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,Chapter 01: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient Urden:
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MULTIPLEjCHOICE

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plexjclinicaljandjsystemjissues?
a. Registeredjnurses
b. Advancedjpracticejnurses
c. Clinicaljnursejleaders
d. Intensivists

ANS:jB

Advancedjpracticejnursesj(APNs)jhavejajbroadjdepthjofjknowledgejandjexpertisejinjtheirjspecialt
yjareajandjmanagejcomplexjclinicaljandjsystemsjissues.jIntensivistsjarejmedicaljpractitionersjwh
ojmanagejthejcriticaljilljpatient.jRegisteredjnursesj(RNs)jarejgenerallyjdirectjcarejproviders.jClinic
aljnursejleadersj(CNLs)jgenerallyjdojnotjmanagejsystemjissues.

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2. Whatjtypejofjpractitionerjisjinstrumentaljinjensuringjcarejthatjisjevidencejbasedjandjthatjsafetyjprog
ramsjarejinjplace?
a. Clinicaljnursejspecialist
b. Advancedjpracticejnurse
c. Registeredjnurses
d. Nursejpractitioners

ANS:jA

Clinicaljnursejspecialistsj(CNSs)jservejinjspecialtyjrolesjthatjusejtheirjclinical,jteaching,jresearch,
jleadership,jandjconsultativejabilities.jTheyjarejinstrumentaljinjensuringjthatjcarejisjevidencejbase

djandjthatjsafetyjprogramsjarejinjplace.jAdvancedjpracticejnursesj(APNs)jhavejajbroadjdepthjofjkn
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aljcarejofjgroupsjofjpatients.

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3. Whichjprofessionaljorganizationjadministersjcriticaljcarejcertificationjexamsjforjregisteredjnu
rses?
a. StatejBoardjofjRegisteredjNurses
b. NationaljAssociationjofjClinicaljNursejSpecialist
c. SocietyjofjCriticaljCarejMedicine

, d. AmericanjAssociationjofjCritical-CarejNurses

ANS:D
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CarejNursesj(AACN)jadministersjcertificationjexamsjforjregisteredjnurses.jThejStatejBoardjofjRe
gisteredjNursesj(SBON)jdoesjnotjadministerjcertificationjexams.jNationaljAssociationjofjClinica
ljNursejSpecialistsj(NACNS)jdoesjnotjadministerjcertificationjexams.jSocietyjofjCriticaljCarejM
edicinej(SCCM)jdoesjnotjadministerjnursingjcertificationjexamsjforjregisteredjnurses.

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4. ThejAmericanjAssociationjofjCritical-
CarejNursesj(AACN)jhasjdevelopedjshortjdirectivesjthatjcanjbejusedjasjquickjreferencesjforjcli
nicaljusejthatjarejknownjas:
a. criticaljcarejprotocol.
b. practicejpolicies.
c. evidence-basedjresearch.
d. practicejalerts.


ANS:jD
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basedjpracticejsummariesjinjthejformjofj“practicejalerts.”jEvidence-
basedjnursingjpracticejconsidersjthejbestjresearchjevidencejonjthejcarejtopicjalongjwithjclinicaljex
pertisejofjthejnursejandjpatientjpreferences.jCriticaljcarejprotocoljandjpracticejpoliciesjarejestabli
shedjbyjindividualjinstitutions.

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nvironment:jCoordinatedjCare
5. Whatjtypejofjtherapyjisjanjoptionjtojconventionaljtreatment?
a. Alternative
b. Holistic
c. Complementary
d. Individualized
ANS:jA
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djconventionaljtreatmentjofjajconditionjorjstate.jThejtermjcomplementaryjwasjproposedjtojdescri
bejtherapiesjthatjcanjbejusedjtojcomplementjorjsupportjconventionaljtreatments.jHolisticjcarejfoc
usesjonjhumanjintegrityjandjstressesjthatjthejbody,jmind,jandjspiritjarejinterdependentjandjinsepar
able.jIndividualizedjcarejrecognizesjthejuniquenessjofjeachjpatient’sjpreferences,jcondition,jandj
physiologicjandjpsychosocialjstatus.

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6. Guidedjimageryjandjmassagejarejbothjexamplesjofjwhatjtypejofjtreatment?

, a. Alternativejtherapy
b. Holisticjcare