TEST BANK
Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING
1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
2. Ethical and Legal Issues
3. Facilitating Care Transitions
UNIT TWO: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE
4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations
5. Nutritional Alterations and Management
6. The Older Adult
7. Pain and Pain Management
8. Sedation and Delirium Management
9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
UNIT THREE: CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS
10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
11. Cardiovascular Disorders
12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management
UNIT FOUR: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS
13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
14. Pulmonary Disorders
15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management
UNIT FIVE: NEUROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS
16. Neurological Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
17. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management
UNIT SIX: KIDNEY ALTERATIONS
18. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
19. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management
UNIT SEVEN: GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS
20. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management
UNIT EIGHT: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS
22. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
23. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
UNIT NINE: MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS
24. Trauma
25. Burns
26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
27. Hematological and Oncological Emergencies
,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically
injured patients?
a. Intensive care
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: 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. 1
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
ANS: 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
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. 2
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
ANS: A
, Clinical snurse sspecialists s(CNSs) sserve sin sspecialty sroles sthat suse stheir sclinical, steaching,
sresearch, sleadership, sand sconsultative sabilities. sThey sare sinstrumental sin sensuring sthat
scaresis sevidence sbased sand sthat ssafety sprograms sare sin splace. sAdvanced spractice snurses
s(APNs)shave
a sbroad sdepth sof sknowledge sand sexpertise sin stheir sspecialty sarea sand smanage scomplex
sclinical sand ssystems sissues. sRegistered snurses sare sgenerally sdirect scare sproviders.
sNursespractitioners s(NPs) smanage sdirect sclinical scare sof sgroups sof spatients.
PTS: s s s 1 DIF: Cognitive sLevel: sRemembering REF: sp. s2
sOBJ: s Nursing sProcess s Step: sN/A TOP: sCritical sCare sNursing
sPracticesMSC: sNCLEX: sSafe sand sEffective sCare sEnvironment
4. Which sprofessional sorganization sadministers scritical scare scertification sexams sfor
sregistered snurses?
a. State sBoard sof sRegistered sNurses
b. National sAssociation sof sClinical sNurse sSpecialist
c. Society sof sCritical sCare sMedicine
d. American sAssociation sof sCritical-Care sNurses
ANS: sD
American sAssociation sof sCritical-Care sNurses s(AACN) sadministers scertification sexams
sfor sregistered snurses. sThe sState sBoard sof sRegistered sNurses s(SBON) sdoes snot
sadministerscertification sexams. sNational sAssociation sof sClinical sNurse sSpecialists
s(NACNS) sdoes snot sadminister scertification sexams. sSociety sof sCritical sCare sMedicine
s(SCCM) sdoes snot sadminister snursing scertification sexams sfor sregistered snurses.
PTS: s s s 1 DIF: Cognitive sLevel: sRemembering REF: sp. s3
sOBJ: s Nursing sProcess s Step: sN/A TOP: sCritical sCare sNursing
sPracticesMSC: sNCLEX: sSafe sand sEffective sCare sEnvironment
5. Emphasis sis son shuman sintegrity sand sstresses sthe stheory sthat sthe sbody, smind, sand
sspiritsare sinterdependent sand sinseparable. sThis sstatement sdescribes swhich
smethodology sof scare?
a. Holistic scare
b. Individualized scare
c. Cultural scare
d. Interdisciplinary scare
ANS: sA
Holistic scare sfocuses son shuman sintegrity sand sstresses sthat sthe sbody, smind, sand sspirit sare
sinterdependent sand sinseparable. sIndividualized scare srecognizes sthe suniqueness sof seach
spatient’s spreferences, scondition, sand sphysiologic sand spsychosocial sstatus. sCultural sdiversity
sin
health scare sis snot sa snew stopic, sbut sit sis sgaining semphasis sand simportance sas sthe sworld
sbecomes smore saccessible sto sall sas sthe sresult sof sincreasing stechnologies sand sinterfaces
swithsplaces sand speoples. sInterdisciplinary scare sis scare samong sa svariety sof shealth scare
sprofessionals swith sthe spatient’s shealth sas sthe scommon sgoal.
