TEST BANK CRITICAL CARE NURSING- DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
9TH EDITION LINDA D. URDEN AND KATHLEEN M. STACY FULL
TESTBANK ALL CHAPTERS 1-41 LATEST WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice Urden MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. During World War II, what types of wards were developed to care for
critically injured patients?
a. Intensive care
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANSWER: 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. 2 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
ANSWER: 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
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,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. 5 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
ANSWER: 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. 6 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?
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, 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
ANSWER: 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. 7 OBJ: Nursing
Process Step: NW/WAW.TBS MT.OWPS: Critical Care Nursing Practice MSC: NCLEX:
Safe and Effective Care Environment
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
ANSWER: 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
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9TH EDITION LINDA D. URDEN AND KATHLEEN M. STACY FULL
TESTBANK ALL CHAPTERS 1-41 LATEST WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice Urden MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. During World War II, what types of wards were developed to care for
critically injured patients?
a. Intensive care
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANSWER: 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. 2 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
ANSWER: 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
2
,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. 5 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
ANSWER: 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. 6 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?
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, 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
ANSWER: 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. 7 OBJ: Nursing
Process Step: NW/WAW.TBS MT.OWPS: Critical Care Nursing Practice MSC: NCLEX:
Safe and Effective Care Environment
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
ANSWER: 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
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