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Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nursing
Kathleen Perrin, Carrie MacLeod
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3RD EDITION BY KATHLEEN PERRIN, CARRIE MACLEOD
TABLE OF CONTENT
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1. What is Critical Care?
2. Care of the Critical Ill Patient
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3. Care of the Patient with Respiratory Failure
4. Interpretation and Management of Basic Dysrhythmias
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
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
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
14. Care of the Patient with Problems in Glucose Metabolism
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15. Care of the Patient with Acute Kidney Injury
16. Care of the Organ Donor and Transplant Recipient
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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Chapter 1: What is Critical Care?
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statem
1) Identify who of the following patients suffers from critical illness. A patient:
A) With chronic airflow limitation whose VS are: BP 110/72, P 110, R 16.
B) With acute bronchospasm and whose VS are: BP 100/60, P 124, R 32.
C) Who was involved in a motor vehicle accident whose VS are: BP 124/74, P
D) On chronic dialysis with no urine output and whose VS are: BP 98/50, P 10
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Acute bronchospasm can present a -life
threatening situation, wh
patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are examples -of
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Nursing Process: Assessment
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapt
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B) Acute bronchospasm can present a -life
threatening situation, wh
patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are examples -of
life-
nonthreaten
Nursing Process: Assessment
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapt
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C) Acute bronchospasm can present a -life
threatening situation, wh
patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are examples -of
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nonthreaten
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapt
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D) Acute bronchospasm can present a -life
threatening situation, wh
patient's survival. #1, #3, and #4 are examples -of
life-
nonthreaten
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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2) Of the following patients, who should be cared for in a critical care unit? A pat
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A) With an acetaminophen overdose
B) Suffering from acute mental illness
C) With chronic renal failure
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D) With acute decompensated heart failure
Answer: A, D
Explanation: A) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
- efficient units for caring for patients
Critical care units are cost
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, pa
overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #
of a noncritical nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapt
, B) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
- efficient units for caring for patients
Critical care units are cost
system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, pa
overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #
of a noncritical nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapt
C) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
- efficient units for caring for patients
Critical care units are cost
system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, pa
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overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #
of a noncritical nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapt
D) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
- efficient units for caring for patients
Critical care units are cost
system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, pa
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overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #
of a noncritical nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation
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