Complete Test Bank Critical Care Nursing- Diagnosis and
Management 9th Edition Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy
Chapter 1-41
,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE x
1. During World War II, what types of wards were developed to care for critically injured
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patients?
x
a. Intensive care x
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C x
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
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care
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units.
x
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 x x x
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
x TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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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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manages complex clinical and system issues?
x x x x x x
a. Registered nurses x
b. Advanced practice nurses x x
c. Clinical nurse leaders x x
d. Intensivists
ANS: B x
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
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 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 5 x x x
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
x TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
x x x x x x x
3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and that
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
safety programs are in place?
x x x x x
a. Clinical nurse specialist x x
b. Advanced practice nurse x x
c. Registered nurses x
d. Nurse practitioners x
xANS: A x
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x x x x x
, 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
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
evidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses (APNs)
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nurse
x x x x x x x x x x x x
practitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 6 x x x
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
x TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice x x x x x x
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
x x x x x x x
4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for registered
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nurses?
x
a. State Board of Registered Nurses
x x x x
b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
x x x x x
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine x x x x
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses x x x x
ANS: D x
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
x x x x x x x x x x x x
certification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) does not
x x x x x x x x x x x
administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) does not
x x x x x x x x x x x
administer nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
x x x x x x x
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 7 x x x
OBJ: NursingProcessStep:NW/WAW . T BSM T. OW PS: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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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 x
b. Individualized care x
c. Cultural care x
d. Interdisciplinary care x
ANS: A x
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
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
x x x x x x x x x x
in health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
places and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
x x x x x x x x x
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 12 x x x
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
x TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
x x x x x x
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
x x x x x x x
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, 6. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short directives
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that can be used as quick references for clinical use that are known as
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a. Critical Care Protocol. x x
b. Practice Policies. x
c. Evidence-Based Research. x
d. Practice Alerts. x
ANS: D x
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
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
of the nurse and patient preferences. Critical care protocol and practice policies are
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
established by individual institutions.
x x x x
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 9 x x x
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
x TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
x x x x x x
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
x x x x x x x
7. What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?
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a. Alternative
b. Holistic
c. Complementary
d. Individualized
ANS: A x
The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is
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considered conventional treatmWenW t Wo .f aTcBoSnM
x di.
tioWnSor state. The term complementary was
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proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support conventional
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
treatments. Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
spirit are interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of
x x x x x x x x x x
each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
x x x x x x x x x
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 16 x x x
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
x TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
x x x x x x
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
x x x x x x x
8. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
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a. Alternative therapy x
b. Holistic care x
c. Complementary care x
d. Individualized care x
xANS: C x
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Management 9th Edition Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy
Chapter 1-41
,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
x x x x x
Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
x x x x x x
MULTIPLE CHOICE x
1. During World War II, what types of wards were developed to care for critically injured
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
patients?
x
a. Intensive care x
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C x
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
units.
x
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 x x x
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
x TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
x x x x x x
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
x x x x x x x
2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
manages complex clinical and system issues?
x x x x x x
a. Registered nurses x
b. Advanced practice nurses x x
c. Clinical nurse leaders x x
d. Intensivists
ANS: B x
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical
x x x x x x x x x x x x
practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
care providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
x x x x x x x x x x x x
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 5 x x x
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
x TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
x x x x x x
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
x x x x x x x
3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and that
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
safety programs are in place?
x x x x x
a. Clinical nurse specialist x x
b. Advanced practice nurse x x
c. Registered nurses x
d. Nurse practitioners x
xANS: A x
1|Page
x x x x x
, Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching,
x x x x x x x x x x x x
research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that care is
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
evidence based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses (APNs)
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
clinical and systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nurse
x x x x x x x x x x x x
practitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
x x x x x x x x x x
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 6 x x x
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
x TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice x x x x x x
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
x x x x x x x
4. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for registered
x x x x x x x x x
nurses?
x
a. State Board of Registered Nurses
x x x x
b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
x x x x x
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine x x x x
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses x x x x
ANS: D x
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams for
x x x x x x x x x
registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not administer
x x x x x x x x x x x x
certification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) does not
x x x x x x x x x x x
administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) does not
x x x x x x x x x x x
administer nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
x x x x x x x
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 7 x x x
OBJ: NursingProcessStep:NW/WAW . T BSM T. OW PS: Critical Care Nursing Practice
x x x x x x x x x
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
x x x x x x x
5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spirit are
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care?
x x x x x x x x x x
a. Holistic care x
b. Individualized care x
c. Cultural care x
d. Interdisciplinary care x
ANS: A x
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each
x x x x x x x x x x
patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status. Cultural diversity
x x x x x x x x x x
in health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
becomes more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
places and peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
x x x x x x x x x
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 12 x x x
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
x TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
x x x x x x
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
x x x x x x x
2|Page
x x x x x
, 6. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short directives
x x x x x x x x x x
that can be used as quick references for clinical use that are known as
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Critical Care Protocol. x x
b. Practice Policies. x
c. Evidence-Based Research. x
d. Practice Alerts. x
ANS: D x
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has promulgated several
x x x x x x x x x
evidence-based practice summaries in the form of ―Practice Alerts.‖ Evidence-based nursing
x x x x x x x x x x x
practice considers the best research evidence on the care topic along with clinical expertise
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
of the nurse and patient preferences. Critical care protocol and practice policies are
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
established by individual institutions.
x x x x
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 9 x x x
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
x TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
x x x x x x
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
x x x x x x x
7. What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?
x x x x x x x x x
a. Alternative
b. Holistic
c. Complementary
d. Individualized
ANS: A x
The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
considered conventional treatmWenW t Wo .f aTcBoSnM
x di.
tioWnSor state. The term complementary was
x x x x x x x x x x
proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support conventional
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
treatments. Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
spirit are interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of
x x x x x x x x x x
each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
x x x x x x x x x
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 16 x x x
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
x TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
x x x x x x
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
x x x x x x x
8. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Alternative therapy x
b. Holistic care x
c. Complementary care x
d. Individualized care x
xANS: C x
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x x x x x
