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2. EthicalIssues v
3. Legal Issues v
4. GeneticIssues v
5. Patientand FamilyEducation v v v
6. PsychosocialAlterationsandManagement v v v
7. NutritionAlterationsand Management v v v
8. Pain and Pain Management v v v
9. Sedation,Agitation,andDeliriumManagement v v v v
10. End-of-LifeCare v
Unit2: Cardiovascular Alterations
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11. CardiovascularAnatomyandPhysiology v v v
12. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment v v
13. Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures v v
14. Cardiovascular Disorders v
15. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management v v
Unit 3: Pulmonary Alterations
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16. PulmonaryAnatomy andPhysiology v v v
17. PulmonaryClinicalAssessment v v
18. PulmonaryDiagnosticProcedures v v
19. PulmonaryDisorders v
20. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management v v
Unit 4: Neurologic Alterations
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21. NeurologicAnatomyand Physiology v v v
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,22. NeurologicClinicalAssessmentandDiagnosticProcedures
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23. NeurologicDisordersandTherapeuticManagement
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Unit 5: KidneyAlterations
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24. KidneyAnatomy and Physiology
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25. KidneyClinicalAssessmentandDiagnosticProcedures
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26. KidneyDisorders andTherapeutic Management
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Unit6: Gastrointestinal Alterations
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27. GastrointestinalAnatomyandPhysiology v v v
28. GastrointestinalClinical Assessment and DiagnosticProcedures v v v v
29. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management v v v v
Unit 7: Endocrine Alterations
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30. Endocrine AnatomyandPhysiology v v v
31. EndocrineClinicalAssessmentandDiagnosticProcedures
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32. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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Unit 8:Multisystem Alterations
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33. Trauma
34. Shock,Sepsis,and Multiple OrganDysfunction Syndrome
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35. Burns
36. OrganDonation and Transplantation
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37. HematologicandOncologicEmergencies v v v
Unit 9: SpecialPopulations
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38. TheObstetric Patient
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39. ThePediatric Patient
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40. The Older AdultPatient
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41. ThePerianesthesia Patient
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, Chapter01:Critical CareNursing Practice
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MULTIPLE CHOICE v
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured
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v patients?
a. Intensivecare v
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
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During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients. Triage
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wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital.
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v Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care units.
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PTS: 1 v DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering v v REF: p. 1 v v
v OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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v MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and manages
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v complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses v
b. Advanced practice nurses v v
c. Clinical nurse leaders v v
d. Intensivists
ANS: B v
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their
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v specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical
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v practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct care
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v providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
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PTS: 1 v DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering v v REF: p. 2 v v
v OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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v MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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