EDITION LINDA D. URDEN, KATHLEEN M. STACY CHAPTER 1-41
,Chapter c01: cCritical cCare cNursing cPractice
cUrden: cCritical cCare cNursing, c9th cEdition
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. During cWorld cWar cII, cwhat ctypes cof cwards cwere cdeveloped cto ccare cfor ccritically
cinjured cpatients?
a. Intensive ccare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: c C
During cWorld cWar cII, cshock cwards cwere cestablished cto ccare cfor ccritically cinjured
cpatients. cTriage cwards cestablish cthe corder cin cwhich ca cpatient cis cseen cor ctreated cupon
carrival cto ca chospital. cPostoperative cwards cwere cdeveloped cin c1900 cand clater cevolved
cinto cintensive ccare cunits.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cRemembering REF: p. c2
cOBJ: Nursing cProcess cStep: cN/A TOP: Critical cCare cNursing
cPractice cMSC: c NCLEX: cSafe cand cEffective cCare cEnvironment
2. What ctype cof cpractitioner chas ca cbroad cdepth cof cspecialty cknowledge cand
cexpertise cand cmanages ccomplex cclinical cand csystem cissues?
a. Registered cnurses
b. Advanced cpractice cnurses
c. Clinical cnurse cleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS: c B
Advanced cpractice cnurses c(APNs) chave ca cbroad cdepth cof cknowledge cand cexpertise cin
ctheir cspecialty carea cand cmanage ccomplex cclinical cand csystems cissues. cIntensivists care
cmedical cpractitioners cwho cmanage cthe ccritical cill cpatient. cRegistered cnurses c(RNs) care
cgenerally cdirect ccare cproviders. cClinical cnurse cleaders c(CNLs) cgenerally cdo cnot cmanage
csystem cissues.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cRemembering REF: p. c5
cOBJ: Nursing cProcess cStep: cN/A TOP: Critical cCare cNursing
cPractice cMSC: c NCLEX: cSafe cand cEffective cCare cEnvironment
3. What ctype cof cpractitioner cis cinstrumental cin censuring ccare cthat cis cevidence cbased
cand cthat csafety cprograms care cin cplace?
a. Clinical cnurse cspecialist
b. Advanced cpractice cnurse
c. Registered cnurses
d. Nurse
cpractitioners cANS:
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, Clinical cnurse cspecialists c(CNSs) cserve cin cspecialty croles cthat cuse ctheir cclinical,
cteaching, cresearch, cleadership, cand cconsultative cabilities. cThey care cinstrumental cin
censuring cthat ccare cis cevidence cbased cand cthat csafety cprograms care cin cplace. cAdvanced
cpractice cnurses c(APNs) chave ca cbroad cdepth cof cknowledge cand cexpertise cin ctheir
cspecialty carea cand cmanage ccomplex cclinical cand csystems cissues. cRegistered cnurses care
cgenerally cdirect ccare cproviders. cNurse cpractitioners c(NPs) cmanage cdirect cclinical ccare
cof cgroups cof cpatients.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cRemembering REF: p. c6
cOBJ: Nursing cProcess cStep: cN/A TOP: Critical cCare cNursing
cPractice cMSC: c NCLEX: cSafe cand cEffective cCare cEnvironment
4. Which cprofessional corganization cadministers ccritical ccare ccertification cexams cfor
cregistered cnurses?
a. State cBoard cof cRegistered cNurses
b. National cAssociation cof cClinical cNurse cSpecialist
c. Society cof cCritical cCare cMedicine
d. American cAssociation cof cCritical-Care cNurses
ANS: c D
American cAssociation cof cCritical-Care cNurses c(AACN) cadministers ccertification cexams
cfor cregistered cnurses. cThe cState cBoard cof cRegistered cNurses c(SBON) cdoes cnot
cadminister ccertification cexams. cNational cAssociation cof cClinical cNurse cSpecialists
c(NACNS) cdoes cnot cadminister ccertification cexams. cSociety cof cCritical cCare cMedicine
c(SCCM) cdoes cnot cadminister cnursing ccertification cexams cfor cregistered cnurses.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cRemembering REF: p. c7
W/WAW.TBScM T. OW PS: c Critical cCare cNursing
cOBJ: Nursing cProcess cStep: cN
cPractice cMSC: c NCLEX: cSafe cand cEffective cCare cEnvironment
5. Emphasis cis con chuman cintegrity cand cstresses cthe ctheory cthat cthe cbody, cmind, cand
cspirit care cinterdependent cand cinseparable. cThis cstatement cdescribes cwhich
cmethodology cof ccare?
