TEST BANK
Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
,TABLE63OF63CONTENTS
UNIT63ONE:63FOUNDATIONS63IN63CRITICAL63CARE63NURSING
1. Caring63for63the63Critically63Ill63Patient
2. Ethical63and63Legal63Issues
3. Facilitating63Care63Transitions
UNIT63TWO:63COMMON63PROBLEMS63IN63CRITICAL63CARE
4. Psychosocial63and63Spiritual63Considerations
5. Nutritional63Alterations63and63Management
6. The63Older63Adult
7. Pain63and63Pain63Management
8. Sedation63and63Delirium63Management
9. Palliative63and63End-of-Life63Care
UNIT63THREE:63CARDIOVASCULAR63ALTERATIONS
10. Cardiovascular63Clinical63Assessment63and63Diagnostic63Procedures
11. Cardiovascular63Disorders
12. Cardiovascular63Therapeutic63Management
UNIT63FOUR:63PULMONARY63ALTERATIONS
13. Pulmonary63Clinical63Assessment63and63Diagnostic63Procedures
14. Pulmonary63Disorders
15. Pulmonary63Therapeutic63Management
UNIT63FIVE:63NEUROLOGICAL63ALTERATIONS
16. Neurological63Clinical63Assessment63and63Diagnostic63Procedures
17. Neurologic63Disorders63and63Therapeutic63Management
UNIT63SIX:63KIDNEY63ALTERATIONS
18. Kidney63Clinical63Assessment63and63Diagnostic63Procedures
19. Kidney63Disorders63and63Therapeutic63Management
UNIT63SEVEN:63GASTROINTESTINAL63ALTERATIONS
20. Gastrointestinal63Clinical63Assessment63and63Diagnostic63Procedures
21. Gastrointestinal63Disorders63and63Therapeutic63Management
UNIT63EIGHT:63ENDOCRINE63ALTERATIONS
22. Endocrine63Clinical63Assessment63and63Diagnostic63Procedures
23. Endocrine63Disorders63and63Therapeutic63Management
UNIT63NINE:63MULTISYSTEM63ALTERATIONS
24. Trauma
25. Burns
26. Shock,63Sepsis,63and63Multiple63Organ63Dysfunction63Syndrome
27. Hematological63and63Oncological63Emergencies
,Chapter6301:63Critical63Care63Nursing63Practice6 3 Urde
n:63Critical63Care63Nursing,639th
MULTIPLE6 3
CHOICE
1. During63World63War63II,63what63type63of63wards63were63developed63to63c
are63for63critically6 3 injured63patients?
a. Intensive63care
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:63C
During63World63War63II,63shock63wards63were63established63to63care63for63critically63inj
ured63patients.6 3 Triage63wards63establish63the63order63in63which63a63patient63is63seen6
3or63treated63upon63arrival63to63a6 3 hospital.63Postoperative63wards63were63developed
63in63190063and63later63evolved63into63intensive63care6 3 units.
PTS:63636 3 1 DIF: Cognitive63Level:63Remembering
REF:63p.6316 3 OBJ:636 3 Nursing63Process63Step:63N/A
TOP:63Critical63Care63Nursing63Practice6 3 MSC:63NC
LEX:63Safe63and63Effective63Care63Environment
2. What63type63of63practitioner63has63a63broad63depth63of63specialty63knowledge63a
nd63expertise63and6 3 manages63complex63clinical63and63system63issues?
a. Registered63nurses
b. Advanced63practice63nurses
c. Clinical63nurse63leaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:63B
Advanced63practice63nurses63(APNs)63have63a63broad63depth63of63knowledge63and63expert
ise63in63their6 3 specialty63area63and63manage63complex63clinical63and63systems63issues.63Int
ensivists63are63medical6 3 practitioners63who63manage63the63critical63ill63patient.63Registere
d63nurses63(RNs)63are63generally63direct6 3 care63providers.63Clinical63nurse63leaders63(CNL
s)63generally63do63not63manage63system63issues.
