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Priorities in Critical Care Nursing 8th Edit
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ion by Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy
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& Mary E. Lough
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,Chapter 01: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient Urden:
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Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLEjCHOICE

1. jWhatjtypejofjpractitionerjhasjajbroadjdepthjofjspecialtyjknowledgejandjexpertisejandjmanagesjcom
plexjclinicaljandjsystemjissues?
a. Registeredjnurses
b. Advancedjpracticejnurses
c. Clinicaljnursejleaders
d. Intensivists

ANS:jB

Advancedjpracticejnursesj(APNs)jhavejajbroadjdepthjofjknowledgejandjexpertisejinjtheirjspecialt
yjareajandjmanagejcomplexjclinicaljandjsystemsjissues.jIntensivistsjarejmedicaljpractitionersjwh
ojmanagejthejcriticaljilljpatient.jRegisteredjnursesj(RNs)jarejgenerallyjdirectjcarejproviders.jClinic
aljnursejleadersj(CNLs)jgenerallyjdojnotjmanagejsystemjissues.

PTS:j j 1 DIF: CognitivejLevel:
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TOP:jCaringjforjthejCriticallyjIlljPatient
MSC:jNCLEX:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment:jCoordinatedjCare

2. Whatjtypejofjpractitionerjisjinstrumentaljinjensuringjcarejthatjisjevidencejbasedjandjthatjsafetyjprog
ramsjarejinjplace?
a. Clinicaljnursejspecialist
b. Advancedjpracticejnurse
c. Registeredjnurses
d. Nursejpractitioners

ANS:jA

Clinicaljnursejspecialistsj(CNSs)jservejinjspecialtyjrolesjthatjusejtheirjclinical,jteaching,jresearch,
jleadership,jandjconsultativejabilities.jTheyjarejinstrumentaljinjensuringjthatjcarejisjevidencejbase

djandjthatjsafetyjprogramsjarejinjplace.jAdvancedjpracticejnursesj(APNs)jhavejajbroadjdepthjofjkn
owledgejandjexpertisejinjtheirjspecialtyjareajandjmanagejcomplexjclinicaljandjsystemsjissues.jRe
gisteredjnursesjarejgenerallyjdirectjcarejproviders.jNursejpractitionersj(NPs)jmanagejdirectjclinic
aljcarejofjgroupsjofjpatients.

PTS:j j 1 DIF: CognitivejLevel:
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MSC:jNCLEX:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment:jCoordinatedjCare

3. Whichjprofessionaljorganizationjadministersjcriticaljcarejcertificationjexamsjforjregisteredjnu
rses?
a. StatejBoardjofjRegisteredjNurses
b. NationaljAssociationjofjClinicaljNursejSpecialist
c. SocietyjofjCriticaljCarejMedicine

, d. AmericanjAssociationjofjCritical-CarejNurses

ANS:D
AmericanjAssociationjofjCritical-
CarejNursesj(AACN)jadministersjcertificationjexamsjforjregisteredjnurses.jThejStatejBoardjofjRe
gisteredjNursesj(SBON)jdoesjnotjadministerjcertificationjexams.jNationaljAssociationjofjClinica
ljNursejSpecialistsj(NACNS)jdoesjnotjadministerjcertificationjexams.jSocietyjofjCriticaljCarejM
edicinej(SCCM)jdoesjnotjadministerjnursingjcertificationjexamsjforjregisteredjnurses.

PTS:j j 1 DIF: CognitivejLevel:
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OBJ:jNursingjProcessjStep:jN/Aj
TOP:jCaringjforjthejCriticallyjIlljPatient
MSC:jNCLEX:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment:jCoordinatedjCare

4. ThejAmericanjAssociationjofjCritical-
CarejNursesj(AACN)jhasjdevelopedjshortjdirectivesjthatjcanjbejusedjasjquickjreferencesjforjcli
nicaljusejthatjarejknownjas:
a. criticaljcarejprotocol.
b. practicejpolicies.
c. evidence-basedjresearch.
d. practicejalerts.


ANS:jD
ThejAmericanjAssociationjofjCritical-CarejNursesj(AACN)jhasjpromulgatedjseveraljevidence-
basedjpracticejsummariesjinjthejformjofj“practicejalerts.”jEvidence-
basedjnursingjpracticejconsidersjthejbestjresearchjevidencejonjthejcarejtopicjalongjwithjclinicaljex
pertisejofjthejnursejandjpatientjpreferences.jCriticaljcarejprotocoljandjpracticejpoliciesjarejestabli
shedjbyjindividualjinstitutions.

PTS:j 1 DIF:
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ursingjProcessjStep:jPlanning

TOP:jCaringjforjthejCriticallyjIlljPatientj
MSC:jNCLEX:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejE
nvironment:jCoordinatedjCare
5. Whatjtypejofjtherapyjisjanjoptionjtojconventionaljtreatment?
a. Alternative
b. Holistic
c. Complementary
d. Individualized
ANS:jA
Thejtermjalternativejdenotesjthatjajspecificjtherapyjisjanjoptionjorjalternativejtojwhatjisjconsidere
djconventionaljtreatmentjofjajconditionjorjstate.jThejtermjcomplementaryjwasjproposedjtojdescri
bejtherapiesjthatjcanjbejusedjtojcomplementjorjsupportjconventionaljtreatments.jHolisticjcarejfoc
usesjonjhumanjintegrityjandjstressesjthatjthejbody,jmind,jandjspiritjarejinterdependentjandjinsepar
able.jIndividualizedjcarejrecognizesjthejuniquenessjofjeachjpatient’sjpreferences,jcondition,jandj
physiologicjandjpsychosocialjstatus.

PTS:j 1 DIF:
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ntation
TOP:jCaringjforjthejCriticallyjIlljPatient
MSC:jNCLEX:jPhysiologicaljIntegrity:jBasicjCarejandjComfort

6. Guidedjimageryjandjmassagejarejbothjexamplesjofjwhatjtypejofjtreatment?

, a. Alternativejtherapy
b. Holisticjcare