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D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy
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: Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ci
1. During World War II, what types of wards were developed to care for critically injured
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patients?
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b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C c i
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iage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital.
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Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive careunits.
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and
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manages complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses ci
b. Advanced practice nurses ci ci
c. Clinical nurse leaders ci ci
d. Intensivists
ANS: B c i
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 practit
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ioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally directcare pr
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oviders. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and thats
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afety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse specialist ci ci
b. Advanced practice nurse ci ci
c. Registered nurses ci
d. Nurse practitioners ci ic
ANS: A ci
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earch, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that care isevi
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dence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a
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broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex clinical
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and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nurse practitioner
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s (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for registered
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c. Society of Critical Care Medicine ci ci ci ci
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses ci ci ci ci
ANS: D c i
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f Registered Nurses (SBON) does not administer certification exams. National Association o
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tical Care Medicine (SCCM) does not administer nursing certification exams for registered
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a. Holistic care ci
b. Individualized care ci
c. Cultural care ci
d. Interdisciplinary care ci
ANS: A c i
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are is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world becomes more
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accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places and peop
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les. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care professionals with the patie
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nt’s health as the common goal.
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r clinical use that are known as
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ANS: D c i
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cal expertise of the nurse and patient preferences. Critical care protocol and practice policies
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are established by individual institutions.
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7. What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?
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a. Alternative
b. Holistic
c. Complementary
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8. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
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Diagnosis and Management 9th Edition Linda
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D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy
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Chapter 1-41 ci
,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing PracticeUrden
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: Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ci
1. During World War II, what types of wards were developed to care for critically injured
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patients?
a. Intensive care ci
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C c i
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients. Tr
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iage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital.
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Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive careunits.
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p. 2 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP:
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and
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manages complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses ci
b. Advanced practice nurses ci ci
c. Clinical nurse leaders ci ci
d. Intensivists
ANS: B c i
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 practit
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ioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally directcare pr
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oviders. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and thats
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afety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse specialist ci ci
b. Advanced practice nurse ci ci
c. Registered nurses ci
d. Nurse practitioners ci ic
ANS: A ci
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, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching, res
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earch, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that care isevi
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dence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a
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broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex clinical
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and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nurse practitioner
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s (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for registered
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nurses?
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c. Society of Critical Care Medicine ci ci ci ci
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses ci ci ci ci
ANS: D c i
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Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams forregistered nurses. The State Board o
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tical Care Medicine (SCCM) does not administer nursing certification exams for registered
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nterdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care? ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci ci
a. Holistic care ci
b. Individualized care ci
c. Cultural care ci
d. Interdisciplinary care ci
ANS: A c i
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are inte
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rdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient’s
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preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural diversityin health c
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are is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world becomes more
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accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places and peop
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les. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care professionals with the patie
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nt’s health as the common goal.
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r clinical use that are known as
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a. Critical Care Protocol. ci ci
b. Practice Policies. ci
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ANS: D c i
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Care Nurses (AACN) has promulgated several evidence-
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based practice summaries in the form of ―Practice Alerts.‖ Evidence-
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cal expertise of the nurse and patient preferences. Critical care protocol and practice policies
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are established by individual institutions.
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7. What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?
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a. Alternative
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considered conventional tr e a tmWenWt Wo.f aTcBoSnM
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spirit are interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness ofea
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ch patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
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8. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
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