TEST BANK
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Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
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Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS b7 b7
UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING
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1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
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2. Ethical and Legal Issues
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3. Facilitating Care Transitions
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UNIT TWO: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE
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4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations
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5. Nutritional Alterations and Management
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6. The Older Adult
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7. Pain and Pain Management
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8. Sedation and Delirium Management
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9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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UNIT THREE: CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS
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10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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11. Cardiovascular Disorders
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12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management
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UNIT FOUR: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS
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13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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14. Pulmonary Disorders
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15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management
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UNIT FIVE: NEUROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS
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16. Neurological Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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17. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT SIX: KIDNEY ALTERATIONS
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18. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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19. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT SEVEN: GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS
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20. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT EIGHT: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS
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22. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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23. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT NINE: MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS
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24. Trauma
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25. Burns
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26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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27. Hematological and Oncological Emergencies
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,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing
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PracticeUrden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLE 7b
CHOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for
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criticallyinjured patients?
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a. Intensive care b7
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C b7
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured
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patients. Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon
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arrival to a hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into
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intensive careunits.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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OBJ:
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b TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise
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b7 andmanages complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses b7
b. Advanced practice nurses b7 b7
c. Clinical nurse leaders b7 b7
d. Intensivists
ANS: B b7
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
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theirspecialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are
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medical practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are
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generally direct care providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage
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system issues.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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OBJ:
b7 Nursing Process Step: N/A
b TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based
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b7 andthat safety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse b7
specialist b.
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Advancedpractice
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nurse c.
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Registered nurses b7
d. Nurse practitioners
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ANS: A b7
, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching,
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research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that
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careis evidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses
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(APNs)have
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a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex
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clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers.
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Nursepractitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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OBJ:
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b 7 TOP: Critical Care Nursing b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams
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a. State Board of Registered Nurses
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b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine b7 b7 b7 b7
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses b7 b7 b7 b7
ANS: D b7
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams
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for registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not
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administercertification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
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(NACNS) does not administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine
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(SCCM) does not administer nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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OBJ:
b7 Nursing Process Step: N/A
b 7 TOP: Critical Care Nursing b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and
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b7methodology of care? b7 b7
a. Holistic care b7
b. Individualized care b7
c. Cultural care b7
d. Interdisciplinary care b7
ANS: A b7
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are
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interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each
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patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural
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diversityin
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health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world
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becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces
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withplaces and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care
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professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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OBJ:
b7 Nursing Process Step: N/A
b 7 TOP: Critical Care Nursing b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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b7
Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
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Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS b7 b7
UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING
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1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
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2. Ethical and Legal Issues
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3. Facilitating Care Transitions
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UNIT TWO: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE
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4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations
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5. Nutritional Alterations and Management
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6. The Older Adult
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7. Pain and Pain Management
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8. Sedation and Delirium Management
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9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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UNIT THREE: CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS
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10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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11. Cardiovascular Disorders
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12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management
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UNIT FOUR: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS
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13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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14. Pulmonary Disorders
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15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management
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UNIT FIVE: NEUROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS
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16. Neurological Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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17. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT SIX: KIDNEY ALTERATIONS
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18. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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19. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT SEVEN: GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS
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20. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT EIGHT: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS
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22. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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23. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT NINE: MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS
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24. Trauma
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25. Burns
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26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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27. Hematological and Oncological Emergencies
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,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing
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PracticeUrden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLE 7b
CHOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for
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criticallyinjured patients?
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a. Intensive care b7
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C b7
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured
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patients. Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon
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arrival to a hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into
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intensive careunits.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
b7 b7 b 7 REF: p. 1 b7 b7 b7 b7
OBJ:
b7 Nursing Process Step: N/A
b TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise
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b7 andmanages complex clinical and system issues?
7b b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
a. Registered nurses b7
b. Advanced practice nurses b7 b7
c. Clinical nurse leaders b7 b7
d. Intensivists
ANS: B b7
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
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theirspecialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are
b7 7b b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
medical practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are
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generally direct care providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage
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system issues.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
b7 b7 b 7 REF: p. 2 b7 b7 b7 b7
OBJ:
b7 Nursing Process Step: N/A
b TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based
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b7 andthat safety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse b7
specialist b.
b7 b7
Advancedpractice
b7 7b
nurse c.
b7 b7
Registered nurses b7
d. Nurse practitioners
b7 b7
ANS: A b7
, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching,
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research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that
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careis evidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses
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(APNs)have
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a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex
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clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers.
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Nursepractitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
b7 7b b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
b7 b7 b 7 REF: p. 2 b7 b7 b7 b7
OBJ:
b7 Nursing Process Step: N/A
b 7 TOP: Critical Care Nursing b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams
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b7forregistered nurses?
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a. State Board of Registered Nurses
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b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine b7 b7 b7 b7
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses b7 b7 b7 b7
ANS: D b7
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams
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for registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not
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administercertification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
b7 7b b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
(NACNS) does not administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine
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(SCCM) does not administer nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
b7 b7 b 7 REF: p. 3 b7 b7 b7 b7
OBJ:
b7 Nursing Process Step: N/A
b 7 TOP: Critical Care Nursing b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and
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b7spiritare interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which
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b7methodology of care? b7 b7
a. Holistic care b7
b. Individualized care b7
c. Cultural care b7
d. Interdisciplinary care b7
ANS: A b7
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are
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interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each
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patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural
b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
diversityin
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health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world
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becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces
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withplaces and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care
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professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
b7 b7 b 7 REF: p. 4 b7 b7 b7 b7
OBJ:
b7 Nursing Process Step: N/A
b 7 TOP: Critical Care Nursing b7 b7 b7 b7 b7 b7
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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