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Critical Care Nursing 8th Edition Urden Test Bank
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FULL TEST BANK
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Instant downloady




TESTBANK y

, Critical Care Nursing 8th Edition Urden Test Bank
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Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE y




1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured
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patients?
y


a. Intensive care y


b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C y


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 hospital.
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Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care units.
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PTS: 1 yDIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 1 y y y y


OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
y y TOP: Critical Care Nursingy y y y y y


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 and manages
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complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses y


b. Advanced practice nurses y y


c. Clinical nurse leaders
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d. Intensivists
ANS: B y


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 direct
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care providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
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PTS: 1 yDIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 y y y y


OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
y y TOP: Critical Care Nursingy y y y y y


Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
y y y y y y y y




3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and that
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ysafety programs are in place?
y y y y


a. Clinical nurse specialist y y


b. Advanced practice nurse y y


c. Registered nurses y


d. Nurse practitioners y




ANS: A y




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, Critical Care Nursing 8th Edition Urden Test Bank
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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 care is
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evidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have
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a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex clinical
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and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nurse practitioners
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(NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
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PTS: 1 y DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 y y y y


OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
y y TOP: Critical Care Nursing y y y y y y


Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
y y y y y y y y




4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for registered
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nurses?
y


a. State Board of Registered Nurses
y y y y


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


c. Society of Critical Care Medicine y y y y


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




ANS: D y


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 y DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3 y y y y


OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
y y TOP: Critical Care Nursing y y y y y y


Practice
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and EffecN
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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 y


b. Individualized care y


c. Cultural care y


d. Interdisciplinary care y




ANS: A y


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


OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
y y TOP: Critical Care Nursing y y y y y y


Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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6. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short directives
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ythat can be used as quick references for clinical use that are known as
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, Critical Care Nursing 8th Edition Urden Test Bank
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a. Critical Care Protocol. y y


b. Practice Policies. y


c. Evidence-Based Research. y


d. Practice Alerts. y




ANS: D y


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




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


OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
y y TOP: Critical Care Nursing y y y y y y


Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
y y y y y y y y




7. What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?
y y y y y y y y y


a. Alternative
b. Holistic
c. Complementary
d. Individualized
ANS: A y


The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is
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yconsidered conventional treatment of a condition or state. The term complementary was
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yproposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support conventional
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ytreatments. Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and
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spirit are interdependent and N
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Cd u aMl i z e d care recognizes the uniqueness of y
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each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering
y REF: p. 4 y y y y


OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
y y TOP: Critical Care Nursing y y y y y y


Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
y y y y y y y y




8. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
y y y y y y y y y y y y


a. Alternative therapy y


b. Holistic care y


c. Complementary care y


d. Individualized care y




ANS: C y


The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement
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or support conventional treatments. Spirituality, prayer, guided imagery, massage, and
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animal-assisted therapy are all examples of complementary care. The term alternative denotes
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that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is considered conventional treatment
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of a condition or state. Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body,
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y


mind, and spirit are interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the
y y y y y y y y y y y


uniqueness of each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
y y y y y y y y y y




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


OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
y y TOP: Critical Care Nursing y y y y y y


Practice MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
y y y y y y y y




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