Complete Test Bank Critical Care Nursing-
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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 k k
,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE kk
1. During World War II, what types of wards were developed to care for critically
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injured patients?
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a. Intensive care kk
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C k k
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured
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patients. Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon
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arrival to a hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved
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into intensive care units.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise
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and manages complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses kk
b. Advanced practice nurses kk kk
c. Clinical nurse leaders kk kk
d. Intensivists
ANS: B k k
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
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their specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are
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medical practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are
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generally direct care providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage
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system issues.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 5 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
kk TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and
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that safety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse specialist kk kk
b. Advanced practice nurse kk kk
c. Registered nurses kk
d. Nurse practitioners kk
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1 | P a g
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, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical,
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teaching, research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in
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ensuring that care is evidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced
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practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their
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specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are
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generally direct care providers. Nurse practitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care
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of groups of patients.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 6 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for
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registered nurses?
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a. State Board of Registered Nurses
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b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
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c. Society of Critical Care Medicine kk kk kk kk
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ANS: D k k
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams
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for registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not
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administer certification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
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(NACNS) does not administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine
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(SCCM) does not administer nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 7 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: NW/ WAW.TBSM T. OW PS: Critical Care Nursing
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and
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spirit are interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which
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methodology of care?
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a. Holistic care kk
b. Individualized care kk
c. Cultural care kk
d. Interdisciplinary care kk
ANS: A k k
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit
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are interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of
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each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural
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diversity in health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance
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as the world becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies
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and interfaces with places and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety
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of health care professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 12 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2 | P a g
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, 6. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short
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directives that can be used as quick references for clinical use that are known as
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a. Critical Care Protocol. kk kk
b. Practice Policies. kk
c. Evidence-Based Research. kk
d. Practice Alerts. kk
ANS: D k k
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has promulgated several
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evidence-based practice summaries in the form of ―Practice Alerts.‖ Evidence-based
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nursing practice considers the best research evidence on the care topic along with
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clinical expertise of the nurse and patient preferences. Critical care protocol and
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practice policies are established by individual institutions.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 9 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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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
d. Individualized
ANS: A k k
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considered conventional t reat mWenWt Wo .f aTcBoSnM
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tioWnSor state. The term complementary was
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proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support conventional
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treatments. Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and
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spirit are interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness
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of each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 16 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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8. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
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a. Alternative therapy kk
b. Holistic care kk
c. Complementary care kk
d. Individualized care kk
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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 k k
,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE kk
1. During World War II, what types of wards were developed to care for critically
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injured patients?
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a. Intensive care kk
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C k k
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured
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patients. Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon
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arrival to a hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved
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into intensive care units.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
kk TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise
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and manages complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses kk
b. Advanced practice nurses kk kk
c. Clinical nurse leaders kk kk
d. Intensivists
ANS: B k k
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
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their specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are
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medical practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are
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generally direct care providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage
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system issues.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 5 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
kk TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and
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that safety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse specialist kk kk
b. Advanced practice nurse kk kk
c. Registered nurses kk
d. Nurse practitioners kk
kk ANS: A k k
1 | P a g
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e
, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical,
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teaching, research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in
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ensuring that care is evidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced
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practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their
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specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are
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generally direct care providers. Nurse practitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care
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of groups of patients.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 6 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for
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registered nurses?
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a. State Board of Registered Nurses
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b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
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c. Society of Critical Care Medicine kk kk kk kk
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses kk kk kk kk
ANS: D k k
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams
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for registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not
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administer certification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
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(NACNS) does not administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine
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(SCCM) does not administer nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 7 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: NW/ WAW.TBSM T. OW PS: Critical Care Nursing
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and
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spirit are interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which
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methodology of care?
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a. Holistic care kk
b. Individualized care kk
c. Cultural care kk
d. Interdisciplinary care kk
ANS: A k k
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit
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are interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of
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each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural
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diversity in health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance
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as the world becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies
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and interfaces with places and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety
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of health care professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 12 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
kk TOP: Critical Care Nursing kk kk kk kk kk
Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2 | P a g
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e
, 6. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short
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directives that can be used as quick references for clinical use that are known as
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a. Critical Care Protocol. kk kk
b. Practice Policies. kk
c. Evidence-Based Research. kk
d. Practice Alerts. kk
ANS: D k k
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has promulgated several
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evidence-based practice summaries in the form of ―Practice Alerts.‖ Evidence-based
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nursing practice considers the best research evidence on the care topic along with
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clinical expertise of the nurse and patient preferences. Critical care protocol and
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practice policies are established by individual institutions.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 9 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
kk TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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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
d. Individualized
ANS: A k k
The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is
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considered conventional t reat mWenWt Wo .f aTcBoSnM
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tioWnSor state. The term complementary was
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proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support conventional
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treatments. Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and
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spirit are interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness
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of each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 16 kk kk kk
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
kk TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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8. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
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a. Alternative therapy kk
b. Holistic care kk
c. Complementary care kk
d. Individualized care kk
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3 | P a g
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e
