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Complete Test Bank for Priorities in Critical Care Nursing by Linda D. Urden and Kathleen M. Stacy. Includes practice questions covering critical care nursing concepts, patient assessment, hemodynamic monitoring, respiratory care, cardiovascular disorders, neurological emergencies, shock, fluid and electrolyte management, critical care interventions, and patient safety. Ideal for nursing students preparing for quizzes, assignments, and exams.

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Linda D. Urden and Kathleen M. Stacy. This latest updated test bank includes comprehensive critical care nursing exam
questions with verified correct answers for all chapters 1 to 27.



complete Test Bank for Priorities in
Critical Care Nursing by Linda D. Urden
and Kathleen M. Stacy. This latest updated
test bank includes comprehensive critical
care nursing exam questions with verified
correct answers for all chapters 1 to 27.
1) During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for criticallyinjured
patients?
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 PracticeMSC: 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?
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 PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe
and Effective Care Environment

3) What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based andthat
safety programs are in place?
a) Clinical nurse
specialist b. Advanced
practice nurse c.
Registered nurses
d. Nurse practitioners




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questions with verified correct answers for all chapters 1 to 27.
ANS: A




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Linda D. Urden and Kathleen M. Stacy. This latest updated test bank includes comprehensive critical care nursing exam
questions with verified correct answers for all chapters 1 to 27.



Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching, research,
leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that careis 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. Nursepractitioners
(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 PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe
and Effective Care Environment

4) Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for
registered nurses?
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 PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe
and Effective Care Environment

5) Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spiritare
interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of 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 PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe
and Effective Care Environment




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Linda D. Urden and Kathleen M. Stacy. This latest updated test bank includes comprehensive critical care nursing exam
questions with verified correct answers for all chapters 1 to 27.
6) The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed shortdirectives
that can be used as quick references for clinical use that are known as




a) Critical Care Protocol.
b) Practice Policies.
c) Evidence-Based Research.
d) Practice Alerts.

ANS: D
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has promulgated several evidence-
based practice summaries in the form of “Practice Alerts.” Evidence-based nursing practice
considers the best research evidence on the care topic along with clinical expertise of the nurse
and patient preferences. Critical care protocol and practice policies are established by individual
institutions.

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

7) What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?
a) Alternative
b) Holistic
c) Complementary
d) Individualized
ANS: A
The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is
considered conventional treatment of a condition or state. The term complementary wasproposed
to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support conventional treatments.
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.

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

8) Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
a) Alternative therapy
b) Holistic care
c) Complementary care
d) Individualized care
ANS: C
The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or
support conventional treatments. Spirituality, prayer, guided imagery, massage, and animal- assisted
therapy are all examples of complementary care. The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy
is an option or alternative to what is considered conventional treatment of a condition or state. 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 andpsychosocial status.

PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: p. 4




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