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Critical Care Nursing, 9th
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CHOICE
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1. DuringWorld War II, whattypeofwards weredevelopedtocareforcritically
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injuredpatients?
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a. Intensive care ff
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C
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
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hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive
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careunits.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 1 ff ff ff
OBJ:
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PracticeMSC: 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 ff
b. Advanced practice nurses ff ff
c. Clinical nurse leaders ff f
d. Intensivists
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Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
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theirspecialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are
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medical practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are
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generally direct care providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage
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system issues.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 ff ff ff
OBJ:
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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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and that safety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse specialist b. Advanced practice nurse c.
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d. Nurse practitioners
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ANS: ff ff A
, 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 nurses
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(APNs)have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage
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complex clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care
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providers.Nurse practitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 ff ff ff
OBJ:
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PracticeMSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. Which professional organization administers critical carecertification exams
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ff forregistered nurses? ff
a. State Board of Registered Nurses
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b. NationalAssociation of Clinical Nurse Specialist j ff ff ff ff
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine f f ff ff
d. AmericanAssociation of Critical-Care Nurses ff ff ff
ANS: D
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
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not 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 ff ff ff
OBJ:
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PracticeMSC: 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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areinterdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of
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care?
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a. Holisticcare f
b. Individualized care ff
c. Cultural care ff
d. Interdisciplinary care ff
ANS: ff ff A
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
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health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world
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becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces
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with places and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care
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professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
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PTS: f f f f f f 1 DIF: f f f f f f Cognitive Level: Remembering f ff f f f f REF: f f f f p. 4 ff