PRIORITIES IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING, 9TH
EDITION,
LINDA D. URDEN, KATHLEEN M. STACY, CHAPTERS 1 - 27, COMPLETE
,TABLEOFCONTENTS
UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING
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1. CaringfortheCriticallyIllPatient
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2. EthicalandLegalIssues fz fz fz
3. Facilitating Care Transitions fz fz
UNITTWO:COMMONPROBLEMSIN CRITICAL CARE
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4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations se fz fz
5. NutritionalAlterationsandManagement fz fz fz
6. TheOlderAdult
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7. PainandPainManagement
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8. SedationandDeliriumManagement fz fz fz
9. PalliativeandEnd-of-LifeCare fz fz fz
UNITTHREE:CARDIOVASCULARALTERATIONS
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10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures fz fz fz fz fz
11. CardiovascularDisorders fz
12. CardiovascularTherapeuticManagement fz fz
UNITFOUR:PULMONARYALTERATIONS
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13. PulmonaryClinicalAssessmentandDiagnosticProcedures fz fz fz fz
14. PulmonaryDisorders fz
15. PulmonaryTherapeutic Management fz se
UNITFIVE:NEUROLOGICALALTERATIONS
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16. Neurological ClinicalAssessment and Diagnostic Procedures se fz se se
17. NeurologicDisordersandTherapeuticManagement fz fz fz fz
UNITSIX:KIDNEYALTERATIONS
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18. KidneyClinicalAssessment andDiagnosticProcedures
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19. KidneyDisordersandTherapeuticManagement
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UNITSEVEN:GASTROINTESTINALALTERATIONS
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20. Gastrointestinal ClinicalAssessmentandDiagnosticProcedures se fz fz fz fz
21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management se fz fz fz
UNIT EIGHT: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS
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22. EndocrineClinicalAssessmentandDiagnosticProcedures fz fz fz fz
23. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management fz fz fz se
UNITNINE:MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS
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24. Trauma
25. Burns
26. Shock,Sepsis,andMultiple OrganDysfunctionSyndrome
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27. HematologicalandOncological Emergencies fz fz se
,Chapter01:CriticalCareNursingPracticeUr den:
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CriticalCare Nursing,9th
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CHOICE
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1. DuringWorld WarII,what type ofwards were developedtocare forcriticallyinjured p
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atients?
a. Intensivecare fz
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C se
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients. Triage w ards e
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stablish the order inwhich a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital. Postoperativ e wardsw
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ere developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive careunits.
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PTS: 1 f z DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remembering f z fz fz
REF:p.1OBJ: NursingProcess Step:N/A fz fz fz fz fz fz
TOP:CriticalCareNursingPracticeMSC:NCLEX:Safe and Effective
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CareEnvironment fz
2. Whattypeofpractitionerhasa broaddepthofspecialtyknowledgeandexpertiseandmanag es c
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omplex clinical and system issues? fz fz se se
a. Registered nurses fz
b. Advancedpracticenurses fz fz
c. Clinical nurseleaders fz fz
d. Intensivists
ANS: B se
Advanced practice nurses(APNs)havea broad depthofknowledge and expertiseintheirspecial ty ar se fz fz fz fz se fz fz fz se fz fz fz fz fz
ea and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical practitioners wh o mana
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ge the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct care providers. Clini calnurselea
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ders(CNLs)generallydonotmanagesystemissues.
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PTS: 1 f z DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remembering f z fz fz
REF:p.2OBJ: NursingProcess Step:N/A fz fz fz fz fz fz
TOP:CriticalCareNursingPracticeMSC:NCLEX:Safe and Effective
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CareEnvironment fz
3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring carethat is evidence basedandthat saf ety
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programs areinplace? fz fz
a. Clinical nurse speci fz fz fz
alist b. Advancedpracti se fz fz
cenursec. fz
Registerednurses fz
d.Nursepractitioners
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ANS: A se
, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching, research, l eade
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rship, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that careis evidence based and that s
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afety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses (APNs)have
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a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex clinical a nd sys
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tems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nursepractitioners (N Ps) manag
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e direct clinical care of groups of patients.
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PTS: 1 f z DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fz fz
REF:p.2OBJ: NursingProcess Step:N/A fz fz fz fz fz fz
TOP:CriticalCareNursingPracticeMSC:NCLEX:Safe and Effective
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CareEnvironment fz
4. Whichprofessionalorganizationadministerscritical carecertificationexamsforregist er
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ednurses? fz
a. StateBoard ofRegisteredNurses fz se fz fz
b. NationalAssociationofClinical NurseSpecialist fz fz fz se se
c. Societyof CriticalCareMedicine fz fz
d. American Association of Critical-CareNurses fz fz fz se
ANS: D se
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CareNurses(AACN)administerscertificationexamsforregisterednurses.The StateBoardof Registe
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red Nurses (SBON)does not administercertificationexams. National Association ofCli nicalNurseSpe
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cialists(NACNS)doesnotadministercertificationexams.SocietyofCriticalCa re Medicine (SCCM) d
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oes notadminister nursing certification exams forregistered nurses.
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PTS: 1 f z DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering fz fz
REF:p.3OBJ: NursingProcess Step:N/A fz fz fz fz fz fz
TOP:CriticalCareNursingPracticeMSC:NCLEX:Safe and Effective
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CareEnvironment fz
5. Emphasis is on human integrityand stresses thetheorythat the body,mind, and spirit are inte rde
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pendent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care?
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a. Holistic care se
b. Individualizedcare fz
c. Culturalcare fz
d. Interdisciplinarycare
ANS: A se
Holisticcare focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spiritare interdepen den
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t andinseparable.Individualized care recognizesthe uniqueness ofeach patient’spreferences, conditi
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on, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural diversityin
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health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world becomes mo re acce
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ssible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces withplaces and peoples. I nterdisciplin
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ary care is care among a variety of health care professionals with the patient’s health a sthecommon g
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oal.
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REF:p.4OBJ: NursingProcess Step:N/A fz fz fz fz fz fz
TOP:CriticalCareNursing Practice MSC:NCLEX:Safe and Effective
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e CareEnvironment fz