Complete Test Bank Critical Care Nursing- Diagnosis
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and Management 9th Edition by Linda D. Urden,
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vb Kathleen M. Stacy Chapter 1-41
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,Chaptervb01:vbCriticalvbCarevbNursingvbPracticevbUrd
en:vbCriticalvbCarevbNursing,vb9thvbEdition
MULTIPLEvbCHOICE
1. DuringvbWorldvbWarvbII,vbwhatvbtypesvbofvbwardsvbwerevbdevelopedvbtovbcarevbforvbcri
ticallyvbinjuredvbpatients?
a. Intensivevbcare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:v b C
DuringvbWorldvbWarvbII,vbshockvbwardsvbwerevbestablishedvbtovbcarevbforvbcriticallyvbinjur
edvbpatients.vbTriagevbwardsvbestablishvbthevbordervbinvbwhichvbavbpatientvbisvbseenvborvbtrea
tedvbuponvbarrivalvbtovbavbhospital.vbPostoperativevbwardsvbwerevbdevelopedvbinvb1900vban
dvblatervbevolvedvbintovbintensivevbcarevbunits.
PTS: 1 DIF: CognitivevbLevel:vbRemembering REF:
p.vb2vbOBJ: NursingvbProcessvbStep:vbN/A TOP:
CriticalvbCarevbNursingvbPracticevbMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffe
ctivevbCarevbEnvironment
2. Whatvbtypevbofvbpractitionervbhasvbavbbroadvbdepthvbofvbspecialtyvbknowledge
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a. Registeredvbnurses
b. Advancedvbpracticevbnurses
c. Clinicalvbnursevbleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:v b B
Advancedvbpracticevbnursesvb(APNs)vbhavevbavbbroadvbdepthvbofvbknowledgevbandvbexpertis
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ursesvb(RNs)vbarevbgenerallyvbdirectvbcarevbproviders.vbClinicalvbnursevbleadersvb(CNLs)vbgen
erallyvbdovbnotvbmanagevbsystemvbissues.
PTS: 1 DIF: CognitivevbLevel:vbRemembering REF:
p.vb5vbOBJ: NursingvbProcessvbStep:vbN/A TOP:
CriticalvbCarevbNursingvbPracticevbMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffe
ctivevbCarevbEnvironment
3. Whatvbtypevbofvbpractitionervbisvbinstrumentalvbinvbensuringvbcarevbthatvbisvbevidencevb
basedvbandvbthatvbsafetyvbprogramsvbarevbinvbplace?
a. Clinicalvbnursevbspecialist
b. Advancedvbpracticevbnurse
c. Registeredvbnurses
d. Nursevbpractiti
onersvbANS:vbA
, Clinicalvbnursevbspecialistsvb(CNSs)vbservevbinvbspecialtyvbrolesvbthatvbusevbtheirvbclinical,
vbteaching,vbresearch,vbleadership,vbandvbconsultativevbabilities.vbTheyvbarevbinstrumentalvb
invbensuringvbthatvbcarevbisvbevidencevbbasedvbandvbthatvbsafetyvbprogramsvbarevbinvbplace.
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steredvbnursesvbarevbgenerallyvbdirectvbcarevbproviders.vbNursevbpractitionersvb(NPs)vbman
agevbdirectvbclinicalvbcarevbofvbgroupsvbofvbpatients.
PTS: 1 DIF: CognitivevbLevel:vbRemembering REF:
p.vb6vbOBJ: NursingvbProcessvbStep:vbN/A TOP:
CriticalvbCarevbNursingvbPracticevbMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffec
tivevbCarevbEnvironment
4. Whichvbprofessionalvborganizationvbadministersvbcriticalvbcarevbcertificationvbexams
vbforvbregisteredvbnurses?
a. StatevbBoardvbofvbRegisteredvbNurses
b. NationalvbAssociationvbofvbClinicalvbNursevbSpecialist
c. SocietyvbofvbCriticalvbCarevbMedicine
d. AmericanvbAssociationvbofvbCritical-CarevbNurses
ANS:v b D
AmericanvbAssociationvbofvbCritical-
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StatevbBoardvbofvbRegisteredvbNursesvb(SBON)vbdoesvbnotvbadministervbcertificationvbexa
ms.vbNationalvbAssociationvbofvbClinicalvbNursevbSpecialistsvb(NACNS)vbdoesvbnotvbadmi
nistervbcertificationvbexams.vbSocietyvbofvbCriticalvbCarevbMedicinevb(SCCM)vbdoesvbnotvb
administervbnursingvbcertificationvbexamsvbforvbregisteredvbnurses.