PTS: s s s 1 DIF: Cognitive sLevel: sRemembering REF: sp. s4
sOBJ: s Nursing sProcess s Step: sN/A TOP: sCritical sCare sNursing
sPracticesMSC: sNCLEX: sSafe sand sEffective sCare sEnvironment
Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING
1. Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
2. Ethical and Legal Issues
3. Facilitating Care Transitions
UNIT TWO: COMMON PROBLEMS IN CRITICAL CARE
4. Psychosocial and Spiritual Considerations
5. Nutritional Alterations and Management
6. The Older Adult
7. Pain and Pain Management
8. Sedation and Delirium Management
9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
UNIT THREE: CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS
10. Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
11. Cardiovascular Disorders
12. Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management
UNIT FOUR: PULMONARY ALTERATIONS
13. Pulmonary Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
14. Pulmonary Disorders
15. Pulmonary Therapeutic Management
UNIT FIVE: NEUROLOGICAL ALTERATIONS
16. Neurological Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
17. Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management
UNIT SIX: KIDNEY ALTERATIONS
18. Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
19. Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management
UNIT SEVEN: GASTROINTESTINAL ALTERATIONS
20. Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
21. Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic Management
UNIT EIGHT: ENDOCRINE ALTERATIONS
22. Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures
23. Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management
UNIT NINE: MULTISYSTEM ALTERATIONS
24. Trauma
25. Burns
26. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
27. Hematological and Oncological Emergencies
,Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically
injured patients?
a. Intensive care
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: 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. 1
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
ANS: 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
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. 2
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
ANS: A
, Clinical snurse sspecialists s(CNSs) sserve sin sspecialty sroles sthat suse stheir sclinical, steaching,
sresearch, sleadership, sand sconsultative sabilities. sThey sare sinstrumental sin sensuring sthat
scaresis sevidence sbased sand sthat ssafety sprograms sare sin splace. sAdvanced spractice snurses
s(APNs)shave
a sbroad sdepth sof sknowledge sand sexpertise sin stheir sspecialty sarea sand smanage scomplex
sclinical sand ssystems sissues. sRegistered snurses sare sgenerally sdirect scare sproviders.
sNursespractitioners s(NPs) smanage sdirect sclinical scare sof sgroups sof spatients.
PTS: s s s 1 DIF: Cognitive sLevel: sRemembering REF: sp. s2
sOBJ: s Nursing sProcess s Step: sN/A TOP: sCritical sCare sNursing
sPracticesMSC: sNCLEX: sSafe sand sEffective sCare sEnvironment
4. Which sprofessional sorganization sadministers scritical scare scertification sexams sfor
sregistered snurses?
a. State sBoard sof sRegistered sNurses
b. National sAssociation sof sClinical sNurse sSpecialist
c. Society sof sCritical sCare sMedicine
d. American sAssociation sof sCritical-Care sNurses
ANS: sD
American sAssociation sof sCritical-Care sNurses s(AACN) sadministers scertification sexams
sfor sregistered snurses. sThe sState sBoard sof sRegistered sNurses s(SBON) sdoes snot
sadministerscertification sexams. sNational sAssociation sof sClinical sNurse sSpecialists
s(NACNS) sdoes snot sadminister scertification sexams. sSociety sof sCritical sCare sMedicine
s(SCCM) sdoes snot sadminister snursing scertification sexams sfor sregistered snurses.
PTS: s s s 1 DIF: Cognitive sLevel: sRemembering REF: sp. s3
sOBJ: s Nursing sProcess s Step: sN/A TOP: sCritical sCare sNursing
sPracticesMSC: sNCLEX: sSafe sand sEffective sCare sEnvironment
5. Emphasis sis son shuman sintegrity sand sstresses sthe stheory sthat sthe sbody, smind, sand
sspiritsare sinterdependent sand sinseparable. sThis sstatement sdescribes swhich
smethodology sof scare?
a. Holistic scare
b. Individualized scare
c. Cultural scare
d. Interdisciplinary scare
ANS: sA
Holistic scare sfocuses son shuman sintegrity sand sstresses sthat sthe sbody, smind, sand sspirit sare
sinterdependent sand sinseparable. sIndividualized scare srecognizes sthe suniqueness sof seach
spatient’s spreferences, scondition, sand sphysiologic sand spsychosocial sstatus. sCultural sdiversity
sin
health scare sis snot sa snew stopic, sbut sit sis sgaining semphasis sand simportance sas sthe sworld
sbecomes smore saccessible sto sall sas sthe sresult sof sincreasing stechnologies sand sinterfaces
swithsplaces sand speoples. sInterdisciplinary scare sis scare samong sa svariety sof shealth scare
sprofessionals swith sthe spatient’s shealth sas sthe scommon sgoal.
PTS: s s s 1 DIF: Cognitive sLevel: sRemembering REF: sp. s4
sOBJ: s Nursing sProcess s Step: sN/A TOP: sCritical sCare sNursing
sPracticesMSC: sNCLEX: sSafe sand sEffective sCare sEnvironment