PTS:63636 3 1 DIF: Cognitive63Level:63Remembering
REF:63p.6326 3 OBJ:636 3 Nursing63Process63Step:63N/A
TOP:63Critical63Care63Nursing63Practice6 3 MSC:63NC
LEX:63Safe63and63Effective63Care63Environment
3. What63type63of63practitioner63is63instrumental63in63ensuring63care63that63is63evid
ence63based63and6 3 that63safety63programs63are63in63place?
a. Clinical63nurse6 3 s
pecialist63b.63Advanc
ed6 3 practice63nurse6
3c.
Registered63nurses
d.63Nurse63practitioners
ANS:63A
, Clinical63nurse63specialists63(CNSs)63serve63in63specialty63roles63that63use63their63clinical,63t
eaching,6 3 research,63leadership,63and63consultative63abilities.63They63are63instrumental6
3in63ensuring63that63careis6 3 evidence63based63and63that63safety63programs63are63in63pl
ace.63Advanced63practice63nurses63(APNs)have6 3 a63broad63depth63of63knowledge63and
63expertise63in63their63specialty63area63and63manage63complex6 3 clinical63and63systems6
3issues.63Registered63nurses63are63generally63direct63care63providers.63Nurse6 3 practition
ers63(NPs)63manage63direct63clinical63care63of63groups63of63patients.
PTS:63636 3 1 DIF: Cognitive63Level:63Remembering
REF:63p.6326 3 OBJ:636 3 Nursing63Process63Step:63N/A
TOP:63Critical63Care63Nursing63Practice6 3 MSC:63NC
LEX:63Safe63and63Effective63Care63Environment
4. Which63professional63organization63administers63critical63care63certification63
exams63for6 3 registered63nurses?
a. State63Board63of63Registered63Nurses
b. National63Association63of63Clinical63Nurse63Specialist
c. Society63of63Critical63Care63Medicine
d. American63Association63of63Critical-Care63Nurses
ANS:63D
American63Association63of63Critical-
Care63Nurses63(AACN)63administers63certification63exams63for6 3 registered63nurses.63The
63State63Board63of63Registered63Nurses63(SBON)63does63not63administer6 3 certification63
exams.63National63Association63of63Clinical63Nurse63Specialists63(NACNS)63does63not6 3
administer63certification63exams.63Society63of63Critical63Care63Medicine63(SCCM)63does63
not6 3 administer63nursing63certification63exams63for63registered63nurses.
PTS:63636 3 1 DIF: Cognitive63Level:63Remembering
REF:63p.6336 3 OBJ:636 3 Nursing63Process63Step:63N/A
TOP:63Critical63Care63Nursing63Practice6 3 MSC:63NC
LEX:63Safe63and63Effective63Care63Environment
5. Emphasis63is63on63human63integrity63and63stresses63the63theory63that63the63body,63mi
nd,63and63spirit6 3 are63interdependent63and63inseparable.63This63statement63describ
es63which63methodology63of6 3 care?
a. Holistic63care
b. Individualized63care
c. Cultural63care
d. Interdisciplinary63care
ANS:63A
Holistic63care63focuses63on63human63integrity63and63stresses63that63the63body,63mind,63and
63spirit63are6 3 interdependent63and63inseparable.63Individualized63care63recognizes63the63
uniqueness63of63each6 3 patient’s63preferences,63condition,63and63physiologic63and63psych
osocial63status.63Cultural63diversityin6 3 health63care63is63not63a63new63topic,63but63it63is63
gaining63emphasis63and63importance63as63the63world6 3 becomes63more63accessible63to63a
ll63as63the63result63of63increasing63technologies63and63interfaces63with6 3 places63and63peo
ples.63Interdisciplinary63care63is63care63among63a63variety63of63health63care63professional
s6 3 with63the63patient’s63health63as63the63common63goal.