PTS:v b v b 1
DIF:v b CognitivevbLevel:vbRememberingv b v b REF:v b p
.vb7vbOBJ:vbNursingvbProcessvbStep:vbNW / WA W vb.vbTBSMvbT.OWPS:vbCriticalvbCar
evbNursingvbPracticeMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffectivevbCarevbEnvironme
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5. Emphasisvbisvbonvbhumanvbintegrityvbandvbstressesvbthevbtheoryvbthatvbthevbbody,vbmin
d,vbandvbspiritvbarevbinterdependentvbandvbinseparable.vbThisvbstatementvbdescribe
svbwhichvbmethodologyvbofvbcare?
a. Holisticvbcare
b. Individualizedvbcare
c. Culturalvbcare
d. Interdisciplinaryvb care
ANS:v b A
Holisticvbcarevbfocusesvbonvbhumanvbintegrityvbandvbstressesvbthatvbthevbbody,vbmind,vb
andvbspiritvbarevbinterdependentvbandvbinseparable.vbIndividualizedvbcarevbrecognize
svbthevbuniquenessvbofvbeachvbpatient’svbpreferences,vbcondition,vbandvbphysiologicvban
dvbpsychosocialvbstatus.vbCulturalvbdiversityvbinvbhealthvbcarevbisvbnotvbavbnewvbtopic,vbb
utvbitvbisvbgainingvbemphasisvbandvbimportancevbasvbthevbworldvbbecomesvbmorevbaccessi
blevbtovballvbasvbthevbresultvbofvbincreasingvbtechnologiesvbandvbinterfacesvbwithvbplacesv
bandvbpeoples.
Interdisciplinaryvbcarevbisvbcarevbamongvbavbvarietyvbofvbhealthvbcarevbprofessionalsvbwithvbthe
patient’svbhealthvbasvbthevbcommonvbgoal.
PTS: 1 DIF: CognitivevbLevel:vbRemembering REF:
p.vb12vbOBJ: NursingvbProcessvbStep:vbN/A TOP:
CriticalvbCarevbNursing
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6. ThevbAmericanvbAssociationvbofvbCritical-
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uickvbreferencesvbforvbclinicalvbusevbthatvbarevbknownvbas
a. CriticalvbCarevbProtocol.
b. PracticevbPolicies.
c. Evidence-BasedvbResearch.
d. PracticevbAlerts.
ANS:v b D
ThevbAmericanvbAssociationvbofvbCritical-
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basedvbpracticevbsummariesvbinvbthevbformvbofvb“PracticevbAlerts.”vbEvidence-
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bcarevbprotocolvbandvbpracticevbpoliciesvbarevbestablishedvbbyvbindividualvbinstitutions.
PTS: 1 DIF: CognitivevbLevel:vbRemembering REF:
p.vb9vbOBJ: NursingvbProcessvbStep:vbN/A TOP:
CriticalvbCarevbNursingvbPracticevbMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffec
tivevbCarevbEnvironment
7. Whatvbtypevbofvbtherapyvbisvbanvboptionvbtovbconventionalvbtreatment?
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ANS:v b A
Thevbtermvbalternativevbdenotesvbthatvbavbspecificvbtherapyvbisvbanvboptionvborvbalternativevbtov
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spiritvbarevbinterdependentvbandvbinseparable.vbIndividualizedvbcarevbrecognizesvbthevbuni
quenessvbofvbeachvbpatient’svbpreferences,vbcondition,vbandvbphysiologicvbandvbpsychos
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PTS: 1 DIF: CognitivevbLevel:vbRemembering REF:
p.vb16vbOBJ: NursingvbProcessvbStep:vbN/A TOP:
CriticalvbCarevbNursingvbPracticevbMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffect
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8. Prayer,vbguidedvbimagery,vbandvbmassagevbarevballvbexamplesvbofvbwhatvbtypevbofvbtreatment?
