SOLUTION MANUAL FOR
TEST BANK FOR CRITICAL CARE
NURSING DIAGNOSIS AND
MANAGEMENT 8TH EDITION
URDEN
ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SUCCESS A+
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit 1: Foundations of Cíitical Caíe Nuísing
1. Cíitical Caíe Nuísing Píactice
2. Ethical Issues
3. Legal Issues
4. Genetic Issues
5. Patient and Family Education
6. Psychosocial Alteíations and Management
7. Nutíition Alteíations and Management
8. Pain and Pain Management
9. Sedation, Agitation, and Deliíium Management
10. End-of-Life Caíe
Unit 2: Caídiovasculaí Alteíations
11. Caídiovasculaí Anatomy and Physiology
12. Caídiovasculaí Clinical Assessment
13. Caídiovasculaí Diagnostic Píoceduíes
14. Caídiovasculaí Disoídeís
15. Caídiovasculaí ľheíapeutic Management
Unit 3: Pulmonaíy Alteíations
16. Pulmonaíy Anatomy and Physiology
17. Pulmonaíy Clinical Assessment
18. Pulmonaíy Diagnostic Píoceduíes
19. Pulmonaíy Disoídeís
20. Pulmonaíy ľheíapeutic Management
Unit 4: Neuíologic Alteíations
21. Neuíologic Anatomy and Physiology
22. Neuíologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Píoceduíes
23. Neuíologic Disoídeís and ľheíapeutic Management
Unit 5: Kidney Alteíations
24. Kidney Anatomy and Physiology
25. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Píoceduíes
26. Kidney Disoídeís and ľheíapeutic Management
Unit 6: Gastíointestinal Alteíations
27. Gastíointestinal Anatomy and Physiology
28. Gastíointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Píoceduíes 29.
Gastíointestinal Disoídeís and ľheíapeutic Management
,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured
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 Practice
MSC: 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 Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and that
safety programs are in place?
a. Clinical nurse specialist
b. Advanced practice nurse
c. Registered nurses
d. Nurse practitioners
ANS: A
, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching,
research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that care is
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. Nurse practitioners
(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 Practice
MSC: 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 Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and EffecN eR
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CS NnGviTroBnm.eCntOM
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5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spirit are
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 Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
6. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short directives
that can be used as quick references for clinical use that are known as
TEST BANK FOR CRITICAL CARE
NURSING DIAGNOSIS AND
MANAGEMENT 8TH EDITION
URDEN
ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SUCCESS A+
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit 1: Foundations of Cíitical Caíe Nuísing
1. Cíitical Caíe Nuísing Píactice
2. Ethical Issues
3. Legal Issues
4. Genetic Issues
5. Patient and Family Education
6. Psychosocial Alteíations and Management
7. Nutíition Alteíations and Management
8. Pain and Pain Management
9. Sedation, Agitation, and Deliíium Management
10. End-of-Life Caíe
Unit 2: Caídiovasculaí Alteíations
11. Caídiovasculaí Anatomy and Physiology
12. Caídiovasculaí Clinical Assessment
13. Caídiovasculaí Diagnostic Píoceduíes
14. Caídiovasculaí Disoídeís
15. Caídiovasculaí ľheíapeutic Management
Unit 3: Pulmonaíy Alteíations
16. Pulmonaíy Anatomy and Physiology
17. Pulmonaíy Clinical Assessment
18. Pulmonaíy Diagnostic Píoceduíes
19. Pulmonaíy Disoídeís
20. Pulmonaíy ľheíapeutic Management
Unit 4: Neuíologic Alteíations
21. Neuíologic Anatomy and Physiology
22. Neuíologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Píoceduíes
23. Neuíologic Disoídeís and ľheíapeutic Management
Unit 5: Kidney Alteíations
24. Kidney Anatomy and Physiology
25. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Píoceduíes
26. Kidney Disoídeís and ľheíapeutic Management
Unit 6: Gastíointestinal Alteíations
27. Gastíointestinal Anatomy and Physiology
28. Gastíointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Píoceduíes 29.
Gastíointestinal Disoídeís and ľheíapeutic Management
,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured
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 Practice
MSC: 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 Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and that
safety programs are in place?
a. Clinical nurse specialist
b. Advanced practice nurse
c. Registered nurses
d. Nurse practitioners
ANS: A
, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching,
research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that care is
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. Nurse practitioners
(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 Practice
MSC: 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 Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and EffecN eR
tivU arI
CS NnGviTroBnm.eCntOM
eE
5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spirit are
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 Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
6. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short directives
that can be used as quick references for clinical use that are known as
