Test Bank:
Critical Care NURSING A Holistic
Approach12th Edition
By Patricia Gonce Morton
, Table Of
Contents
Chapter 1 Critical Care NURSING Practice: Promoting Excellence-
Caring,Collaborationevidence Chapter 2 The Patient’s Experience With Critical Illness
Chapter 3 The Family’s Experience With Critical Illness
Chapter 4 Patient And Family Education In Critical Care
Chapter 5 Relieving Pain And Providing Comfort
Chapter 6 Palliative Care And End-Of-Life Issues In Critical Care
Chapter 7 Ethical Issues In Critical Care NURSING
Chapter 8 Legal Issues In Critical Care NURSING
Chapter 9 Building A Professional Practice Model For Excellence In Critical Care
NURSINGChapter 10 The Critically Ill Pediatric Patient
Chapter 11 The Critically Ill Pregnant Woman
Chapter 12 The Critically Ill Older Patient
Chapter 13 The Postanesthesia Patient
Chapter 14 Rapid Response Teams And Transport Of The Critically Ill Patient
Chapter 15 Disaster Management: Implications For The Critical Care Nurse
Chapter 16 Anatomy And Physiology Of The Cardiovascular System
Chapter 17 Patient Assessment: Cardiovascular System
Chapter 18 Patient Management: Cardiovascular System
Chapter 19 Common Cardiovascular Disorders
Chapter 20 Heart Failure
Chapter 21 Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 22 Cardiac Surgery
Chapter 23 Anatomy And Physiology Of The Respiratory
SystemChapter 24 Patient Assessment: Respiratory System
Chapter 25 Patient Management: Respiratory System
Chapter 26 Common Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 27 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Chapter 28 Anatomy And Physiology Of The Renal System
Chapter 29 Patient Assessment: Renal System
Chapter 30 Patient Management: Renal System
Chapter 31 Acute Kidney Injury And Chronic Kidney Disease
Chapter 32 Anatomy And Physiology Of The Nervous System
Chapter 33 Patient Assessment: Nervous System
Chapter 34 Patient Management: Nervous System
Chapter 35 Common Neurosurgical And Neurological Disorders
Chapter 36 Traumatic Brain Injury
,Chapter 37 Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 38 Anatomy And Physiology Of The Gastrointestinal
SystemChapter 39 Patient Assessment: Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 40 Patient Management: Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 41 Common Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 42 Anatomy And Physiology Of The Endocrine
SystemChapter 43 Patient Assessment: Endocrine System
Chapter 44 Common Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 45 Anatomy And Physiology Of The Hematological And Immune Systems
Chapter 46 Patient Assessment: Hematological And Immune Systems
Chapter 47 Organ And Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Chapter 48 Common Immunological Disorders
Chapter 49 Common Hematological Disorders
Chapter 50 Anatomy And Physiology Of The Integumentary System
Chapter 51 Patient Assessment: Integumentary System
Chapter 52 Patient Management: Integumentary System
Chapter 53 Burns And Common Integumentary Disorders
Chapter 54 Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Multiple Organdysfunction
Chapter 55 Trauma
Chapter 56 Drug Overdose And Poisoning
, Critical Care NURSING A Holistic Approach 12th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1 Critical Care NURSING Practice: Promoting Excellence-
Caring,CollaborationEvidence
1. AnurseIs The Only One In The Icu Who Has Not Achieved Certification In Critical
Care NURSING. She Often Will Ask Her Fellow Nurses What To Do In Caring For
A PatientBecauseshe Doubts The Accuracy Of Her Knowledge And Her Intuition.
She Loves Her Work But Wishes She Could Do It With A Greater Level Of
Competence. What Is The Most Importanteffect That Obtaining Certification Would
Likely Have On The Nurses Practice?
A) Recognition By Peers
B) Increase In Salary And Rank
C) More Flexibility In Seeking Employment
D) Increased Confidence In Making Decisions
2. A Hospital Interviews Two Different Candidates For A Position In The Icu. Both
CandidatesHave Around 10 Years Of Experience Working In The Icu. Both Have
Excellent Interpersonal Skills And Highly Positive References. One, However, Has
Certification In Critical Care NURSING. Which Of The Following Is The Most
Compelling And Accurate ReasonFor The Hospital To Hire The Candidate With
Certification?
A) The CertifiednurseWill Have More Knowledge And Expertise.
B) The CertifiednurseWill Behave More Ethically.
C) The CertifiednurseWill Be More Caring Toward Patients.
D) The CertifiednurseWill Work More Collaboratively With Other Nurses.
3. AnurseIs Caring For An Elderly Man Recently Admitted To The Icu Following A
Stroke. Sheassesses His Cognitive Function Using A New Cognitive Assessment Test
She Learned About Ina Recent Article In A NURSING Journal. She Then Brings A Cup
Of Water And A Straw ToThe Patient Because She Observes That His Lips Are Dry.
Later, She Has The Patient Sit In A Wheelchair And Takes Him To Have Some Blood
Tests Performed. He Objects At First, Saying That He Can Walk On His Own, But
ThenurseExplains That It Is Hospital Policy To Use The Wheelchair. That Evening, She
Recognizes Signs Of An Imminent Stroke In The Patient And Immediately Pages The
Physician. Which Action Taken By ThenurseIs The Best ExampleOf Evidence-Based
Practice?
A) Giving The Patient A Cup Of Water
B) Transferring The Patient In A Wheelchair
C) Using The Cognitive Assessment Test
D) Recognizing Signs Of Imminent Stroke And Paging The Physician
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