PTS:63636 3 1 DIF: Cognitive63Level:63Remembering
REF:63p.6346 3 OBJ:636 3 Nursing63Process63Step:63N/A
TOP:63Critical63Care63Nursing63Practice6 3 MSC:63NC
LEX:63Safe63and63Effective63Care63Environment
Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition,
Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Chapters 1 - 27, Complete
,TABLE63OF63CONTENTS
UNIT63ONE:63FOUNDATIONS63IN63CRITICAL63CARE63NURSING
1. Caring63for63the63Critically63Ill63Patient
2. Ethical63and63Legal63Issues
3. Facilitating63Care63Transitions
UNIT63TWO:63COMMON63PROBLEMS63IN63CRITICAL63CARE
4. Psychosocial63and63Spiritual63Considerations
5. Nutritional63Alterations63and63Management
6. The63Older63Adult
7. Pain63and63Pain63Management
8. Sedation63and63Delirium63Management
9. Palliative63and63End-of-Life63Care
UNIT63THREE:63CARDIOVASCULAR63ALTERATIONS
10. Cardiovascular63Clinical63Assessment63and63Diagnostic63Procedures
11. Cardiovascular63Disorders
12. Cardiovascular63Therapeutic63Management
UNIT63FOUR:63PULMONARY63ALTERATIONS
13. Pulmonary63Clinical63Assessment63and63Diagnostic63Procedures
14. Pulmonary63Disorders
15. Pulmonary63Therapeutic63Management
UNIT63FIVE:63NEUROLOGICAL63ALTERATIONS
16. Neurological63Clinical63Assessment63and63Diagnostic63Procedures
17. Neurologic63Disorders63and63Therapeutic63Management
UNIT63SIX:63KIDNEY63ALTERATIONS
18. Kidney63Clinical63Assessment63and63Diagnostic63Procedures
19. Kidney63Disorders63and63Therapeutic63Management
UNIT63SEVEN:63GASTROINTESTINAL63ALTERATIONS
20. Gastrointestinal63Clinical63Assessment63and63Diagnostic63Procedures
21. Gastrointestinal63Disorders63and63Therapeutic63Management
UNIT63EIGHT:63ENDOCRINE63ALTERATIONS
22. Endocrine63Clinical63Assessment63and63Diagnostic63Procedures
23. Endocrine63Disorders63and63Therapeutic63Management
UNIT63NINE:63MULTISYSTEM63ALTERATIONS
24. Trauma
25. Burns
26. Shock,63Sepsis,63and63Multiple63Organ63Dysfunction63Syndrome
27. Hematological63and63Oncological63Emergencies
,Chapter6301:63Critical63Care63Nursing63Practice6 3 Urde
n:63Critical63Care63Nursing,639th
MULTIPLE6 3
CHOICE
1. During63World63War63II,63what63type63of63wards63were63developed63to63c
are63for63critically6 3 injured63patients?
a. Intensive63care
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS:63C
During63World63War63II,63shock63wards63were63established63to63care63for63critically63inj
ured63patients.6 3 Triage63wards63establish63the63order63in63which63a63patient63is63seen6
3or63treated63upon63arrival63to63a6 3 hospital.63Postoperative63wards63were63developed
63in63190063and63later63evolved63into63intensive63care6 3 units.
PTS:63636 3 1 DIF: Cognitive63Level:63Remembering
REF:63p.6316 3 OBJ:636 3 Nursing63Process63Step:63N/A
TOP:63Critical63Care63Nursing63Practice6 3 MSC:63NC
LEX:63Safe63and63Effective63Care63Environment
2. What63type63of63practitioner63has63a63broad63depth63of63specialty63knowledge63a
nd63expertise63and6 3 manages63complex63clinical63and63system63issues?
a. Registered63nurses
b. Advanced63practice63nurses
c. Clinical63nurse63leaders
d. Intensivists
ANS:63B
Advanced63practice63nurses63(APNs)63have63a63broad63depth63of63knowledge63and63expert
ise63in63their6 3 specialty63area63and63manage63complex63clinical63and63systems63issues.63Int
ensivists63are63medical6 3 practitioners63who63manage63the63critical63ill63patient.63Registere
d63nurses63(RNs)63are63generally63direct6 3 care63providers.63Clinical63nurse63leaders63(CNL
s)63generally63do63not63manage63system63issues.
