C HAPTER 01: C RITICAL C ARE N URSING
P RACTICE
Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what t ype of
treatment?
a. Alternative therapy
b. Holistic care
c. Complementary c are
d. Individualized care
ANS: C
The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can
be used to complement or support conventional treatments. Spiritualit y,
prayer, guided imagery, massage, and animal -assisted therapy are all
examples of com plementary care. The term alternative denotes that a
specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is considered
conventional treatment of a condition or state. Holistic care focuses on
human integrit y and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit ar e
interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the
uniqueness of each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic
and psychosocial status.
, PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: p.
16 | p. 17 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical
Care Nursing Practice MSC: NC LEX: Safe and Effective Care
Environment
2. What is the systematic decision -making model used by nurses termed?
a. Nursing diagnosis
b. Nursing interventions
c. Nursing evaluations
d. Nursing process
ANS: D
The nursing process is a systematic decision -making model that is
cyclic, not linear. An essential and distinguishing feature of any
nursing diagnosis is that it describes a health condition. Nursing
interventions constitute the treatment approach to an identified he alth
alteration. Evaluation of attainment of the expected patient outcomes
occurs formall y at intervals designated in the outcome criteria.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: n/a
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: General TOP: Critical Care
Nursing Practice MSC: NC LEX: Safe and Effective Care
Environment
3. What is a health condition primaril y resolved by nursing interventions or
therapies called?
a. Nursing diagnosis
b. Nursing interventions
c. Nursing outcomes
P RACTICE
Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what t ype of
treatment?
a. Alternative therapy
b. Holistic care
c. Complementary c are
d. Individualized care
ANS: C
The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can
be used to complement or support conventional treatments. Spiritualit y,
prayer, guided imagery, massage, and animal -assisted therapy are all
examples of com plementary care. The term alternative denotes that a
specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is considered
conventional treatment of a condition or state. Holistic care focuses on
human integrit y and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit ar e
interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the
uniqueness of each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic
and psychosocial status.
, PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: p.
16 | p. 17 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical
Care Nursing Practice MSC: NC LEX: Safe and Effective Care
Environment
2. What is the systematic decision -making model used by nurses termed?
a. Nursing diagnosis
b. Nursing interventions
c. Nursing evaluations
d. Nursing process
ANS: D
The nursing process is a systematic decision -making model that is
cyclic, not linear. An essential and distinguishing feature of any
nursing diagnosis is that it describes a health condition. Nursing
interventions constitute the treatment approach to an identified he alth
alteration. Evaluation of attainment of the expected patient outcomes
occurs formall y at intervals designated in the outcome criteria.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: n/a
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: General TOP: Critical Care
Nursing Practice MSC: NC LEX: Safe and Effective Care
Environment
3. What is a health condition primaril y resolved by nursing interventions or
therapies called?
a. Nursing diagnosis
b. Nursing interventions
c. Nursing outcomes
