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NURSING 8TH EDITION BY URDEN
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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 establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital.
Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care units.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 1
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and manages
complex clinical and system issues?
o.
a. Registered nurses
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b. Advanced practice nurses
c. Clinical nurse leaders
d. Intensivists
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ANS: B
aC s
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their
vi y re
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.
ed d
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2
ar stu
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
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safety programs are in place?
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a. Clinical nurse specialist
b. Advanced practice nurse
c. Registered nurses
d. Nurse practitioners
sh
ANS: A
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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 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
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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams for
er as
registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not administer
co
certification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) does not
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administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) does not
o.
administer nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
rs e
ou urc
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
o
5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spirit are
aC s
interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care?
vi y re
a. Holistic care
b. Individualized care
c. Cultural care
d. Interdisciplinary care
ed d
ar stu
ANS: A
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. Cultural diversity in
is
health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world becomes
Th
more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places and
peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care professionals with the
patient’s health as the common goal.
sh
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 used as quick references for clinical use that are known as
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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 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 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
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c. Complementary
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d. Individualized
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ANS: A
The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is
o.
considered conventional treatment of a condition or state. The term complementary was
rs e
proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support conventional
ou urc
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.
o
aC s
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
vi y re
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?
ed d
a. Alternative therapy
ar stu
b. Holistic care
c. Complementary care
d. Individualized care
is
ANS: C
The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement
Th
or support conventional treatments. Spirituality, prayer, 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
sh
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 REF: p. 4
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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NURSING 8TH EDITION BY URDEN
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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 establish the order in which a patient is seen or treated upon arrival to a hospital.
Postoperative wards were developed in 1900 and later evolved into intensive care units.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 1
m
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
er as
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
co
eH w
2. What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and manages
complex clinical and system issues?
o.
a. Registered nurses
rs e
ou urc
b. Advanced practice nurses
c. Clinical nurse leaders
d. Intensivists
o
ANS: B
aC s
Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their
vi y re
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.
ed d
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 2
ar stu
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
is
safety programs are in place?
Th
a. Clinical nurse specialist
b. Advanced practice nurse
c. Registered nurses
d. Nurse practitioners
sh
ANS: A
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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 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
m
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers certification exams for
er as
registered nurses. The State Board of Registered Nurses (SBON) does not administer
co
certification exams. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) does not
eH w
administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) does not
o.
administer nursing certification exams for registered nurses.
rs e
ou urc
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
o
5. Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body, mind, and spirit are
aC s
interdependent and inseparable. This statement describes which methodology of care?
vi y re
a. Holistic care
b. Individualized care
c. Cultural care
d. Interdisciplinary care
ed d
ar stu
ANS: A
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. Cultural diversity in
is
health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining emphasis and importance as the world becomes
Th
more accessible to all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places and
peoples. Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care professionals with the
patient’s health as the common goal.
sh
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 used as quick references for clinical use that are known as
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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 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 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
m
c. Complementary
er as
d. Individualized
co
eH w
ANS: A
The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is
o.
considered conventional treatment of a condition or state. The term complementary was
rs e
proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support conventional
ou urc
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.
o
aC s
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering REF: p. 4
vi y re
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?
ed d
a. Alternative therapy
ar stu
b. Holistic care
c. Complementary care
d. Individualized care
is
ANS: C
The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement
Th
or support conventional treatments. Spirituality, prayer, 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
sh
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 REF: p. 4
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: N/A TOP: Critical Care Nursing Practice
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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