Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
,UNITlvONE:lvFOUNDATIONSlvINlvCRITICALlvCARElvNURSING
1. CaringlvforlvthelvCriticallylvIlllvPatient
2. EthicallvandlvLegallvIssues
3. FacilitatinglvCarelvTransitions
UNITlvTWO:lvCOMMONlvPROBLEMSlvINlvCRITICALlvCARE
4. PsychosociallvandlvSpirituallvConsiderations
5. NutritionallvAlterationslvandlvManagement
6. ThelvOlderlvAdult
7. PainlvandlvPainlvManagement
8. SedationlvandlvDeliriumlvManagement
9. PalliativelvandlvEnd-of-LifelvCare
UNITlvTHREE:lvCARDIOVASCULARlvALTERATIONS
10. CardiovascularlvClinicallvAssessmentlvandlvDiagnosticlvProcedures
11. CardiovascularlvDisorders
12. CardiovascularlvTherapeuticlvManagement
UNITlvFOUR:lvPULMONARYlvALTERATIONS
13. PulmonarylvClinicallvAssessmentlvandlvDiagnosticlvProcedures
14. PulmonarylvDisorders
15. PulmonarylvTherapeuticlvManagement
UNITlvFIVE:lvNEUROLOGICALlvALTERATIONS
16. NeurologicallvClinicallvAssessmentlvandlvDiagnosticlvProcedures
17. NeurologiclvDisorderslvandlvTherapeuticlvManagement
UNITlvSIX:lvKIDNEYlvALTERATIONS
18. KidneylvClinicallvAssessmentlvandlvDiagnosticlvProcedures
19. KidneylvDisorderslvandlvTherapeuticlvManagement
UNITlvSEVEN:lvGASTROINTESTINALlvALTERATIONS
20. GastrointestinallvClinicallvAssessmentlvandlvDiagnosticlvProcedures
21. GastrointestinallvDisorderslvandlvTherapeuticlvManagement
UNITlvEIGHT:lvENDOCRINElvALTERATIONS
22. EndocrinelvClinicallvAssessmentlvandlvDiagnosticlvProcedures
23. EndocrinelvDisorderslvandlvTherapeuticlvManagement
UNITlvNINE:lvMULTISYSTEMlvALTERATIONS
24. Trauma
25. Burns
26. Shock,lvSepsis,lvandlvMultiplelvOrganlvDysfunctionlvSyndrome
27. HematologicallvandlvOncologicallvEmergencies
,Chapterlv01:lvCriticallvCarelvNursinglvPracticel v Urden:lvC
riticallvCarelvNursing,lv9th
MULTIPLEl v
CHOICE
1. DuringlvWorldlvWarlvII,lvwhatlvtypelvoflvwardslvwerelvdevelopedlvtolvcarelvforlvcritic
allyl v injuredlvpatients?
a. Intensivelvcare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:lvC
DuringlvWorldlvWarlvII,lvshocklvwardslvwerelvestablishedlvtolvcarelvforlvcriticallylvinjuredlvpatient
s.l v Triagelvwardslvestablishlvthelvorderlvinlvwhichlvalvpatientlvislvseenlvorlvtreatedlvuponlvarrivallvt
olval v hospital.lvPostoperativelvwardslvwerelvdevelopedlvinlv1900lvandlvlaterlvevolvedlvintolvinte
nsivelvcarel v units.
PTS:lvlvl v 1 DIF: CognitivelvLevel:lvRemembering
REF:lvp.lv1l v OBJ:lvl v NursinglvProcesslv Step:lvN/A
TOP:lvCriticallvCarelvNursinglvPracticel v MSC:lvNCLEX:lvS
afelvandlvEffectivelvCarelvEnvironment
2. Whatlvtypelvoflvpractitionerlvhaslvalvbroadlvdepthlvoflvspecialtylvknowledgelvandlvexpertis
elvandl v manageslvcomplexlvclinicallvandlvsystemlvissues?
a. Registeredlvnurses
b. Advancedlvpracticelvnurses
c. Clinicallvnurselvleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:lvB
Advancedlvpracticelvnurseslv(APNs)lvhavelvalvbroadlvdepthlvoflvknowledgelvandlvexpertiselvinlvtheirl
v specialtylvarealvandlvmanagelvcomplexlvclinicallvandlvsystemslvissues.lvIntensivistslvarelvmedicall v
practitionerslvwholvmanagelvthelvcriticallvilllvpatient.lvRegisteredlvnurseslv(RNs)lvarelvgenerallylvdirec
tl v carelvproviders.lvClinicallvnurselvleaderslv(CNLs)lvgenerallylvdolvnotlvmanagelvsystemlvissues.
