Chapter 1 Urden Questions and Correct
Answers
During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured patients?
a.Intensive care
b.Triage
c.Shock
d.Postoperative - correct answers:ANS: C-SHOCK
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients.
Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital.
Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care units.
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What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialist knowledge and expertise and manages complex
clinical and system issues?
a.Registered nurses
b.Advanced practice nurses
c.Clinical nurse leaders
d.Intensivists - correct answers:ANS: b.Advanced practice nurses
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
critically ill patient.
,Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct care providers.
Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
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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 - correct answers:ANS: A-Clinical nurse specialist
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.
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 - correct answers:ANS: D.American Association of Critical-
Care Nurses
, 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.
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Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spirit are
interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care?
a.Holistic care
b.Individualized care
c.Cultural care
d.Interdisciplinary care - correct answers:ANS: A Holistic care
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are interdependent
and inseparable.
Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient's preferences, condition, and physiologic
and psychosocial status.
Cultural diversity in health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the
world becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places
and peoples.
Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care professionals with the patient's health as the
common goal.
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Answers
During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured patients?
a.Intensive care
b.Triage
c.Shock
d.Postoperative - correct answers:ANS: C-SHOCK
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients.
Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital.
Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care units.
Page 1
What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialist knowledge and expertise and manages complex
clinical and system issues?
a.Registered nurses
b.Advanced practice nurses
c.Clinical nurse leaders
d.Intensivists - correct answers:ANS: b.Advanced practice nurses
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
critically ill patient.
,Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct care providers.
Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
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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 - correct answers:ANS: A-Clinical nurse specialist
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.
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 - correct answers:ANS: D.American Association of Critical-
Care Nurses
, 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.
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Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spirit are
interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care?
a.Holistic care
b.Individualized care
c.Cultural care
d.Interdisciplinary care - correct answers:ANS: A Holistic care
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are interdependent
and inseparable.
Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient's preferences, condition, and physiologic
and psychosocial status.
Cultural diversity in health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the
world becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places
and peoples.
Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care professionals with the patient's health as the
common goal.
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