a. Alternativevbtherapy
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vb vb vb vb vb vb
and Management 9th Edition by Linda D. Urden,
vb vb vb vb vb vb vb
vb Kathleen M. Stacy Chapter 1-41
vb vb vb vb
,Chaptervb01:vbCriticalvbCarevbNursingvbPracticevbUrd
en:vbCriticalvbCarevbNursing,vb9thvbEdition
MULTIPLEvbCHOICE
1. DuringvbWorldvbWarvbII,vbwhatvbtypesvbofvbwardsvbwerevbdevelopedvbtovbcarevbforvbcri
ticallyvbinjuredvbpatients?
a. Intensivevbcare
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:v b C
DuringvbWorldvbWarvbII,vbshockvbwardsvbwerevbestablishedvbtovbcarevbforvbcriticallyvbinjur
edvbpatients.vbTriagevbwardsvbestablishvbthevbordervbinvbwhichvbavbpatientvbisvbseenvborvbtrea
tedvbuponvbarrivalvbtovbavbhospital.vbPostoperativevbwardsvbwerevbdevelopedvbinvb1900vban
dvblatervbevolvedvbintovbintensivevbcarevbunits.
PTS: 1 DIF: CognitivevbLevel:vbRemembering REF:
p.vb2vbOBJ: NursingvbProcessvbStep:vbN/A TOP:
CriticalvbCarevbNursingvbPracticevbMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffe
ctivevbCarevbEnvironment
2. Whatvbtypevbofvbpractitionervbhasvbavbbroadvbdepthvbofvbspecialtyvbknowledge
vbandvbexpertisevbandvbmanagesvbcomplexvbclinicalvbandvbsystemvbissues?
a. Registeredvbnurses
b. Advancedvbpracticevbnurses
c. Clinicalvbnursevbleaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:v b B
Advancedvbpracticevbnursesvb(APNs)vbhavevbavbbroadvbdepthvbofvbknowledgevbandvbexpertis
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erallyvbdovbnotvbmanagevbsystemvbissues.
PTS: 1 DIF: CognitivevbLevel:vbRemembering REF:
p.vb5vbOBJ: NursingvbProcessvbStep:vbN/A TOP:
CriticalvbCarevbNursingvbPracticevbMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffe
ctivevbCarevbEnvironment
3. Whatvbtypevbofvbpractitionervbisvbinstrumentalvbinvbensuringvbcarevbthatvbisvbevidencevb
basedvbandvbthatvbsafetyvbprogramsvbarevbinvbplace?
a. Clinicalvbnursevbspecialist
b. Advancedvbpracticevbnurse
c. Registeredvbnurses
d. Nursevbpractiti
onersvbANS:vbA
, Clinicalvbnursevbspecialistsvb(CNSs)vbservevbinvbspecialtyvbrolesvbthatvbusevbtheirvbclinical,
vbteaching,vbresearch,vbleadership,vbandvbconsultativevbabilities.vbTheyvbarevbinstrumentalvb
invbensuringvbthatvbcarevbisvbevidencevbbasedvbandvbthatvbsafetyvbprogramsvbarevbinvbplace.
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steredvbnursesvbarevbgenerallyvbdirectvbcarevbproviders.vbNursevbpractitionersvb(NPs)vbman
agevbdirectvbclinicalvbcarevbofvbgroupsvbofvbpatients.
PTS: 1 DIF: CognitivevbLevel:vbRemembering REF:
p.vb6vbOBJ: NursingvbProcessvbStep:vbN/A TOP:
CriticalvbCarevbNursingvbPracticevbMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffec
tivevbCarevbEnvironment
4. Whichvbprofessionalvborganizationvbadministersvbcriticalvbcarevbcertificationvbexams
vbforvbregisteredvbnurses?
a. StatevbBoardvbofvbRegisteredvbNurses
b. NationalvbAssociationvbofvbClinicalvbNursevbSpecialist
c. SocietyvbofvbCriticalvbCarevbMedicine
d. AmericanvbAssociationvbofvbCritical-CarevbNurses
ANS:v b D
AmericanvbAssociationvbofvbCritical-
CarevbNursesvb(AACN)vbadministersvbcertificationvbexamsvbforvbregisteredvbnurses.vbThevb
StatevbBoardvbofvbRegisteredvbNursesvb(SBON)vbdoesvbnotvbadministervbcertificationvbexa
ms.vbNationalvbAssociationvbofvbClinicalvbNursevbSpecialistsvb(NACNS)vbdoesvbnotvbadmi
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administervbnursingvbcertificationvbexamsvbforvbregisteredvbnurses.
