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

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TESTBANKFORCRITICALCARE
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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 g




b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative

ANS: C g




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 g DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 1 g g g g g




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




b. Advanced practice nurses g g




c. Clinical nurse leaders g g




d. Intensivists

, ANS: B g




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 gDIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 g g g g g




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 that
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g 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 g

, 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 a
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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 g DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 g g g g g




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 g g g g




b. NationalAssociation of Clinical Nurse Specialist g g g g g




c. Society of Critical Care Medicine g g g g




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




ANS: D g




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. NationalAssociation 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 g DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3 g g g g g




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 g




b. Individualized care g




c. Cultural care g




d. Interdisciplinary care g




ANS: A g




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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