Priorities in Critical Care Nursing 8th Edition Test Bank – Urden, Stacy & Lough 2025

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Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
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LindasD.sUrden,sKathleensM.sStacy,sChapterss1s-s27,sCompletes

,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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UNITsONE:sFOUNDATIONSsINsCRITICALsCAREsNURSING
1.sCaringsforsthesCriticallysIllsPatient
2.sEthicalsandsLegalsIssues
3.sFacilitatingsCaresTransitions

UNITsTWO:sCOMMONsPROBLEMSsINsCRITICALsCARE
4.sPsychosocialsandsSpiritualsConsiderations
5.sNutritionalsAlterationssandsManagement
6.sThesOldersAdult
7.sPainsandsPainsManagement
8.sSedationsandsDeliriumsManagement
9.sPalliativesandsEnd-of-LifesCare

UNITsTHREE:sCARDIOVASCULARsALTERATIONS
10.sCardiovascularsClinicalsAssessmentsandsDiagnosticsProcedures
11.sCardiovascularsDisorders
12.sCardiovascularsTherapeuticsManagement

UNITsFOUR:sPULMONARYsALTERATIONS
13.sPulmonarysClinicalsAssessmentsandsDiagnosticsProcedures
14.sPulmonarysDisorders
15.sPulmonarysTherapeuticsManagement

UNITsFIVE:sNEUROLOGICALsALTERATIONS
16.sNeurologicalsClinicalsAssessmentsandsDiagnosticsProcedures
17.sNeurologicsDisorderssandsTherapeuticsManagement

UNITsSIX:sKIDNEYsALTERATIONS
18.sKidneysClinicalsAssessmentsandsDiagnosticsProcedures
19.sKidneysDisorderssandsTherapeuticsManagement

UNITsSEVEN:sGASTROINTESTINALsALTERATIONS
20.sGastrointestinalsClinicalsAssessmentsandsDiagnosticsProcedures
21.sGastrointestinalsDisorderssandsTherapeuticsManagement

UNITsEIGHT:sENDOCRINEsALTERATIONS
22.sEndocrinesClinicalsAssessmentsandsDiagnosticsProcedures
23.sEndocrinesDisorderssandsTherapeuticsManagement

UNITsNINE:sMULTISYSTEMsALTERATIONS
24.sTrauma
25.sBurns
26.sShock,sSepsis,sandsMultiplesOrgansDysfunctionsSyndrome
27.sHematologicalsandsOncologicalsEmergencies

,Chapters01:sCriticalsCaresNursingsPracticesU
rden:sCriticalsCaresNursing,s9th

MULTIPLEs
CHOICE

1. DuringsWorldsWarsII,swhatstypesofswardssweresdevelopedstoscaresforscriticallysinju
redspatients?
a. Intensivescare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:sC
DuringsWorldsWarsII,sshockswardssweresestablishedstoscaresforscriticallysinjuredspatients.sTriag
eswardssestablishsthesordersinswhichsaspatientsissseensorstreatedsuponsarrivalstosashospital.sPosto
perativeswardssweresdevelopedsins1900sandslatersevolvedsintosintensivescaresunits.

PTS:sss 1 DIF: CognitivesLevel:sRemembering
REF:sp.s1sOBJ:s NursingsProcesss Step:sN/A
TOP:sCriticalsCaresNursingsPracticesMSC:sNCLEX:sSafesand
sEffectivesCaresEnvironment


2. Whatstypesofspractitionershassasbroadsdepthsofsspecialtysknowledgesandsexpertisesandsma
nagesscomplexsclinicalsandssystemsissues?
a. Registeredsnurses
b. Advancedspracticesnurses
c. Clinicalsnursesleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:sB
Advancedspracticesnursess(APNs)shavesasbroadsdepthsofsknowledgesandsexpertisesinstheirsspe
cialtysareasandsmanagescomplexsclinicalsandssystemssissues.sIntensivistssaresmedicalspractition
ersswhosmanagesthescriticalsillspatient.sRegisteredsnursess(RNs)saresgenerallysdirectscaresprovid
ers.sClinicalsnursesleaderss(CNLs)sgenerallysdosnotsmanagessystemsissues.

