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Test Bank for Understanding the Essentials ofCritical Care Nursing 3rd Edition Perrin
Chapters 1 - 19
, TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENTIALS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING 3RD EDITION BY
KATHLEEN PERRIN, CARRIE MACLEOD
TABLE OF CONTENT
1. What is Critical Care?
2. Care of the Critical Ill Patient
3. Care of the Patient with Respiratory Failure
4. Interpretation and Management of Basic Dysrhythmias
5. Cardiodynamics and Hemodynamic Regulation
6. Care of the Patient Experiencing Shock
7. Care of the Patient Experiencing Heart Failure
8. Care of the Patient Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome
9. Care of the Patient Following Traumatic Injury
10. Care of the Patient Experiencing an Intracranial Dysfunction
11. Care of the Patient With a Cerebral or Cerbrovascular Disorder
12. Care of the Critically Ill Patient Experiencing Alcohol Withdrawal and/or Liver Failure
13. Care of the Patient With an Acute Gastrointestinal Bleed or Pancreatitis
14. Care of the Patient with Problems in Glucose Metabolism
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
18. Care of the Patient with Sepsis
19. Care of the ICU Patient at the End of Life
, Perrin: Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care Nurs
What is Critical Care?
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or an
1) Of the following patients, who should be cared for in a critical care unit? A patient: (Se
A) With an acetaminophen overdose
B) Suffering from acute mental illness
C) With chronic renal failure
D) With acute decompensated heart failure
ANSWER: A, D
Explanation: A) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
Critical care units are c o- e
s tf ficient units for caring for patients with spe
system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patients w
often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #3 present patie
nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
, B) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
Critical care units are c o- e
s tf ficient units for caring for patients with spe
system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patients w
often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #3 present patie
nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
C) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
Critical care units are c o- e
s tf ficient units for caring for patients with spe
system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patients w
often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #3 present patie
nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
D) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
Critical care units are c o- e
s tf ficient units for caring for patients with spe
system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patients w
often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #3 present patie
nature.
Nursing Process: Evaluation Cognitive
Level: Analysis
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adaptation
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