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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 nn nn
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
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PracticeUrden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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CHOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for
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criticallyinjured patients?
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a. Intensive care nn
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
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During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients.
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Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a
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hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive
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careunits.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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OBJ:
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PracticeMSC: 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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a. Registered nurses nn
b. Advanced practice nurses nn nn
c. Clinical nurse leaders nn nn
d. Intensivists
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Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
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theirspecialty 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
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OBJ:
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PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based
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a. Clinical nurse nn
specialist b.
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Advancedpractice
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nurse c.
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Registered nurses nn
d. Nurse practitioners
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ANS: A nn
, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching,
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research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that
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careis evidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses
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(APNs)have
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a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex
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clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers.
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Nursepractitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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OBJ:
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PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams
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forregistered nurses?
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a. State Board of Registered Nurses
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b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist nn nn nn nn nn
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine nn nn nn nn
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses nn nn nn nn
ANS: D nn
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams for
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registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not
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administercertification 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
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OBJ:
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PracticeMSC: 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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spiritare interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which
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methodology of care?
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a. Holistic care nn
b. Individualized care nn
c. Cultural care nn
d. Interdisciplinary care nn
ANS: A nn
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are
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interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each
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patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural diversityin
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health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world
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becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces
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withplaces and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care
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professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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OBJ:
nn Nursing Process Step: N/A
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PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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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 nn nn
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
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PracticeUrden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLE n
CHOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for
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criticallyinjured patients?
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a. Intensive care nn
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C nn
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive
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careunits.
nn n
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
nn nn n n REF: p. 1 nn nn nn nn
OBJ:
nn Nursing Process Step: N/A n TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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PracticeMSC: 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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nn andmanages complex clinical and system issues?
n nn nn nn nn nn
a. Registered nurses nn
b. Advanced practice nurses nn nn
c. Clinical nurse leaders nn nn
d. Intensivists
ANS: B nn
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
theirspecialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are
nn n nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
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
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OBJ:
nn Nursing Process Step: N/A n TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based
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nn andthat safety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse nn
specialist b.
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Advancedpractice
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nurse c.
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Registered nurses nn
d. Nurse practitioners
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ANS: A nn
, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching,
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research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that
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careis evidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses
nn n nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
(APNs)have
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a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex
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clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers.
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Nursepractitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
nn n nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
nn nn n n REF: p. 2 nn nn nn nn
OBJ:
nn Nursing Process Step: N/A
n n TOP: Critical Care Nursing nn nn nn nn nn nn
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams
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forregistered nurses?
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a. State Board of Registered Nurses
nn nn nn nn
b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist nn nn nn nn nn
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine nn nn nn nn
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses nn nn nn nn
ANS: D nn
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams for
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not
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administercertification 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
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OBJ:
nn Nursing Process Step: N/A
n n TOP: Critical Care Nursing nn nn nn nn nn nn
PracticeMSC: 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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spiritare interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which
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methodology of care?
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a. Holistic care nn
b. Individualized care nn
c. Cultural care nn
d. Interdisciplinary care nn
ANS: A nn
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are
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interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each
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patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural diversityin
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health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
withplaces and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care
nn n nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
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OBJ:
nn Nursing Process Step: N/A
n n TOP: Critical Care Nursing nn nn nn nn nn nn
PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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