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