Test Bank for Priorities in Critical Care Nursing 9th Edition by Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Mary E. Lough

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,TABLEOF CONTENTS
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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 ss ss




UNIT TWO: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE
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4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations ss ss ss




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 ss ss ss ss ss




11. Cardiovascular Disorders ss



12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management s s s s




UNIT FOUR: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS
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13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
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14. Pulmonary Disorders ss



15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management ss ss




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 ss ss ss ss ss




21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management s s ss ss ss




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
25. Burns
26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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27. Hematological and Oncological Emergencies ss ss ss

,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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MULTIPLE
CHOICE
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1. During World WarII, what type of wards were developed to care for
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critically injured patients?
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b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C vv



During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured
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patients. Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon
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arrival to a hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved
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into intensive care
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 1 ss ss ss ss



OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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Practice 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
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and manages complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses ss



b. Advanced practice nurses ss ss



c. Clinical nurse leaders ss ss



d. Intensivists
ANS: B vv



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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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 ss ss ss ss


OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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Practice 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
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specialist b.
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Advanced
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practice nurse c.
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d. Nurse practitioners
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, 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 ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss



nurses (APNs)have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty
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area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are
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generally direct care providers. Nurse practitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care
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of groups of patients.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 ss ss ss ss


OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams
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for registerednurses?
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b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist ss ss ss ss vv



c. Society of Critical Care Medicine s ss ss ss



d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses ss ss ss vv




ANS: D vv



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 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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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3 ss ss ss ss



OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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Practice 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
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are interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology
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of care?
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a. Holistic care ss



b. Individualized care ss



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d. Interdisciplinarycare
ANS: A vv



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
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diversityin health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as
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the world becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and
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interfaces with places and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of
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health care professionals
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4 ss ss ss ss



OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing
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Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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