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Chapter 10: Critical Care
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Chapter 10: Critical Care

Monahan Phipps Medical Surgical 8th Edition By Monahan

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Chapter 10: Critical Care

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1.  Direct visualization of patients in the critical care environment has the disadvantage that it:
1. Prevents patients from visiting with family or friends
2. Unnecessarily exposes the patient to frequent crisis interventions
3. Restricts the amount of space that can be provided for each patient
4. Limits patient access to comfort measures, such as a bedside commode

 

 

ANS: 2                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: No applicable category

TOP:  Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment

 

  1.  A nurse suspects that an acutely ill man in critical care is experiencing sleep deprivation. Which finding supports the nurse’s suspicions?
1. Decreased blood pressure
2. Increased heart rate
3. Restlessness
4. Irritability

 

 

ANS: 4                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: No applicable category

TOP:  Nursing Process: Evaluation         MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

 

  1.  A patient is experiencing acute confusion due to the stress of her illness and of the critical care environment. Which reality orientation process is best for this patient?
1. Orient her to person, place, and time at the same time every morning
2. Discourage family members from visiting until the patient is better oriented
3. Maintain reality orientation until the patient can repeat the information on request
4. Provide reality orientation once per shift until the patient is fully awake and aware of her surroundings

 

 

ANS: 3                    PTS:   1

DIF:   Category: Emotional needs related to health problems

TOP:  Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

 

  1.  Which is an effective means for helping critical care nurses cope with stress?
1. Expand outside interests to help separate personal and professional realms.
2. Maintain a distant yet sympathetic outlook regarding patients and their progress.
3. Avoid talking with peers about feelings, because other nurses are rarely empathetic.
4. Develop long-term relationships with the families of people cared for in critical care.

 

 

ANS: 1                    PTS:   1

DIF:   Category: Emotional needs related to health problems  TOP:  Nursing Process: Planning

MSC:   Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

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