TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENTIALS OF CRITICAL
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CARE NURSING 3RD EDITION BY KATHLEEN PERRIN,
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CARRIE MACLEOD r r
TABLE OF CONTENT r r
1. What is Critical Care?
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2. Care of the Critical Ill Patient
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3. Care of the Patient with Respiratory Failure
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4. Interpretation and Management of Basic Dysrhythmias
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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
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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
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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
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14. Care of the Patient with Problems in Glucose Metabolism
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15. Care of the Patient with Acute Kidney Injury
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16. Care of the Organ Donor and Transplant Recipient
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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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Perrin: Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care
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1: What is Critical Care? r r r r r
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statem
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1) Of the following patients, who should be cared for in a critical care unit? A patient
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rapply.)
A) With an acetaminophen overdose
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B) Suffering from acute mental illness
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C) With chronic renal failure
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D) With acute decompensated heart failure
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ANSWER: A, D r r
Explanation: A) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
s tfficient units for caring for patients wit
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patie
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overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #3
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a noncritical nature. r r r
Nursing Process: Evaluation r r
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B) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patie
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overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #3
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a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapta
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C) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patie
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overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #3
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a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapta
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D) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
r s tfficient units for caring for patients wit
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patie
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overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #3
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a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapta
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2) A hospital in a small rural town would be able to provide which level of care in the
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A) Level I r
B) Level II r
C) Level III r
D) It is unlikely that the hospital would have a critical care unit
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ANSWER: C r
Explanation: A) #1 and #2 describe more advanced and inclusive critical care a
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because most hospitals have some critical care areas.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation r r
Cognitive Level: Application
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B) #1 and #2 describe more advanced and inclusive critical care ab
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because most hospitals have some critical care areas.
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Cognitive Level: Application
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C) #1 and #2 describe more advanced and inclusive critical care ab
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because most hospitals have some critical care areas.
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Cognitive Level: Application
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D) #1 and #2 describe more advanced and inclusive critical care ab
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because most hospitals have some critical care areas.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation r r
Cognitive Level: Application
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3) A nurse employed in an "open" ICU would most likely be working with a:
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A) Multidisciplinary team with physicians who are also responsible for patients o
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B) Multidisciplinary team that includes a physician employed by the hospital.
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C) Physician in charge of patient care who is a specialist in critical care.
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D) Primary care physician who must consult a critical care specialist.
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ANSWER: A r
Explanation: r r A) #2, #3, and #4 refer to "closed" ICUs.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation r r
Cognitive Level: Analysis
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B) #2, #3, and #4 refer to "closed" ICUs.
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C) #2, #3, and #4 refer to "closed" ICUs.
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D) #2, #3, and #4 refer to "closed" ICUs.
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CARE NURSING 3RD EDITION BY KATHLEEN PERRIN,
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CARRIE MACLEOD r r
TABLE OF CONTENT r r
1. What is Critical Care?
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2. Care of the Critical Ill Patient
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3. Care of the Patient with Respiratory Failure
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4. Interpretation and Management of Basic Dysrhythmias
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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
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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
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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
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14. Care of the Patient with Problems in Glucose Metabolism
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15. Care of the Patient with Acute Kidney Injury
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16. Care of the Organ Donor and Transplant Recipient
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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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Perrin: Understanding the Essentials of Critical Care
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1: What is Critical Care? r r r r r
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statem
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1) Of the following patients, who should be cared for in a critical care unit? A patient
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rapply.)
A) With an acetaminophen overdose
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B) Suffering from acute mental illness
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C) With chronic renal failure
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D) With acute decompensated heart failure
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ANSWER: A, D r r
Explanation: A) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
s tfficient units for caring for patients wit
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patie
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overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #3
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a noncritical nature. r r r
Nursing Process: Evaluation r r
Cognitive Level: Analysis r r r
Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapta r r r r r
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B) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
r s tfficient units for caring for patients wit
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patie
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overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #3
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a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapta
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C) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patie
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overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #3
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a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapta
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D) (Note: This requires multiple responses to be correct.)
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Critical care units are c o- e
r s tfficient units for caring for patients wit
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system failure. Although the organ failing in #4 is obvious, patie
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overdose often suffer liver failure as a consequence. #2 and #3
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a noncritical nature.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation
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Cognitive Level: Analysis
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Category of Need: Physiological Integrity–Physiological Adapta
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2) A hospital in a small rural town would be able to provide which level of care in the
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A) Level I r
B) Level II r
C) Level III r
D) It is unlikely that the hospital would have a critical care unit
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ANSWER: C r
Explanation: A) #1 and #2 describe more advanced and inclusive critical care a
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because most hospitals have some critical care areas.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation r r
Cognitive Level: Application
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Category of Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment–Manageme r r r r r r
B) #1 and #2 describe more advanced and inclusive critical care ab
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because most hospitals have some critical care areas.
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Cognitive Level: Application
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C) #1 and #2 describe more advanced and inclusive critical care ab
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because most hospitals have some critical care areas.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation r r
Cognitive Level: Application
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D) #1 and #2 describe more advanced and inclusive critical care ab
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because most hospitals have some critical care areas.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation r r
Cognitive Level: Application
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Category of Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment–Manageme r r r r r r
3) A nurse employed in an "open" ICU would most likely be working with a:
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A) Multidisciplinary team with physicians who are also responsible for patients o
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B) Multidisciplinary team that includes a physician employed by the hospital.
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C) Physician in charge of patient care who is a specialist in critical care.
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D) Primary care physician who must consult a critical care specialist.
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ANSWER: A r
Explanation: r r A) #2, #3, and #4 refer to "closed" ICUs.
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Nursing Process: Evaluation r r
Cognitive Level: Analysis
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B) #2, #3, and #4 refer to "closed" ICUs.
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C) #2, #3, and #4 refer to "closed" ICUs.
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D) #2, #3, and #4 refer to "closed" ICUs.
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