NR 341 EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Critical Care Nursing - .... A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-- deals with human responses to critical
illness
- focus on both the patient's and family's responses
Evolution of Critical Care - . . . . A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-- began with polio units, recovery
rooms, and coronary care units
- patient outcomes have improved
eICU - ....ANSWER⬛⬛
....-a new application of critical care from a remote monitoring
site
Competencies for Acute and Critical Care Nurses - . . . . A N S W E R ⬛⬛...--
clinical reasoning
- advocacy
- caring
- collaboration
- holistic nursing care
- response to diversity
...©️ 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,American Association of Critical Care Nurses - ..... A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-- largest specialty
organization
- assists NURSES to attain knowledge and influence
- healthy work environment initiative
AACN's Vision - ....ANSWER⬛⬛
. ..-create a healthcare system driven by patient's and
family's needs in which critical care nurses make their optimum contributions
AACN: Professional Journals - ....ANSWER⬛⬛...-- Critical Care Nurse
- American Journal of Critical Care
- AACN Advanced Critical Care
AACN Membership Benefits - . . . . A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-- professional journals
- evidence-based interventions
- continuing education
Society of Critical Care Medicine - . . . . A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-- multiprofessional membership
- healthcare system in which all critically ill and injured persons receive care
Synergy Model - ....ANSWER⬛⬛
....-nurses are assigned patients based on their acuity
and level of experience of critical care nurses on duty
Critical Care Certification - . . . . A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-- validate knowledge
- promote professional excellence
- help nurses maintain up to date knowledge
- AACN oversees this
...©️ 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
, CCRN - .....A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-adult, neonatal and pediatric intensive
care
PCCN - .... A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-for those working in step-down units
CCNS - ....ANSWER⬛⬛
...... ..-Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (Advanced Practice)
ACNPC - ....ANSWER⬛⬛
. ..-Acute CarexNursexPractitioner
CriticalxCarexPatientsx-x....ANSWERx⬛x⬛...--xmultisystemxorganxdysfunction
- complicatedxbyxagingxpopulation
JointxCommissionx-x. . . . A N S W E R ⬛
xx⬛
x x ...--xnationalxpatientxsafetyxgoals
- communication
- medicationxsafety
- reducexinfections
- reconcilexmedications
x⬛
AACNxHierarchyxofxEvidencex-x....ANSWER⬛ x ..-AxisxthexmostxsupportedxandxMxis
thexleastxsupported
x⬛
Collaborationx-x....ANSWER⬛ x ..-createxaxculturexofxsafetyxwherexeveryonexworks
together
CriticalxCarexEnvironmentx-x. . . . A N S W E R ⬛
x x ⬛
x x ...--
xdesignedxforxefficient,xlifesavingxinterventions
- patientsxandxfamiliesxarextypicallyxstressedxandxanxio
usxSensoryxOverloadx-x....AN S W E R ⬛
xx⬛
x x ...--xlight
...©️x2025,xALLxRIGHTSxRESERVED 3
ANSWERS
Critical Care Nursing - .... A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-- deals with human responses to critical
illness
- focus on both the patient's and family's responses
Evolution of Critical Care - . . . . A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-- began with polio units, recovery
rooms, and coronary care units
- patient outcomes have improved
eICU - ....ANSWER⬛⬛
....-a new application of critical care from a remote monitoring
site
Competencies for Acute and Critical Care Nurses - . . . . A N S W E R ⬛⬛...--
clinical reasoning
- advocacy
- caring
- collaboration
- holistic nursing care
- response to diversity
...©️ 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,American Association of Critical Care Nurses - ..... A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-- largest specialty
organization
- assists NURSES to attain knowledge and influence
- healthy work environment initiative
AACN's Vision - ....ANSWER⬛⬛
. ..-create a healthcare system driven by patient's and
family's needs in which critical care nurses make their optimum contributions
AACN: Professional Journals - ....ANSWER⬛⬛...-- Critical Care Nurse
- American Journal of Critical Care
- AACN Advanced Critical Care
AACN Membership Benefits - . . . . A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-- professional journals
- evidence-based interventions
- continuing education
Society of Critical Care Medicine - . . . . A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-- multiprofessional membership
- healthcare system in which all critically ill and injured persons receive care
Synergy Model - ....ANSWER⬛⬛
....-nurses are assigned patients based on their acuity
and level of experience of critical care nurses on duty
Critical Care Certification - . . . . A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-- validate knowledge
- promote professional excellence
- help nurses maintain up to date knowledge
- AACN oversees this
...©️ 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
, CCRN - .....A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-adult, neonatal and pediatric intensive
care
PCCN - .... A N S W E R ⬛⬛...-for those working in step-down units
CCNS - ....ANSWER⬛⬛
...... ..-Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (Advanced Practice)
ACNPC - ....ANSWER⬛⬛
. ..-Acute CarexNursexPractitioner
CriticalxCarexPatientsx-x....ANSWERx⬛x⬛...--xmultisystemxorganxdysfunction
- complicatedxbyxagingxpopulation
JointxCommissionx-x. . . . A N S W E R ⬛
xx⬛
x x ...--xnationalxpatientxsafetyxgoals
- communication
- medicationxsafety
- reducexinfections
- reconcilexmedications
x⬛
AACNxHierarchyxofxEvidencex-x....ANSWER⬛ x ..-AxisxthexmostxsupportedxandxMxis
thexleastxsupported
x⬛
Collaborationx-x....ANSWER⬛ x ..-createxaxculturexofxsafetyxwherexeveryonexworks
together
CriticalxCarexEnvironmentx-x. . . . A N S W E R ⬛
x x ⬛
x x ...--
xdesignedxforxefficient,xlifesavingxinterventions
- patientsxandxfamiliesxarextypicallyxstressedxandxanxio
usxSensoryxOverloadx-x....AN S W E R ⬛
xx⬛
x x ...--xlight
...©️x2025,xALLxRIGHTSxRESERVED 3
