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Critical Care Nursing, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE w
1. During World War II, what types of wards were developed to care for
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critically injured patients?
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a. Intensive care w
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C
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injured patients. Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen
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or treated upon arrival to a hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900
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and later evolved into intensive care units.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 w w w
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
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expertise and manages complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses w
b. Advanced practice nurses w w
c. Clinical nurse leaders w w
d. Intensivists
ANS: B
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
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their specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists
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are 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
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manage system issues.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 5 w w w
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
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and that safety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse specialist w w
b. Advanced practice nurse yy w
c. Registered nurses w
d. Nurse practitioners yy
ANS:
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teaching, research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in
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ensuring that care is evidence based and that safety programs are in place.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 6 w w w
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
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b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
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d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses w w w w
ANS: D
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams
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for registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not
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administer certification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
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5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and
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d. Interdisciplinary care w
ANS: A
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spirit are interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the
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uniqueness of each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial
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status. Cultural diversity in health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining
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emphasis and importance as the world becomes more accessible to all as the
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result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places and peoples.
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Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care professionals with
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the patient’s health as the common goal.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 12 w w w
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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directives that can be used as quick references for clinical use that are
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known as
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b. Practice Policies. w
c. Evidence-Based Research. w
d. Practice Alerts. w
ANS: D
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has promulgated
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several evidence-based practice summaries in the form of “Practice Alerts.”
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Evidence-based nursing practice considers the best research evidence on the
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care topic along with clinical expertise of the nurse and patient preferences.
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Critical care protocol and practice policies are established by individual
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institutions.
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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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
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each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 16 w w w
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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8. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
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d. Individualized care w
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Critical Care Nursing, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE w
1. During World War II, what types of wards were developed to care for
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critically injured patients?
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a. Intensive care w
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically
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injured patients. Triage wards establish the order in which a patient is seen
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or treated upon arrival to a hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900
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and later evolved into intensive care units.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2 w w w
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
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expertise and manages complex clinical and system issues?
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a. Registered nurses w
b. Advanced practice nurses w w
c. Clinical nurse leaders w w
d. Intensivists
ANS: B
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
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their specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues. Intensivists
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are 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
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manage system issues.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 5 w w w
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
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and that safety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse specialist w w
b. Advanced practice nurse yy w
c. Registered nurses w
d. Nurse practitioners yy
ANS:
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teaching, research, leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in
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ensuring that care is evidence based and that safety programs are in place.
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wAdvanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and
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wexpertise in their specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems
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wissues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nurse practitioners
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w(NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 6 w w w
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
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b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
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c. Society of Critical Care Medicine w w w w
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses w w w w
ANS: D
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams
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for registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not
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administer certification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
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(NACNS) does not administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care
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Medicine (SCCM) does not administer nursing certification exams for
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wregistered nurses. w
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering w w REF: p. 7 w
OBJ: NursingProcess Step:NW/ WAW . TBSM T.OWPS:
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Critical CareNursing Practice MSC:
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NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment w w w w w
5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and
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wspirit are interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which
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wmethodology of care? w w
a. Holistic care w
b. Individualized care w
c. Cultural care w
d. Interdisciplinary care w
ANS: A
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and
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spirit are interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the
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uniqueness of each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial
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status. Cultural diversity in health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining
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emphasis and importance as the world becomes more accessible to all as the
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result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places and peoples.
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Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care professionals with
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the patient’s health as the common goal.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 12 w w w
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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directives that can be used as quick references for clinical use that are
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known as
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a. Critical Care Protocol. w w
b. Practice Policies. w
c. Evidence-Based Research. w
d. Practice Alerts. w
ANS: D
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has promulgated
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several evidence-based practice summaries in the form of “Practice Alerts.”
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Evidence-based nursing practice considers the best research evidence on the
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care topic along with clinical expertise of the nurse and patient preferences.
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Critical care protocol and practice policies are established by individual
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institutions.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 9 w w w
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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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
The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is
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considered conventional t reatmWenWt Wo .f aTcBoSnM
w di.
tioWnSor state. The term complementarywas
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proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support
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conventional treatments. Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the
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body, mind, and
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spirit areinterdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of
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each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 16 w w w
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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8. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
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b. Holistic care w
c. Complementary care w
d. Individualized care w
nANS: C
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