Chapter 01: Critical Care Nursing Practice
Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured patients?
a. Intensive care
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients. Triage wards
a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and
care units.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 1
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and manages comple
a. Registered nurses
b. Advanced practice nurses
c. Clinical nurse leaders
d. Intensivists
ANS: B
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty are
clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Re
generally direct care providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and that safety program
a. Clinical nurse specialist
b. Advanced practice nurse
c. Registered nurses
d. Nurse practitioners
ANS: A
Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching, research, lead
abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that care is evidence based and that safety programs are in p
nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage comp
issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nurse practitioners (NPs) manage direct c
patients.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
4. 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
ANS: D
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams for registered n
, 5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spirit are interdepende
statement describes which methodology of care?
a. Holistic care
b. Individualized care
c. Cultural care
d. Interdisciplinary care
ANS: A
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are interdependent
Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic
Cultural diversity in health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the wo
to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places and peoples. Interdisciplinary c
of health care professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
6. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short directives that can be
clinical use that are known as
a. Critical Care Protocol.
b. Practice Policies.
c. Evidence-Based Research.
d. Practice Alerts.
ANS: D
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has promulgated several evidence-based p
form of “Practice Alerts.” Evidence-based nursing practice considers the best research evidence on the
clinical expertise of the nurse and patient preferences. Critical care protocol and practice policies are es
institutions.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
7. What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?
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 considered con
condition or state. The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to com
conventional treatments. Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and
and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient’s preferences, condition
psychosocial status.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
8. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
a. Alternative therapy
b. Holistic care
c. Complementary care
d. Individualized care
ANS: C
The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or suppor
Spirituality, prayer, guided imagery, massage, and animal-assisted therapy are all examples of complem
Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. During World War II, what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured patients?
a. Intensive care
b. Triage
c. Shock
d. Postoperative
ANS: C
During World War II, shock wards were established to care for critically injured patients. Triage wards
a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital. Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and
care units.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 1
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and manages comple
a. Registered nurses
b. Advanced practice nurses
c. Clinical nurse leaders
d. Intensivists
ANS: B
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty are
clinical and systems issues. Intensivists are medical practitioners who manage the critical ill patient. Re
generally direct care providers. Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally do not manage system issues.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
3. What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and that safety program
a. Clinical nurse specialist
b. Advanced practice nurse
c. Registered nurses
d. Nurse practitioners
ANS: A
Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use their clinical, teaching, research, lead
abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that care is evidence based and that safety programs are in p
nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage comp
issues. Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nurse practitioners (NPs) manage direct c
patients.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
4. 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
ANS: D
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams for registered n
, 5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spirit are interdepende
statement describes which methodology of care?
a. Holistic care
b. Individualized care
c. Cultural care
d. Interdisciplinary care
ANS: A
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and spirit are interdependent
Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient’s preferences, condition, and physiologic
Cultural diversity in health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the wo
to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places and peoples. Interdisciplinary c
of health care professionals with the patient’s health as the common goal.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
6. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has developed short directives that can be
clinical use that are known as
a. Critical Care Protocol.
b. Practice Policies.
c. Evidence-Based Research.
d. Practice Alerts.
ANS: D
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has promulgated several evidence-based p
form of “Practice Alerts.” Evidence-based nursing practice considers the best research evidence on the
clinical expertise of the nurse and patient preferences. Critical care protocol and practice policies are es
institutions.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 3
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
7. What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?
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 considered con
condition or state. The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to com
conventional treatments. Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body, mind, and
and inseparable. Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient’s preferences, condition
psychosocial status.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
8. Prayer, guided imagery, and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?
a. Alternative therapy
b. Holistic care
c. Complementary care
d. Individualized care
ANS: C
The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or suppor
Spirituality, prayer, guided imagery, massage, and animal-assisted therapy are all examples of complem
