Test Bank For Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition by Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Mary E. Lough Chapter 1-27

Test Bank for Priorities in
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Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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Kathleen M.Stacy, Mary E.
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TEST BANK FOR CRITICAL CARE
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NURSING 9TH EDITION BY
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URDEN.
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,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice Urden:
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Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLE
CHOICE
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1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured
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patients?
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a. Intensive care v


b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative

ANS: C v


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 care
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units.
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and
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manages complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses v


b. Advanced practice nurses v v


c. Clinical nurse leaders v v


d. Intensivists

, ANS: B v


Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their
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specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical
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practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally
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direct care providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system
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issues.
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and
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that safety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse specialist b. Advanced practice nurse c. Registered nurses
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d. Nurse practitioners
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ANS: A v

, 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 care
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is evidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses (APNs)
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have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage
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complex clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers.
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Nurse practitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for
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registered nurses?
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a. State Board of Registered Nurses v v v v


b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist v v v v v


c. Society of Critical Care Medicine v v v v


d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses v v v v




ANS: D v


American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams
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for registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not administer
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certification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) does not
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administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) does not
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administer nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: 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 spirit are
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interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care?
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a. Holistic care v


b. Individualized care v


c. Cultural care v


d. Interdisciplinary care v




ANS: A v


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 diversity
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in
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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 with
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places 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 v v DIF: v Cognitive Level: Remembering v v REF: v p. 4 v