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Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLE C z
HOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured pati
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ents?
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b. Triage
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d. Postoperative
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e wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital. Postop
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erative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care units.
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REF: p. 1 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A z z z z z z z
TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe a z z z z z z z z
nd Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and ma
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nages complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses z
b. Advanced practice nurses z z
c. Clinical nurse leaders z z
d. Intensivists
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Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their spe
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cialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical practiti
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oners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct care pr
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oviders. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
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REF: p. 2 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A z z z z z z z
TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe a z z z z z z z z
nd Effective Care Environment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and tha
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t safety programs are in place?
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d. Nurse practitioners
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ANS: A z
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REF: p. 2 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A z z z z z z z
TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe a z z z z z z z z
nd Effective Care Environment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for re
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gistered nurses? z
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c. Society of Critical Care Medicine z z z z
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses z z z z
ANS: D z
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Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams for registered nurses. The State Board
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ritical Care Medicine (SCCM) does not administer nursing certification exams for registered
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nurses.
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REF: p. 3 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A z z z z z z z
TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe a z z z z z z z z
nd Effective Care Environment
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rdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care?
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a. Holistic care z
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ANS: A z
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pendent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient’s prefe
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rences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural diversity in
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health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world becomes
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more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places and peo
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Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLE C z
HOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured pati
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ents?
a. Intensive care z
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C z
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients. Triag
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erative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care units.
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REF: p. 1 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A z z z z z z z
TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe a z z z z z z z z
nd Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and ma
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nages complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses z
b. Advanced practice nurses z z
c. Clinical nurse leaders z z
d. Intensivists
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Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their spe
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cialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical practiti
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oners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct care pr
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oviders. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
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REF: p. 2 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A z z z z z z z
TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe a z z z z z z z z
nd Effective Care Environment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and tha
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arch, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that care is evid
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TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe a z z z z z z z z
nd Effective Care Environment
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gistered nurses? z
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REF: p. 3 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A z z z z z z z
TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe a z z z z z z z z
nd Effective Care Environment
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rdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care?
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a. Holistic care z
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pendent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient’s prefe
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health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world becomes
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more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places and peo
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