Test Bank for Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition Urden – Chapters 1-27 | 2025 Updated | Graded A+

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PRIORITIES IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING, 9TH EDITION, LINDA D. URDEN, KATHLEEN M. STACY,
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CHAPTERS 1 - 27, COVERED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
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NEWEST VERSION.
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,TABLEOFCONTENTS
UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS INCRITICAL CARE NURSING
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1. Caring fortheCritically Ill Patient
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2. EthicalandLegal Issues
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3. Facilitating Care Transitions z v




UNITTWO:COMMONPROBLEMSINCRITICALCARE
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4. PsychosocialandSpiritual Considerations v v z


5. NutritionalAlterationsandManagement v v v




6. TheOlderAdult
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7. PainandPainManagement
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8. SedationandDeliriumManagement
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9. PalliativeandEnd-of-LifeCare v v v




UNITTHREE:CARDIOVASCULARALTERATIONS
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10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures v z v v z


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12. CardiovascularTherapeuticManagement v v




UNITFOUR:PULMONARYALTERATIONS
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13. PulmonaryClinicalAssessmentandDiagnosticProcedures v v v v




14. PulmonaryDisorders v




15. PulmonaryTherapeuticManagement v v




UNITFIVE:NEUROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS
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16. NeurologicalClinicalAssessmentandDiagnosticProcedures v v v v




17. NeurologicDisordersandTherapeuticManagement v v v v




UNITSIX:KIDNEYALTERATIONS
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18. KidneyClinicalAssessmentandDiagnosticProcedures
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19. KidneyDisordersandTherapeuticManagement
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UNITSEVEN:GASTROINTESTINALALTERATIONS
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20. Gastrointestinal ClinicalAssessmentandDiagnosticProcedures z v v v




21. GastrointestinalDisordersandTherapeuticManagement v v v v




UNIT EIGHT: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS
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22. Endocrine ClinicalAssessmentandDiagnosticProcedures
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23. Endocrine DisordersandTherapeuticManagement z v v v




UNITNINE:MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS
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24. Trauma
25. Burns
26. Shock,Sepsis,andMultipleOrganDysfunctionSyndrome
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27. HematologicalandOncologicalEmergencies v v v

,Chapter01:CriticalCareNursingPracticeUr den:
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CriticalCare Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLE
CHOICE
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1. DuringWorldWarII,whattypeofwardsweredevelopedtocareforcriticallyinjure d
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patients?
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a. Intensivecare v




b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
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DuringWorldWarII,shock wardswereestablished tocareforcriticallyinjuredpatients.Triagew ards
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establishtheorderinwhicha patient isseenortreatedupon arrivalto ahospital.Postoperati vewards
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weredevelopedin1900andlaterevolved intointensivecareunits.
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PTS: 1 DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remembering
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Effective CareEnvironment
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2. Whattypeofpractitionerhasabroaddepthofspecialtyknowledgeandexpertiseandmana ges
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complexclinicalandsystemissues?
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a. Registered nurses v




b. Advancedpracticenurses v v




c. Clinical nurse leaders v v




d. Intensivists
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Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in theirspecial ty
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area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical practitioners wh o
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manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct care providers. Clini cal
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nurseleaders(CNLs)generallydonotmanagesystemissues.
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PTS: 1 DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remembering
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Effective CareEnvironment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based andthat sa
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fetyprogramsareinplace?
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a. Clinical nurse speci v v




alist b. Advanced practi
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cenursec.
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d.Nursepractitioners
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ANS: A z

, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching, research, l
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eadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that careis evidence based and
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thatsafetyprogramsareinplace.Advancedpracticenurses(APNs)have
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a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex clinical a nd
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systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nursepractitioners (N Ps)
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managedirect clinicalcareofgroupsofpatients.
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PTS: 1 DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remembering
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4. Whichprofessional organization administers criticalcare certification examsforregist
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a. StateBoardofRegisteredNurses v v v v




b. National Association of Clinical NurseSpecialist v z v v




c. Society of Critical CareMedicine v v v v




d. American Association of Critical-CareNurses v v v




ANS: D z


AmericanAssociationofCritical- v v v




Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams for registered nurses. The State Board of
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Registered Nurses (SBON) does not administercertification exams. National Association of Cl
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inical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) does not administer certification exams. Society of Critical C
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are Medicine(SCCM)doesnot administernursingcertificationexamsforregisterednurses.
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PTS: 1 DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remembering
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5. Emphasisisonhumanintegrityandstresses thetheorythatthebody,mind,andspirit areint
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verdependent andinseparable.Thisstatement describeswhichmethodologyofcare? z v v v z v v v v




a. Holistic care z


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ANS: A z


Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are interdepen
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dent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient’s preferences,
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condition, and physiologicandpsychosocial status.Cultural diversityin
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healthcareisnota newtopic,but it isgainingemphasisandimportanceastheworldbecomesmo
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re accessibletoallastheresult ofincreasingtechnologiesandinterfaceswithplacesandpeoples.I
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nterdisciplinarycare iscareamongavarietyofhealthcare professionalswiththe patient’shealth as
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the common goal.
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PTS: 1 DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remembering
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