Test Bank for Priorities in Critical Care Nursing
8th Edition by URDEN, Chapters 1- 20 Questions
and Answers Latest Versions Top Rated
Guaranteed Pass
Chapter 01: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient Urden: Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 8th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 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
CORRECT ANSWER>> 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 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
2. 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
CORRECT ANSWER>> A
Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching, research,
leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that care is evidence
based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad
depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex clinical and
systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nurse practitioners (NPs)
manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level:
Remembering OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
3. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for
registered nurses?
a. State Board of Registered Nurses
b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
CORRECT ANSWER>>D
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams for
registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not administer
certification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) does not
,administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) does not administer
nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level:
Remembering OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
4. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short directives
that can be used as quick references for clinical use that are known as:
a. critical care protocol.
b. practice policies.
c. evidence-based research.
d. practice alerts.
CORRECT ANSWER>> D
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has promulgated several evidence-
based practice summaries in the form of “practice alerts.” Evidence-based nursing practice
considers the best research evidence on the care topic along with clinical expertise of the nurse
and patient preferences. Critical care protocol and practice policies are established by individual
institutions.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning
TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Coordinated Care
5. What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?
a. Alternative
b. Holistic
c. Complementary
, d. Individualized
CORRECT ANSWER>> A
The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is
considered conventional treatment of a condition or state. The term complementary was
proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support conventional
treatments. Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit
are interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each
patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
6. Guided imagery and massage are both examples of what type of treatment?
a. Alternative therapy
b. Holistic care
c. Complementary care
d. Individualized care
CORRECT ANSWER>> C
The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement
or support conventional treatments. Guided imagery, massage, and animal-assisted therapy are
all examples of complementary 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 integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are
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 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
8th Edition by URDEN, Chapters 1- 20 Questions
and Answers Latest Versions Top Rated
Guaranteed Pass
Chapter 01: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient Urden: Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 8th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 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
CORRECT ANSWER>> 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 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
2. 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
CORRECT ANSWER>> A
Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching, research,
leadership, and consultative abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that care is evidence
based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad
depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex clinical and
systems issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nurse practitioners (NPs)
manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level:
Remembering OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
3. Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for
registered nurses?
a. State Board of Registered Nurses
b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
CORRECT ANSWER>>D
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams for
registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not administer
certification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) does not
,administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) does not administer
nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level:
Remembering OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
4. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short directives
that can be used as quick references for clinical use that are known as:
a. critical care protocol.
b. practice policies.
c. evidence-based research.
d. practice alerts.
CORRECT ANSWER>> D
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has promulgated several evidence-
based practice summaries in the form of “practice alerts.” Evidence-based nursing practice
considers the best research evidence on the care topic along with clinical expertise of the nurse
and patient preferences. Critical care protocol and practice policies are established by individual
institutions.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning
TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Coordinated Care
5. What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?
a. Alternative
b. Holistic
c. Complementary
, d. Individualized
CORRECT ANSWER>> A
The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is
considered conventional treatment of a condition or state. The term complementary was
proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support conventional
treatments. Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit
are interdependent and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each
patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
6. Guided imagery and massage are both examples of what type of treatment?
a. Alternative therapy
b. Holistic care
c. Complementary care
d. Individualized care
CORRECT ANSWER>> C
The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement
or support conventional treatments. Guided imagery, massage, and animal-assisted therapy are
all examples of complementary 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 integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are
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 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
TOP: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
