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TEST BANK
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Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
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Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
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,TABLEaaOFaaCONTENTS

UNITaaONE:aaFOUNDATIONSaaINaaCRITICALaaCAREaaNURSING
1. CaringaaforaatheaaCriticallyaaIllaaPatient
2. EthicalaaandaaLegalaaIssues
3. FacilitatingaaCareaaTransitions

UNITaaTWO:aaCOMMONaaPROBLEMSaaINaaCRITICALaaCARE
4. PsychosocialaaandaaSpiritualaaConsiderations
5. NutritionalaaAlterationsaaandaaManagement
6. TheaaOlderaaAdult
7. PainaaandaaPainaaManagement
8. SedationaaandaaDeliriumaaManagement
9. PalliativeaaandaaEnd-of-LifeaaCare
UNITaaTHREE:aaCARDIOVASCULARaaALTERATIONS
10. CardiovascularaaClinicalaaAssessmentaaandaaDiagnosticaaProcedures
11. CardiovascularaaDisorders
12. CardiovascularaaTherapeuticaaManagement
UNITaaFOUR:aaPULMONARYaaALTERATIONS
13. PulmonaryaaClinicalaaAssessmentaaandaaDiagnosticaaProcedures
14. PulmonaryaaDisorders
15. PulmonaryaaTherapeuticaaManagement

UNITaaFIVE:aaNEUROLOGICALaaALTERATIONS
16. NeurologicalaaClinicalaaAssessmentaaandaaDiagnosticaaProcedures
17. NeurologicaaDisordersaaandaaTherapeuticaaManagement
UNITaaSIX:aaKIDNEYaaALTERATIONS
18. KidneyaaClinicalaaAssessmentaaandaaDiagnosticaaProcedures
19. KidneyaaDisordersaaandaaTherapeuticaaManagement
UNITaaSEVEN:aaGASTROINTESTINALaaALTERATIONS
20. GastrointestinalaaClinicalaaAssessmentaaandaaDiagnosticaaProcedures
21. GastrointestinalaaDisordersaaandaaTherapeuticaaManagement

UNITaaEIGHT:aaENDOCRINEaaALTERATIONS
22. EndocrineaaClinicalaaAssessmentaaandaaDiagnosticaaProcedures
23. EndocrineaaDisordersaaandaaTherapeuticaaManagement

UNITaaNINE:aaMULTISYSTEMaaALTERATIONS
24. Trauma
25. Burns
26. Shock,aaSepsis,aaandaaMultipleaaOrganaaDysfunctionaaSyndrome
27. HematologicalaaandaaOncologicalaaEmergencies

,Chapteraa01:aaCriticalaaCareaaNursingaaPracticea a Urden:a
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oraacriticallya a injuredaapatients?
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b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
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apatients.a a Triageaawardsaaestablishaatheaaorderaainaawhichaaaaapatientaaisaaseenaaoraatreated

aauponaaarrivalaatoaaaa a hospital.aaPostoperativeaawardsaawereaadevelopedaainaa1900aaandaa

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TOP:aaCriticalaaCareaaNursingaaPracticea a MSC:aaNCLE
X:aaSafeaaandaaEffectiveaaCareaaEnvironment

2. Whataatypeaaofaapractitioneraahasaaaaabroadaadepthaaofaaspecialtyaaknowledgeaaandaae
xpertiseaaanda a managesaacomplexaaclinicalaaandaasystemaaissues?
a.Registeredaanurses
b.Advancedaapracticeaanurses
c.Clinicalaanurseaaleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:aaB
Advancedaapracticeaanursesaa(APNs)aahaveaaaaabroadaadepthaaofaaknowledgeaaandaaexpertiseaai
naatheira a specialtyaaareaaaandaamanageaacomplexaaclinicalaaandaasystemsaaissues.aaIntensivistsaaa
reaamedicala a practitionersaawhoaamanageaatheaacriticalaaillaapatient.aaRegisteredaanursesaa(RNs)a
aareaagenerallyaadirecta a careaaproviders.aaClinicalaanurseaaleadersaa(CNLs)aagenerallyaadoaanota

amanageaasystemaaissues.



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basedaaanda a thataasafetyaaprogramsaaareaainaaplace?
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a a practiceaanurseaac.

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ng,a a research,aaleadership,aaandaaconsultativeaaabilities.aaTheyaaareaainstrumentalaainaaensuri
ngaathataacareisa a evidenceaabasedaaandaathataasafetyaaprogramsaaareaainaaplace.aaAdvance
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raaspecialtyaaareaaaandaamanageaacomplexa a clinicalaaandaasystemsaaissues.aaRegisteredaanurs
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inicalaacareaaofaagroupsaaofaapatients.

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REF:aap.aa2a a OBJ:aaa a NursingaaProcessaa Step:aaN/A
TOP:aaCriticalaaCareaaNursingaaPracticea a MSC:aaNCLE
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4. Whichaaprofessionalaaorganizationaaadministersaacriticalaacareaacertificationaaexa
msaafora a registeredaanurses?
a. StateaaBoardaaofaaRegisteredaaNurses
b. NationalaaAssociationaaofaaClinicalaaNurseaaSpecialist
c. SocietyaaofaaCriticalaaCareaaMedicine
d. AmericanaaAssociationaaofaaCritical-CareaaNurses
ANS:aaD
AmericanaaAssociationaaofaaCritical-
CareaaNursesaa(AACN)aaadministersaacertificationaaexamsaafora a registeredaanurses.aaTheaaSt
ateaaBoardaaofaaRegisteredaaNursesaa(SBON)aadoesaanotaaadministera a certificationaaexams.aa
NationalaaAssociationaaofaaClinicalaaNurseaaSpecialistsaa(NACNS)aadoesaanota a administeraace
rtificationaaexams.aaSocietyaaofaaCriticalaaCareaaMedicineaa(SCCM)aadoesaanota a administeraa
nursingaacertificationaaexamsaaforaaregisteredaanurses.

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TOP:aaCriticalaaCareaaNursingaaPracticea a MSC:aaNCLE
X:aaSafeaaandaaEffectiveaaCareaaEnvironment

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andaaspirita a areaainterdependentaaandaainseparable.aaThisaastatementaadescribesaawhic
haamethodologyaaofa a care?
a. Holisticaacare
b. Individualizedaacare
c. Culturalaacare
d. Interdisciplinaryaacare
ANS:aaA
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taaarea a interdependentaaandaainseparable.aaIndividualizedaacareaarecognizesaatheaauniquenes
saaofaaeacha a patient’saapreferences,aacondition,aaandaaphysiologicaaandaapsychosocialaastatus.a
aCulturalaadiversityina a healthaacareaaisaanotaaaaanewaatopic,aabutaaitaaisaagainingaaemphasisaaan

daaimportanceaaasaatheaaworlda a becomesaamoreaaaccessibleaatoaaallaaasaatheaaresultaaofaaincreas
ingaatechnologiesaaandaainterfacesaawitha a placesaaandaapeoples.aaInterdisciplinaryaacareaaisaac
areaaamongaaaaavarietyaaofaahealthaacareaaprofessionalsa a withaatheaapatient’saahealthaaasaathea
acommonaagoal.



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