadership,vandvconsultativevabilities.vTheyvarevinstrumentalvinvensuringvthatvcarevisvevidencevb
asedvandvthatvsafetyvprogramsvarevinvplace.vAdvancedvpracticevnursesv(APNs)vhave
avbroadvdepthvofvknowledgevandvexpertisevinvtheirvspecialtyvareavandvmanagevcomplexvclinica
lvandvsystemsvissues.vRegisteredvnursesvarevgenerallyvdirectvcarevproviders.vNursevpractitioner
sv(NPs)vmanagevdirectvclinicalvcarevofvgroupsvofvpatients.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: CognitivevLevel:vRemembering
REF:vp.v2vOBJ:v NursingvProcessv Step:vN/A
TOP:vCriticalvCarevNursingvPracticevMSC:vNCLEX:vSafevandv
EffectivevCarevEnvironment
4. Whichvprofessionalvorganizationvadministersvcriticalvcarevcertificationvexamsvforvregis
teredvnurses?
a. StatevBoardvofvRegisteredvNurses
b. NationalvAssociationvofvClinicalvNursevSpecialist
c. SocietyvofvCriticalvCarevMedicine
d. AmericanvAssociationvofvCritical-CarevNurses
ANS:vD
AmericanvAssociationvofvCritical-
CarevNursesv(AACN)vadministersvcertificationvexamsvforvregisteredvnurses.vThevStatevBoardv
ofvRegisteredvNursesv(SBON)vdoesvnotvadministervcertificationvexams.vNationalvAssociationv
ofvClinicalvNursevSpecialistsv(NACNS)vdoesvnotvadministervcertificationvexams.vSocietyvofvCri
ticalvCarevMedicinev(SCCM)vdoesvnotvadministervnursingvcertificationvexamsvforvregisteredvnu
rses.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: CognitivevLevel:vRemembering
REF:vp.v3vOBJ:v NursingvProcessv Step:vN/A
TOP:vCriticalvCarevNursingvPracticevMSC:vNCLEX:vSafevandv
EffectivevCarevEnvironment
5. Emphasisvisvonvhumanvintegrityvandvstressesvthevtheoryvthatvthevbody,vmind,vandvspiritvarevi
nterdependentvandvinseparable.vThisvstatementvdescribesvwhichvmethodologyvofvcare?
a. Holisticvcare
b. Individualizedvcare
c. Culturalvcare
d. Interdisciplinaryvcare
ANS:vA
Holisticvcarevfocusesvonvhumanvintegrityvandvstressesvthatvthevbody,vmind,vandvspiritvarevinterdep
endentvandvinseparable.vIndividualizedvcarevrecognizesvthevuniquenessvofveachvpatient’svpreferen
ces,vcondition,vandvphysiologicvandvpsychosocialvstatus.vCulturalvdiversityvin
healthvcarevisvnotvavnewvtopic,vbutvitvisvgainingvemphasisvandvimportancevasvthevworldvbecomesv
morevaccessiblevtovallvasvthevresultvofvincreasingvtechnologiesvandvinterfacesvwithvplacesvandvpeo
ples.vInterdisciplinaryvcarevisvcarevamongvavvarietyvofvhealthvcarevprofessionalsvwithvthevpatient’
svhealthvasvthevcommonvgoal.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: CognitivevLevel:vRemembering
REF:vp.v4vOBJ:v NursingvProcessv Step:vN/A
TOP:vCriticalvCarevNursingvPracticevMSC:vNCLEX:vSafevandv
EffectivevCarevEnvironment