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FULL TEST BANK FOR CRITICAL CARE NURSING: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT 10TH EDITION BY LINDA D. URDEN , KATHLEEN M. STACY, MARY E. LOUGH , KIMBERLY SANCHEZ ALL CHAPTERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS

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FULL TEST BANK FOR
CRITICAL CARE NURSING: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
10TH EDITION
BY LINDA D. URDEN , KATHLEEN M. STACY, MARY E.
LOUGH , KIMBERLY SANCHEZ
ALL CHAPTERS | VERIFIED ANSWERS

,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 01: CARING FOR THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT ............................................................. 3
CHAPTER 02: ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES ................................................................................ 12
CHAPTER 03: PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION ...................................................................... 22
CHAPTER 04: PSYCHOSOCIAL ALTERATIONS ............................................................................. 34
CHAPTER 05: NUTRITIONAL ALTERATIONS ............................................................................... 47
CHAPTER 06: GERONTOLOGIC ALTERATIONS............................................................................ 60
CHAPTER 07: PAIN AND PAIN MANAGEMENT .......................................................................... 73
CHAPTER 08: SEDATION AND DELIRIUM MANAGEMENT ......................................................... 87
CHAPTER 09: END-OF-LIFE CARE ............................................................................................... 98
CHAPTER 10: CARDIOVASCULAR CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES... 108
CHAPTER 11: CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS ......................................................................... 133
CHAPTER 12: CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ........................................... 152
CHAPTER 13: PULMONARY CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES ........... 170
CHAPTER 14: PULMONARY DISORDERS .................................................................................. 184
CHAPTER 15: PULMONARY THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT .................................................... 202
CHAPTER 16: NEUROLOGIC CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES........... 218
CHAPTER 17: NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ........................ 233
CHAPTER 18: KIDNEY CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES .................... 249
CHAPTER 19: KIDNEY DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ................................. 262
CHAPTER 20: GASTROINTESTINAL CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES 274
CHAPTER 21: GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT ............. 289
CHAPTER 22: ENDOCRINE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES ............. 302
CHAPTER 23: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT .......................... 314
CHAPTER 24: TRAUMA ............................................................................................................ 326
CHAPTER 25: BURNS ............................................................................................................... 343
CHAPTER 26: SHOCK, SEPSIS, AND MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME ............... 358
CHAPTER 27: HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS AND ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES ......................... 374

,CHAPTER 01: CARING FOR THE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT
URDEN: PRIORITIES IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING, 9TH EDITION


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. WHAT TYPE OF PRACTITIONER HAS A BROAD DEPTH OF SPECIALTY KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERTISE AND MANAGES COMPLEX CLINICAL AND SYSTEM ISSUES?

A. REGISTERED NURSES

B. ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES

C. CLINICAL NURSE LEADERS

D. INTENSIVISTS



ANS: B



ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES (APNS) HAVE A BROAD DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE
IN THEIR SPECIALTY AREA AND MANAGE COMPLEX CLINICAL AND SYSTEMS ISSUES.
INTENSIVISTS ARE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS WHO MANAGE THE CRITICAL ILL PATIENT.
REGISTERED NURSES (RNS) ARE GENERALLY DIRECT CARE PROVIDERS. CLINICAL NURSE LEADERS
(CNLS) GENERALLY DO NOT MANAGE SYSTEM ISSUES.

PTS: 1 DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL:

REMEMBERING OBJ: NURSING PROCESS STEP: N/A TOP: CARING FOR THE CRITICALLY ILL
PATIENT

MSC: NCLEX: SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE ENVIRONMENT: COORDINATED CARE



2. WHAT TYPE OF PRACTITIONER IS INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING CARE THAT IS EVIDENCE
BASED AND THAT SAFETY PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACE?

A. CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST

B. ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE

C. REGISTERED NURSES

, D. NURSE PRACTITIONERS



ANS: A



CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS (CNSS) SERVE IN SPECIALTY ROLES THAT USE THEIR CLINICAL,
TEACHING, RESEARCH, LEADERSHIP, AND CONSULTATIVE ABILITIES. THEY ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN
ENSURING THAT CARE IS EVIDENCE BASED AND THAT SAFETY PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACE.
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES (APNS) HAVE A BROAD DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE
IN THEIR SPECIALTY AREA AND MANAGE COMPLEX CLINICAL AND SYSTEMS ISSUES. REGISTERED
NURSES ARE GENERALLY DIRECT CARE PROVIDERS. NURSE PRACTITIONERS (NPS) MANAGE
DIRECT CLINICAL CARE OF GROUPS OF PATIENTS.

PTS: 1 DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL:

REMEMBERING OBJ: NURSING PROCESS STEP: N/A TOP: CARING FOR THE CRITICALLY ILL
PATIENT

MSC: NCLEX: SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE ENVIRONMENT: COORDINATED CARE



3. WHICH PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION ADMINISTERS CRITICAL CARE CERTIFICATION
EXAMS FOR REGISTERED NURSES?

A. STATE BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSES

B. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST

C. SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE



D. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL-CARE NURSES

ANS:D

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL-CARE NURSES (AACN) ADMINISTERS CERTIFICATION
EXAMS FOR REGISTERED NURSES. THE STATE BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSES (SBON) DOES NOT
ADMINISTER CERTIFICATION EXAMS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS
(NACNS) DOES NOT ADMINISTER CERTIFICATION EXAMS. SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(SCCM) DOES NOT ADMINISTER NURSING CERTIFICATION EXAMS FOR REGISTERED NURSES.

PTS: 1 DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL:

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