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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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,TABLE OF CONTENTS | |




UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING
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1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
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2. Ethical and Legal Issues
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3. Facilitating Care Transitions
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UNIT TWO: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE
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4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations
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5. Nutritional Alterations and Management
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6. The Older Adult
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7. Pain and Pain Management
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8. Sedation and Delirium Management
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9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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UNIT THREE: CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS
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10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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11. Cardiovascular Disorders
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12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management
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UNIT FOUR: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS
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13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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14. Pulmonary Disorders
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15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management
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UNIT FIVE: NEUROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS
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16. Neurological Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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17. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT SIX: KIDNEY ALTERATIONS
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18. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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19. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT SEVEN: GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS
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20. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT EIGHT: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS
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22. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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23. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
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UNIT NINE: MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS
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24. Trauma
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25. Burns
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26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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27. Hematological and Oncological Emergencies
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,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLE
CHOICE
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1. During |World |War |II, |what |type |of |wards |were |developed |to |care |for |critically
injured |patients?
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a. Intensive |care
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: |C
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.



PTS: | | | 1 DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Remembering REF: |p. |1
|OBJ: | Nursing |Process | Step: |N/A TOP: |Critical |Care |Nursing |Practice
|MSC: |NCLEX: |Safe |and |Effective |Care |Environment



2. What |type |of |practitioner |has |a |broad |depth |of |specialty |knowledge |and |expertise |and
manages |complex |clinical |and |system |issues?
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a. Registered |nurses
b. Advanced |practice |nurses
c. Clinical |nurse |leaders
d. Intensivists
ANS: |B
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 |critical |ill |patient. |Registered |nurses |(RNs) |are |generally

|direct |care |providers. |Clinical |nurse |leaders |(CNLs) |generally |do |not |manage |system

|issues.



PTS: | | | 1 DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Remembering REF: |p. |2
|OBJ: | Nursing |Process | Step: |N/A TOP: |Critical |Care |Nursing |Practice
|MSC: |NCLEX: |Safe |and |Effective |Care |Environment




3. What |type |of |practitioner |is |instrumental |in |ensuring |care |that |is |evidence |based |and
that |safety |programs |are |in |place?
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a. Clinical |nurse
|specialist |b. |Advanced

|practice |nurse |c.

Registered |nurses
d. |Nurse |practitioners
ANS: |A

, 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. |Registered |nurses |are |generally |direct |care |providers. |Nurse

|practitioners |(NPs) |manage |direct |clinical |care |of |groups |of |patients.



PTS: | | | 1 DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Remembering REF: |p. |2
|OBJ: | Nursing |Process | Step: |N/A TOP: |Critical |Care |Nursing |Practice
|MSC: |NCLEX: |Safe |and |Effective |Care |Environment




4. Which |professional |organization |administers |critical |care |certification |exams |for
registered |nurses?
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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
ANS: |D
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.



PTS: | | | 1 DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Remembering REF: |p. |3
|OBJ: | Nursing |Process | Step: |N/A TOP: |Critical |Care |Nursing |Practice
|MSC: |NCLEX: |Safe |and |Effective |Care |Environment



5. 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
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|care?

a. Holistic |care
b. Individualized |care
c. Cultural |care
d. Interdisciplinary |care
ANS: |A
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.



PTS: | | | 1 DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Remembering REF: |p. |4
|OBJ: | Nursing |Process | Step: |N/A TOP: |Critical |Care |Nursing |Practice
|MSC: |NCLEX: |Safe |and |Effective |Care |Environment

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