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NURSING 3RD EDITION BY KATHLEEN PERRIN, CARRIE MACLEOD
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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1. What is Critical Care?
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2. Care of the Critical Ill Patient
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3. Care of the Patient with Respiratory Failure
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4. Interpretation and Management of Basic Dysrhythmias
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5. Cardiodynamics and Hemodynamic Regulation
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6. Care of the Patient Experiencing Shock
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7. Care of the Patient Experiencing Heart Failure
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8. Care of the Patient Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome
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9. Care of the Patient Following Traumatic Injury
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10. Care of the Patient Experiencing an Intracranial Dysfunction
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11. Care of the Patient With a Cerebral or Cerbrovascular Disorder
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12. Care of the Critically Ill Patient Experiencing Alcohol Withdrawal and/or Liver Failure
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13. Care of the Patient With an Acute Gastrointestinal Bleed or Pancreatitis
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14. Care of the Patient with Problems in Glucose Metabolism
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15. Care of the Patient with Acute Kidney Injury
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16. Care of the Organ Donor and Transplant Recipient
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17. Care of the Acutely Ill Burn Patient
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18. Care of the Patient with Sepsis
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19. Care of the ICU Patient at the End of Life
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, Perrin: Understanding the Essentials of Critical Ca
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Chapter 1: What is Critical Care? vv vv vv vv vv vv
MULTIPLE CHOICE. vv vv vv Choose the one alternative that best completes the
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1) Identify who of the following patients suffers from critical illness. A pati
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A) With chronic airflow limitation whose VS are: BP 110/72, P 110, R 16.
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B) With acute bronchospasm and whose VS are: BP 100/60, P 124, R 32.
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C) Who was involved in a motor vehicle accident whose VS are: BP 12
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D) On chronic dialysis with no urine output and whose VS are: BP 98/50, P
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Answer: B vv
Explanation: v v A) Acute bronchospasm can present a -l itfhereatening situation, w
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patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are examples -olfifn
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Nursing Process: Assessment vv vv
Cognitive Level: Analysis
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B) Acute bronchospasm can present a -l itfhereatening situation, w
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jeopardize a patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are example
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situations. Nursing Process: Assessment
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Cognitive Level: Analysis vv vv
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C) Acute bronchospasm can present a -l itfhereatening situation, w
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jeopardize a patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are example
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situations. Nursing Process: Assessment
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Cognitive Level: Analysis vv vv
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapvv vv vv vv vv
D) Acute bronchospasm can present a -l itfhereatening situation, w
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jeopardize a patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are example
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situations. Nursing Process: Assessment
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Cognitive Level: Analysis vv vv
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2) Of the following patients, who should be cared for in a critical care unit? A
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all that apply.)
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A) With an acetaminophen overdose
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B) Suffering from acute mental illness vv vv vv vv
C) With chronic renal failure
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D) With acute decompensated heart failure
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Answer: A, D vv vv
Explanation: v v v v A) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious,
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acetaminophen overdose often suffer liver failure as a con
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present patient concerns of a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation vv vv
Cognitive Level: Analysis
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, B) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious,
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acetaminophen overdose often suffer liver failure as a con
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present patient concerns of a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adap
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C) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious,
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acetaminophen overdose often suffer liver failure as a con
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present patient concerns of a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adap
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D) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious,
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acetaminophen overdose often suffer liver failure as a con
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present patient concerns of a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adap
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NURSING 3RD EDITION BY KATHLEEN PERRIN, CARRIE MACLEOD
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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1. What is Critical Care?
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2. Care of the Critical Ill Patient
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3. Care of the Patient with Respiratory Failure
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4. Interpretation and Management of Basic Dysrhythmias
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5. Cardiodynamics and Hemodynamic Regulation
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6. Care of the Patient Experiencing Shock
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7. Care of the Patient Experiencing Heart Failure
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8. Care of the Patient Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome
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9. Care of the Patient Following Traumatic Injury
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10. Care of the Patient Experiencing an Intracranial Dysfunction
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11. Care of the Patient With a Cerebral or Cerbrovascular Disorder
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12. Care of the Critically Ill Patient Experiencing Alcohol Withdrawal and/or Liver Failure
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13. Care of the Patient With an Acute Gastrointestinal Bleed or Pancreatitis
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14. Care of the Patient with Problems in Glucose Metabolism
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15. Care of the Patient with Acute Kidney Injury
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16. Care of the Organ Donor and Transplant Recipient
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17. Care of the Acutely Ill Burn Patient
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18. Care of the Patient with Sepsis
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19. Care of the ICU Patient at the End of Life
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, Perrin: Understanding the Essentials of Critical Ca
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Chapter 1: What is Critical Care? vv vv vv vv vv vv
MULTIPLE CHOICE. vv vv vv Choose the one alternative that best completes the
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the ques
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1) Identify who of the following patients suffers from critical illness. A pati
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A) With chronic airflow limitation whose VS are: BP 110/72, P 110, R 16.
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B) With acute bronchospasm and whose VS are: BP 100/60, P 124, R 32.
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C) Who was involved in a motor vehicle accident whose VS are: BP 12
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D) On chronic dialysis with no urine output and whose VS are: BP 98/50, P
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Answer: B vv
Explanation: v v A) Acute bronchospasm can present a -l itfhereatening situation, w
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patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are examples -olfifn
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Nursing Process: Assessment vv vv
Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapvv vv vv vv vv
B) Acute bronchospasm can present a -l itfhereatening situation, w
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jeopardize a patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are example
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situations. Nursing Process: Assessment
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Cognitive Level: Analysis vv vv
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapvv vv vv vv vv
C) Acute bronchospasm can present a -l itfhereatening situation, w
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jeopardize a patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are example
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situations. Nursing Process: Assessment
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Cognitive Level: Analysis vv vv
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapvv vv vv vv vv
D) Acute bronchospasm can present a -l itfhereatening situation, w
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jeopardize a patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are example
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situations. Nursing Process: Assessment
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Cognitive Level: Analysis vv vv
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapvv vv vv vv vv
2) Of the following patients, who should be cared for in a critical care unit? A
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all that apply.)
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A) With an acetaminophen overdose
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B) Suffering from acute mental illness vv vv vv vv
C) With chronic renal failure
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D) With acute decompensated heart failure
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Answer: A, D vv vv
Explanation: v v v v A) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
s tfficient units for caring for patien
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious,
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acetaminophen overdose often suffer liver failure as a con
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present patient concerns of a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation vv vv
Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adap
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, B) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious,
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acetaminophen overdose often suffer liver failure as a con
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present patient concerns of a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adap
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C) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious,
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acetaminophen overdose often suffer liver failure as a con
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present patient concerns of a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adap
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D) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious,
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acetaminophen overdose often suffer liver failure as a con
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present patient concerns of a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adap
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