PTS:sss 1 DIF: CognitivesLevel:sRemembering
REF:sp.s2sOBJ:s NursingsProcesss Step:sN/A
TOP:sCriticalsCaresNursingsPracticesMSC:sNCLEX:sSafesand
sEffectivesCaresEnvironment


3. Whatstypesofspractitionersissinstrumentalsinsensuringscaresthatsissevidencesbasedsandsthats
safetysprogramssaresinsplace?
a. Clinicalsnursesspeci
alistsb.sAdvancedspracti
cesnursesc.
Registeredsnurses
d.sNursespractitioners
ANS:sA

, Clinicalsnursesspecialistss(CNSs)sservesinsspecialtysrolessthatsusestheirsclinical,steaching,sresearc
h,sleadership,sandsconsultativesabilities.sTheysaresinstrumentalsinsensuringsthatscaresissevidences
basedsandsthatssafetysprogramssaresinsplace.sAdvancedspracticesnursess(APNs)shave
asbroadsdepthsofsknowledgesandsexpertisesinstheirsspecialtysareasandsmanagescomplexsclinic
alsandssystemssissues.sRegisteredsnursessaresgenerallysdirectscaresproviders.sNursespractitione
rss(NPs)smanagesdirectsclinicalscaresofsgroupssofspatients.

PTS:sss 1 DIF: CognitivesLevel:sRemembering
REF:sp.s2sOBJ:s NursingsProcesss Step:sN/A
TOP:sCriticalsCaresNursingsPracticesMSC:sNCLEX:sSafesand
sEffectivesCaresEnvironment


4. Whichsprofessionalsorganizationsadministersscriticalscarescertificationsexamssforsregi
steredsnurses?
a. StatesBoardsofsRegisteredsNurses
b. NationalsAssociationsofsClinicalsNursesSpecialist
c. SocietysofsCriticalsCaresMedicine
d. AmericansAssociationsofsCritical-CaresNurses
ANS:sD
AmericansAssociationsofsCritical-
CaresNursess(AACN)sadministersscertificationsexamssforsregisteredsnurses.sThesStatesBoards
ofsRegisteredsNursess(SBON)sdoessnotsadministerscertificationsexams.sNationalsAssociations
ofsClinicalsNursesSpecialistss(NACNS)sdoessnotsadministerscertificationsexams.sSocietysofsCr
iticalsCaresMedicines(SCCM)sdoessnotsadministersnursingscertificationsexamssforsregisteredsn
urses.

PTS:sss 1 DIF: CognitivesLevel:sRemembering
REF:sp.s3sOBJ:s NursingsProcesss Step:sN/A
TOP:sCriticalsCaresNursingsPracticesMSC:sNCLEX:sSafesand
sEffectivesCaresEnvironment


5. Emphasississonshumansintegritysandsstressessthestheorysthatsthesbody,smind,sandsspiritsares
interdependentsandsinseparable.sThissstatementsdescribesswhichsmethodologysofscare?
a. Holisticscare
b. Individualizedscare
c. Culturalscare
d. Interdisciplinaryscare
ANS:sA
Holisticscaresfocusessonshumansintegritysandsstressessthatsthesbody,smind,sandsspiritsaresinterde
pendentsandsinseparable.sIndividualizedscaresrecognizessthesuniquenesssofseachspatient’ssprefere
nces,scondition,sandsphysiologicsandspsychosocialsstatus.sCulturalsdiversitysin
healthscaresissnotsasnewstopic,sbutsitsissgainingsemphasissandsimportancesassthesworldsbecomess
moresaccessiblestosallsassthesresultsofsincreasingstechnologiessandsinterfacesswithsplacessandspe
oples.sInterdisciplinaryscaresisscaresamongsasvarietysofshealthscaresprofessionalsswithsthespatien
t’sshealthsassthescommonsgoal.

PTS:sss 1 DIF: CognitivesLevel:sRemembering
REF:sp.s4sOBJ:s NursingsProcesss Step:sN/A
TOP:sCriticalsCaresNursingsPracticesMSC:sNCLEX:sSafesand
sEffectivesCaresEnvironment