PTS:63636 3 1 DIF: Cognitive63Level:63Remembering
REF:63p.6326 3 OBJ:636 3 Nursing63Process63Step:63N/A
TOP:63Critical63Care63Nursing63Practice6 3 MSC:63NC
LEX:63Safe63and63Effective63Care63Environment
3. What63type63of63practitioner63is63instrumental63in63ensuring63care63that63is63evid
ence63based63and6 3 that63safety63programs63are63in63place?
a. Clinical63nurse6 3 s
pecialist63b.63Advanc
ed6 3 practice63nurse6
3c.
Registered63nurses
d.63Nurse63practitioners
ANS:63A
, Clinical63nurse63specialists63(CNSs)63serve63in63specialty63roles63that63use63their63clinical,63t
eaching,6 3 research,63leadership,63and63consultative63abilities.63They63are63instrumental6
3in63ensuring63that63careis6 3 evidence63based63and63that63safety63programs63are63in63pl
ace.63Advanced63practice63nurses63(APNs)have6 3 a63broad63depth63of63knowledge63and
63expertise63in63their63specialty63area63and63manage63complex6 3 clinical63and63systems6
3issues.63Registered63nurses63are63generally63direct63care63providers.63Nurse6 3 practition
ers63(NPs)63manage63direct63clinical63care63of63groups63of63patients.
PTS:63636 3 1 DIF: Cognitive63Level:63Remembering
REF:63p.6326 3 OBJ:636 3 Nursing63Process63Step:63N/A
TOP:63Critical63Care63Nursing63Practice6 3 MSC:63NC
LEX:63Safe63and63Effective63Care63Environment
4. Which63professional63organization63administers63critical63care63certification63
exams63for6 3 registered63nurses?
a. State63Board63of63Registered63Nurses
b. National63Association63of63Clinical63Nurse63Specialist
c. Society63of63Critical63Care63Medicine
d. American63Association63of63Critical-Care63Nurses
ANS:63D
American63Association63of63Critical-
Care63Nurses63(AACN)63administers63certification63exams63for6 3 registered63nurses.63The
63State63Board63of63Registered63Nurses63(SBON)63does63not63administer6 3 certification63
exams.63National63Association63of63Clinical63Nurse63Specialists63(NACNS)63does63not6 3
administer63certification63exams.63Society63of63Critical63Care63Medicine63(SCCM)63does63
not6 3 administer63nursing63certification63exams63for63registered63nurses.
PTS:63636 3 1 DIF: Cognitive63Level:63Remembering
REF:63p.6336 3 OBJ:636 3 Nursing63Process63Step:63N/A
TOP:63Critical63Care63Nursing63Practice6 3 MSC:63NC
LEX:63Safe63and63Effective63Care63Environment
5. Emphasis63is63on63human63integrity63and63stresses63the63theory63that63the63body,63mi
nd,63and63spirit6 3 are63interdependent63and63inseparable.63This63statement63describ
es63which63methodology63of6 3 care?
a. Holistic63care
b. Individualized63care
c. Cultural63care
d. Interdisciplinary63care
ANS:63A
Holistic63care63focuses63on63human63integrity63and63stresses63that63the63body,63mind,63and
63spirit63are6 3 interdependent63and63inseparable.63Individualized63care63recognizes63the63
uniqueness63of63each6 3 patient’s63preferences,63condition,63and63physiologic63and63psych
osocial63status.63Cultural63diversityin6 3 health63care63is63not63a63new63topic,63but63it63is63
gaining63emphasis63and63importance63as63the63world6 3 becomes63more63accessible63to63a
ll63as63the63result63of63increasing63technologies63and63interfaces63with6 3 places63and63peo
ples.63Interdisciplinary63care63is63care63among63a63variety63of63health63care63professional
s6 3 with63the63patient’s63health63as63the63common63goal.
PTS:63636 3 1 DIF: Cognitive63Level:63Remembering
REF:63p.6346 3 OBJ:636 3 Nursing63Process63Step:63N/A
TOP:63Critical63Care63Nursing63Practice6 3 MSC:63NC
LEX:63Safe63and63Effective63Care63Environment