PTS:v b v b 1
DIF:v b CognitivevbLevel:vbRememberingv b v b REF:v b p
.vb7vbOBJ:vbNursingvbProcessvbStep:vbNW / WA W vb.vbTBSMvbT.OWPS:vbCriticalvbCar
evbNursingvbPracticeMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffectivevbCarevbEnvironme
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5. Emphasisvbisvbonvbhumanvbintegrityvbandvbstressesvbthevbtheoryvbthatvbthevbbody,vbmin
d,vbandvbspiritvbarevbinterdependentvbandvbinseparable.vbThisvbstatementvbdescribe
svbwhichvbmethodologyvbofvbcare?
a. Holisticvbcare
b. Individualizedvbcare
c. Culturalvbcare
d. Interdisciplinaryvb care
ANS:v b A
Holisticvbcarevbfocusesvbonvbhumanvbintegrityvbandvbstressesvbthatvbthevbbody,vbmind,vb
andvbspiritvbarevbinterdependentvbandvbinseparable.vbIndividualizedvbcarevbrecognize
svbthevbuniquenessvbofvbeachvbpatient’svbpreferences,vbcondition,vbandvbphysiologicvban
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blevbtovballvbasvbthevbresultvbofvbincreasingvbtechnologiesvbandvbinterfacesvbwithvbplacesv
bandvbpeoples.
Interdisciplinaryvbcarevbisvbcarevbamongvbavbvarietyvbofvbhealthvbcarevbprofessionalsvbwithvbthe
patient’svbhealthvbasvbthevbcommonvbgoal.
PTS: 1 DIF: CognitivevbLevel:vbRemembering REF:
p.vb12vbOBJ: NursingvbProcessvbStep:vbN/A TOP:
CriticalvbCarevbNursing
, PracticevbMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffectivevbCarevbEnvironment
6. ThevbAmericanvbAssociationvbofvbCritical-
CarevbNursesvb(AACN)vbhasvbdevelopedvbshortvbdirectivesvbthatvbcanvbbevbusedvbasvbq
uickvbreferencesvbforvbclinicalvbusevbthatvbarevbknownvbas
a. CriticalvbCarevbProtocol.
b. PracticevbPolicies.
c. Evidence-BasedvbResearch.
d. PracticevbAlerts.
ANS:v b D
ThevbAmericanvbAssociationvbofvbCritical-
CarevbNursesvb(AACN)vbhasvbpromulgatedvbseveralvbevidence-
basedvbpracticevbsummariesvbinvbthevbformvbofvb“PracticevbAlerts.”vbEvidence-
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cvbalongvbwithvbclinicalvbexpertisevbofvbthevbnursevbandvbpatientvbpreferences.vbCriticalv
bcarevbprotocolvbandvbpracticevbpoliciesvbarevbestablishedvbbyvbindividualvbinstitutions.
PTS: 1 DIF: CognitivevbLevel:vbRemembering REF:
p.vb9vbOBJ: NursingvbProcessvbStep:vbN/A TOP:
CriticalvbCarevbNursingvbPracticevbMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffec
tivevbCarevbEnvironment
7. Whatvbtypevbofvbtherapyvbisvbanvboptionvbtovbconventionalvbtreatment?
a. Alternative
b. Holistic
c. Complementary
d. Individualized
ANS:v b A
Thevbtermvbalternativevbdenotesvbthatvbavbspecificvbtherapyvbisvbanvboptionvborvbalternativevbtov
bwhatvbis
consideredvbconventionalvbtvbreatmWenWtvbWovb.fvbaTcBoSnMditio
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spiritvbarevbinterdependentvbandvbinseparable.vbIndividualizedvbcarevbrecognizesvbthevbuni
quenessvbofvbeachvbpatient’svbpreferences,vbcondition,vbandvbphysiologicvbandvbpsychos
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PTS: 1 DIF: CognitivevbLevel:vbRemembering REF:
p.vb16vbOBJ: NursingvbProcessvbStep:vbN/A TOP:
CriticalvbCarevbNursingvbPracticevbMSC:v b NCLEX:vbSafevbandvbEffect
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8. Prayer,vbguidedvbimagery,vbandvbmassagevbarevballvbexamplesvbofvbwhatvbtypevbofvbtreatment?
a. Alternativevbtherapy
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