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TEST BANK FOR Sole’s Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition by Mary Beth Flynn Makic, Lauren T Morata ISBN:978-0443110368 COMPLETE GUIDE WITH RATIONALES 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!!NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!!!

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,Sole's Introduction to Critical Care Nursing 9th Edition
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1 Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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2 Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
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3 Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
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4 Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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5 Organ Donation
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6 Comfort and Sedation
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7 Nutritional Therapy cn




8 Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
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9 Hemodynamic Monitoring cn




10 Ventilatory Assistance cn




11 Rapid Response Teams and Code Management
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12 Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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13 Cardiovascular Alterations cn




14 Nervous System Alterations
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15 Acute Respiratory Failure
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16 Acute Kidney Injury
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17 Hematological and Immune Disorders cn cn cn




18 Gastrointestinal Alterations cn




19 Endocrine Alterations cn




20 Trauma and Surgical Management
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21 Burns

,Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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Sole’s Introduction to Critical Care Nursing 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE cn




1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing
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practice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses cn cn cn cn



b. American Heart Association cn cn



c. American Nurses Association cn cn



d. Society of Critical Care Medicine cn cn cn cn




ANS: A c n



The American Association of Critical-
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Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical care nurse
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s. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American N
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urses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine represents
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the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge cn cn



OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critical
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care practice.
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years a
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nd is interested in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for the nur
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se to seek? cn cn



a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS: C c n



The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for critic
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ally ill patients. The ACNPC-
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AG certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CNML is for critical care nurs
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e managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressive
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care, intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge cn cn



OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Step c n cn cn



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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. The main purpose of certification is to
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a. assure the consumer that you will not make a mistake. cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn



b. prepare for graduate school. cn cn cn



c. promote magnet status for your facility. cn cn cn cn cn



d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing. cn cn cn cn cn

, ANS: D c n



Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the prof
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ession, and helps nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care nursing.
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Certification helps to assure the consumer that the nurse has a minimum level of knowle
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dge; however, it does not ensure that care will be mistake-
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free. Certification does not prepare one for graduate school; however, achieving certifica
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tion demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities are
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rated on the number of certified nurses; however, that is not the purpose of certification.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge cn cn



OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Step c n cn cn



: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. The synergy model of practice focuses on
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a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the patient 24 hours a day. cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn



b. holistic and alternative therapies. cn cn cn



c. the needs of patients and their families, which drive nursing competency.
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d. patients’ needs for energy and support. cn cn cn cn cn




ANS: C c n



The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families influence an
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d drive competencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the synergy model would inv
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olve tailored visiting to meet the patient’s and family’s needs and the application of alter
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native therapies if desired by the patient, but that is not the primary focus of the model.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge cn cn



OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing. TO
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P: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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5. The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the physi
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cian in over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified. During mor
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ning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and arrange a meeting w
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ith the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency of critical care nursing does this represent
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?
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues cn cn cn cn cn cn cn



b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills cn cn cn cn cn



c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members cn cn cn cn cn cn



d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team members cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn




ANS: C c n



Although one might consider that all of these competencies are being addressed, comm
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unication and collaboration with the family and physician best exemplify the competenc
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y of collaboration.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze/Analysis cn cn

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