PTS:lvlvl v 1 DIF: CognitivelvLevel:lvRemembering
REF:lvp.lv2l v OBJ:lvl v NursinglvProcesslv Step:lvN/A
TOP:lvCriticallvCarelvNursinglvPracticel v MSC:lvNCLEX:lvS
afelvandlvEffectivelvCarelvEnvironment
3. Whatlvtypelvoflvpractitionerlvislvinstrumentallvinlvensuringlvcarelvthatlvislvevidencelvbasedlv
andl v thatlvsafetylvprogramslvarelvinlvplace?
a. Clinicallvnursel v sp
ecialistlvb.lvAdvancedl v
practicelvnurselvc.
Registeredlvnurses
d.lvNurselvpractitioners
ANS:lvA
, Clinicallvnurselvspecialistslv(CNSs)lvservelvinlvspecialtylvroleslvthatlvuselvtheirlvclinical,lvteaching,l v r
esearch,lvleadership,lvandlvconsultativelvabilities.lvTheylvarelvinstrumentallvinlvensuringlvthatlvcare
isl v evidencelvbasedlvandlvthatlvsafetylvprogramslvarelvinlvplace.lvAdvancedlvpracticelvnurseslv(A
PNs)havel v alvbroadlvdepthlvoflvknowledgelvandlvexpertiselvinlvtheirlvspecialtylvarealvandlvman
agelvcomplexl v clinicallvandlvsystemslvissues.lvRegisteredlvnurseslvarelvgenerallylvdirectlvcarelvpr
oviders.lvNursel v practitionerslv(NPs)lvmanagelvdirectlvclinicallvcarelvoflvgroupslvoflvpatients.
PTS:lvlvl v 1 DIF: CognitivelvLevel:lvRemembering
REF:lvp.lv2l v OBJ:lvl v NursinglvProcesslv Step:lvN/A
TOP:lvCriticallvCarelvNursinglvPracticel v MSC:lvNCLEX:lvS
afelvandlvEffectivelvCarelvEnvironment
4. Whichlvprofessionallvorganizationlvadministerslvcriticallvcarelvcertificationlvexamslvf
orl v registeredlvnurses?
a. StatelvBoardlvoflvRegisteredlvNurses
b. NationallvAssociationlvoflvClinicallvNurselvSpecialist
c. SocietylvoflvCriticallvCarelvMedicine
d. AmericanlvAssociationlvoflvCritical-CarelvNurses
ANS:lvD
AmericanlvAssociationlvoflvCritical-
CarelvNurseslv(AACN)lvadministerslvcertificationlvexamslvforl v registeredlvnurses.lvThelvStatelvBo
ardlvoflvRegisteredlvNurseslv(SBON)lvdoeslvnotlvadministerl v certificationlvexams.lvNationallvAsso
ciationlvoflvClinicallvNurselvSpecialistslv(NACNS)lvdoeslvnotl v administerlvcertificationlvexams.lvS
ocietylvoflvCriticallvCarelvMedicinelv(SCCM)lvdoeslvnotl v administerlvnursinglvcertificationlvexam
slvforlvregisteredlvnurses.
PTS:lvlvl v 1 DIF: CognitivelvLevel:lvRemembering
REF:lvp.lv3l v OBJ:lvl v NursinglvProcesslv Step:lvN/A
TOP:lvCriticallvCarelvNursinglvPracticel v MSC:lvNCLEX:lvS
afelvandlvEffectivelvCarelvEnvironment
5. Emphasislvislvonlvhumanlvintegritylvandlvstresseslvthelvtheorylvthatlvthelvbody,lvmind,lvandlvspir
itl v arelvinterdependentlvandlvinseparable.lvThislvstatementlvdescribeslvwhichlvmethodolog
ylvofl v care?
a. Holisticlvcare
b. Individualizedlvcare
c. Culturallvcare
d. Interdisciplinarylvcare
ANS:lvA
Holisticlvcarelvfocuseslvonlvhumanlvintegritylvandlvstresseslvthatlvthelvbody,lvmind,lvandlvspiritlvarel v i
nterdependentlvandlvinseparable.lvIndividualizedlvcarelvrecognizeslvthelvuniquenesslvoflveachl v
patient’slvpreferences,lvcondition,lvandlvphysiologiclvandlvpsychosociallvstatus.lvCulturallvdiversityi
nl v healthlvcarelvislvnotlvalvnewlvtopic,lvbutlvitlvislvgaininglvemphasislvandlvimportancelvaslvthelvworld
l v becomeslvmorelvaccessiblelvtolvalllvaslvthelvresultlvoflvincreasinglvtechnologieslvandlvinterfaceslvwi
thl v placeslvandlvpeoples.lvInterdisciplinarylvcarelvislvcarelvamonglvalvvarietylvoflvhealthlvcarelvpro
fessionalsl v withlvthelvpatient’slvhealthlvaslvthelvcommonlvgoal.
PTS:lvlvl v 1 DIF: CognitivelvLevel:lvRemembering
REF:lvp.lv4l v OBJ:lvl v NursinglvProcesslv Step:lvN/A
TOP:lvCriticallvCarelvNursinglvPracticel v MSC:lvNCLEX:lvS
afelvandlvEffectivelvCarelvEnvironment