TEST#1 Critical Care Exam With Approved Questions
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The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice use what framework to guide
critical care nursing practice?
a.Evidence-based practice
b.Healthy work environment
c.National Patient Safety Goals
d.Nursing process - CORRECT ANSWERS - d. Nursing Process
The family members of a critically ill patient bring a copy of the patient's living will to the
hospital, which identifies the patient's wishes regarding health care. You discuss contents of the
living will with the patient's physician. This is an example of implementation of which of the
AACN Standards of Professional Performance?
a.Acquires and maintains current knowledge of practice
b.Acts ethically on the behalf of the patient and family
c.Considers factors related to safe patient care
d.Uses clinical inquiry and integrates research findings in practice - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. Acts
ethically on behalf of the patient and the family
Which of the following nursing activities demonstrates implementation of the AACN Standards
of Professional Performance? (Select all that apply.)
a.Attending a meeting of the local chapter of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
in which a continuing education program on sepsis is being taught
,b.Collaborating with a pastoral services colleague to assist in meeting spiritual needs of the
patient and family
c.Participating on the unit's nurse practice council
d.Posting an article from Critical Care Nurse on the management of venous thromboembolism
for your colleagues to read
e.Using evidence-based strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia - CORRECT
ANSWERS - A, B, C, D, E
The most important outcome of effective communication is to
a.demonstrate caring practices to family members.
b.ensure that patient teaching is done.
c.meet the diversity needs of patients.
d.reduce patient errors. - CORRECT ANSWERS - D. Reduce patient errors
Comparing the patient's current (home) medications with those ordered during hospitalization
and communicating a complete list of medications to the next provider when the patient is
transferred within an organization or to another setting are strategies to:
a.improve accuracy of patient identification.
b.prevent errors related to look-alike and sound-alike medications.
c.reconcile medications across the continuum of care.
d.reduce harms associated with the administration of anticoagulants. - CORRECT ANSWERS - C.
Reconcile medications across the continuum of care
You work in an intermediate care unit and have asked to be involved in developing new
guidelines to prevent pressure ulcers in your patient population. The nurse manager tells you
that you do not yet have enough experience to be on the prevention task force and that your
ideas will be rejected by others. This situation is an example
, a. a barrier to handoff communication.
b. a work environment that is unhealthy.
c.ineffective decision making.
d.nursing practice that is not evidence-based. - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. A work environment
that is unhealthy
Which scenarios contribute to effective handoff communication at change of shift? (Select all
that apply.)
a.The nephrology consultant physician is making rounds and asks you for an update on the
patient's status and to assist in placing a central line for hemodialysis.
b.The noise level is high because twice as many staff members are present and everyone is
giving report in the nurses' station.
c.The unit has decided to use a standardized checklist/tool for change-of-shift reports and
patient transfers.
d.You and the oncoming nurse conduct a standardized report at the patient's bedside and
review key assessment findings.
e.The off-going nurse is giving the patient medications at the same time as giving handoff
report to the oncoming nurse. - CORRECT ANSWERS - C, D
Which of the following strategies will assist in creating a healthy work environment for the
critical care nurse? (Select all that apply.)
a.Celebrating improved outcomes from a nurse-driven protocol with a pizza party
b.Implementing a medication safety program designed by pharmacists
c.Modifying the staffing pattern to ensure a 1:1 nurse/patient ratio
d.Offering quarterly joint nurse-physician workshops to discuss unit issues
e.Using the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) technique for handoff
communication - CORRECT ANSWERS - A, D, E
And Answers |already A+ |2026 newest upload
The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice use what framework to guide
critical care nursing practice?
a.Evidence-based practice
b.Healthy work environment
c.National Patient Safety Goals
d.Nursing process - CORRECT ANSWERS - d. Nursing Process
The family members of a critically ill patient bring a copy of the patient's living will to the
hospital, which identifies the patient's wishes regarding health care. You discuss contents of the
living will with the patient's physician. This is an example of implementation of which of the
AACN Standards of Professional Performance?
a.Acquires and maintains current knowledge of practice
b.Acts ethically on the behalf of the patient and family
c.Considers factors related to safe patient care
d.Uses clinical inquiry and integrates research findings in practice - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. Acts
ethically on behalf of the patient and the family
Which of the following nursing activities demonstrates implementation of the AACN Standards
of Professional Performance? (Select all that apply.)
a.Attending a meeting of the local chapter of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
in which a continuing education program on sepsis is being taught
,b.Collaborating with a pastoral services colleague to assist in meeting spiritual needs of the
patient and family
c.Participating on the unit's nurse practice council
d.Posting an article from Critical Care Nurse on the management of venous thromboembolism
for your colleagues to read
e.Using evidence-based strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia - CORRECT
ANSWERS - A, B, C, D, E
The most important outcome of effective communication is to
a.demonstrate caring practices to family members.
b.ensure that patient teaching is done.
c.meet the diversity needs of patients.
d.reduce patient errors. - CORRECT ANSWERS - D. Reduce patient errors
Comparing the patient's current (home) medications with those ordered during hospitalization
and communicating a complete list of medications to the next provider when the patient is
transferred within an organization or to another setting are strategies to:
a.improve accuracy of patient identification.
b.prevent errors related to look-alike and sound-alike medications.
c.reconcile medications across the continuum of care.
d.reduce harms associated with the administration of anticoagulants. - CORRECT ANSWERS - C.
Reconcile medications across the continuum of care
You work in an intermediate care unit and have asked to be involved in developing new
guidelines to prevent pressure ulcers in your patient population. The nurse manager tells you
that you do not yet have enough experience to be on the prevention task force and that your
ideas will be rejected by others. This situation is an example
, a. a barrier to handoff communication.
b. a work environment that is unhealthy.
c.ineffective decision making.
d.nursing practice that is not evidence-based. - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. A work environment
that is unhealthy
Which scenarios contribute to effective handoff communication at change of shift? (Select all
that apply.)
a.The nephrology consultant physician is making rounds and asks you for an update on the
patient's status and to assist in placing a central line for hemodialysis.
b.The noise level is high because twice as many staff members are present and everyone is
giving report in the nurses' station.
c.The unit has decided to use a standardized checklist/tool for change-of-shift reports and
patient transfers.
d.You and the oncoming nurse conduct a standardized report at the patient's bedside and
review key assessment findings.
e.The off-going nurse is giving the patient medications at the same time as giving handoff
report to the oncoming nurse. - CORRECT ANSWERS - C, D
Which of the following strategies will assist in creating a healthy work environment for the
critical care nurse? (Select all that apply.)
a.Celebrating improved outcomes from a nurse-driven protocol with a pizza party
b.Implementing a medication safety program designed by pharmacists
c.Modifying the staffing pattern to ensure a 1:1 nurse/patient ratio
d.Offering quarterly joint nurse-physician workshops to discuss unit issues
e.Using the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) technique for handoff
communication - CORRECT ANSWERS - A, D, E