a. Holistic ccare
b. Individualized ccare
c. Cultural ccare
d. Interdisciplinary ccare
ANS: c A
Holistic ccare cfocuses con chuman cintegrity cand cstresses cthat cthe cbody, cmind, cand cspirit
care cinterdependent cand cinseparable. cIndividualized ccare crecognizes cthe cuniqueness cof
ceach cpatient’s cpreferences, ccondition, cand cphysiologic cand cpsychosocial cstatus. cCultural
cdiversity cin chealth ccare cis cnot ca cnew ctopic, cbut cit cis cgaining cemphasis cand
cimportance cas cthe cworld cbecomes cmore caccessible cto call cas cthe cresult cof cincreasing
ctechnologies cand cinterfaces cwith cplaces cand cpeoples. cInterdisciplinary ccare cis ccare
camong ca cvariety cof chealth ccare cprofessionals cwith cthe cpatient’s chealth cas cthe
ccommon cgoal.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cRemembering REF: p. c12
cOBJ: Nursing cProcess cStep: cN/A TOP: Critical cCare cNursing
cPractice cMSC: c NCLEX: cSafe cand cEffective cCare cEnvironment
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, 6. The cAmerican cAssociation cof cCritical-Care cNurses c(AACN) chas cdeveloped cshort
cdirectives cthat ccan cbe cused cas cquick creferences cfor cclinical cuse cthat care cknown cas
a. Critical cCare cProtocol.
b. Practice cPolicies.
c. Evidence-Based cResearch.
d. Practice cAlerts.
ANS: c D
The cAmerican cAssociation cof cCritical-Care cNurses c(AACN) chas cpromulgated cseveral
cevidence-based cpractice csummaries cin cthe cform cof c“Practice cAlerts.” cEvidence-based
cnursing cpractice cconsiders cthe cbest cresearch cevidence con cthe ccare ctopic calong cwith
cclinical cexpertise cof cthe cnurse cand cpatient cpreferences. cCritical ccare cprotocol cand
cpractice cpolicies care cestablished cby cindividual cinstitutions.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cRemembering REF: p. c9
cOBJ: Nursing cProcess cStep: cN/A TOP: Critical cCare cNursing
cPractice cMSC: c NCLEX: cSafe cand cEffective cCare cEnvironment
7. What ctype cof ctherapy cis can coption cto cconventional ctreatment?
a. Alternative
b. Holistic
c. Complementary
d. Individualized
ANS: c A
The cterm calternative cdenotes cthat ca cspecific ctherapy cis can coption cor calternative cto cwhat cis
considered cconventional ctcreatcmWecnWt Wo .f c aTcBoSnM
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tioWnSor cstate. cThe cterm ccomplementary cwas
cproposed cto cdescribe ctherapies cthat ccan cbe cused cto ccomplement cor csupport cconventional
ctreatments. cHolistic ccare cfocuses con chuman cintegrity cand cstresses cthat cthe cbody, cmind,
cand
spirit care cinterdependent cand cinseparable. cIndividualized ccare crecognizes cthe cuniqueness
cof ceach cpatient’s cpreferences, ccondition, cand cphysiologic cand cpsychosocial cstatus.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cRemembering REF: p. c16
cOBJ: Nursing cProcess cStep: cN/A TOP: Critical cCare cNursing
cPractice cMSC: c NCLEX: cSafe cand cEffective cCare cEnvironment
8. Prayer, cguided cimagery, cand cmassage care call cexamples cof cwhat ctype cof ctreatment?
a. Alternative ctherapy
b. Holistic ccare
c. Complementary ccare
d. Individualized
ccare cANS: c C
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