SOLE STUDY BREAK QUESTIONS EXAM ONE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | {VERIFIED ANSWERS}
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1. Which professional organization's primary focus is to support critical care nursing?
A. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
B. American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
C. American Nurses Association
D. Society of Critical Care Medicine - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Part of the American Association of
Critical-Care Nurses' mission is: "Acute and critical care nurses rely on AACN for expert knowledge and
the influence to fulfill their promise to patients and their families."
2. A staff nurse states, "I'm a CCRN." What does CCRN mean?
A. CCRN certification helps the hospital to maintain accreditation from The Joint Commission.
B. CCRN certification means that the nurse has more knowledge than a noncertified nurse.
C. CCRN is a registered trademark and stands for "Critical Care Registered Nurse."
D. CCRN signifies that the nurse was eligible for certification in critical care and passed the CCRN
examination. - CORRECT ANSWERS - D. CCRN® is a specialty certification for nurses who provide the
majority of their direct care to acutely ill or critically ill adult patients. Certification affirms eligibility to
take the examination and successful testing.
3. The strategy developed by the airline industry to improve communication and safety is:
A. Ask-Tell-Ask
B. Crew resource management
C. Situation, background, assessment, and recommendation (SBAR)
, D. Teach back - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. Crew resource management is psychological training used in the
airline industry to assist crew members in avoiding or mitigating threats by developing, communicating,
and implementing an action plan after identifying potential and existing threats.
4. Communication, collaboration, and respect are exhibited in:
A. Burnout
B. Compassion fatigue
C. Healthy work environments
D. Incivility - CORRECT ANSWERS - C. The AACN defines a healthy work environment as integrating the
following six standards to achieve improved patient, nurse, and family outcomes: skilled
communication, true collaboration, appropriate staffing, meaningful recognition, effective decision
making, and authentic leadership.
1. Which of the following is associated with an increase in perceptual disturbances such as
hallucinations, especially in older adults?
A. Music therapy
B. Scheduled rest periods
C. Communication by family members
D. The frequent sound of bedside alarms - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1. B. Perceptual disturbances may occur
secondary to frequent vital signs and procedures, noise, and an unfamiliar environment.
2. Which of the following statements is true regarding the sedated or unconscious patient?
A. Cannot hear anything, so does not respond to noise
B. Is not affected by music therapy or familiar voices
C. Can still hear, understand, and respond emotionally to what is being said
D. Will always be able to follow the most basic commands - CORRECT ANSWERS - 2. C. Even if patients
are sedated or unconscious, it is important to remember that many patients can still hear, understand,
and respond emotionally to what is being said.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | {VERIFIED ANSWERS}
|ALREADY GRADED A+ |NEWEST UPLOAD
1. Which professional organization's primary focus is to support critical care nursing?
A. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
B. American Association of Heart Failure Nurses
C. American Nurses Association
D. Society of Critical Care Medicine - CORRECT ANSWERS - A. Part of the American Association of
Critical-Care Nurses' mission is: "Acute and critical care nurses rely on AACN for expert knowledge and
the influence to fulfill their promise to patients and their families."
2. A staff nurse states, "I'm a CCRN." What does CCRN mean?
A. CCRN certification helps the hospital to maintain accreditation from The Joint Commission.
B. CCRN certification means that the nurse has more knowledge than a noncertified nurse.
C. CCRN is a registered trademark and stands for "Critical Care Registered Nurse."
D. CCRN signifies that the nurse was eligible for certification in critical care and passed the CCRN
examination. - CORRECT ANSWERS - D. CCRN® is a specialty certification for nurses who provide the
majority of their direct care to acutely ill or critically ill adult patients. Certification affirms eligibility to
take the examination and successful testing.
3. The strategy developed by the airline industry to improve communication and safety is:
A. Ask-Tell-Ask
B. Crew resource management
C. Situation, background, assessment, and recommendation (SBAR)
, D. Teach back - CORRECT ANSWERS - B. Crew resource management is psychological training used in the
airline industry to assist crew members in avoiding or mitigating threats by developing, communicating,
and implementing an action plan after identifying potential and existing threats.
4. Communication, collaboration, and respect are exhibited in:
A. Burnout
B. Compassion fatigue
C. Healthy work environments
D. Incivility - CORRECT ANSWERS - C. The AACN defines a healthy work environment as integrating the
following six standards to achieve improved patient, nurse, and family outcomes: skilled
communication, true collaboration, appropriate staffing, meaningful recognition, effective decision
making, and authentic leadership.
1. Which of the following is associated with an increase in perceptual disturbances such as
hallucinations, especially in older adults?
A. Music therapy
B. Scheduled rest periods
C. Communication by family members
D. The frequent sound of bedside alarms - CORRECT ANSWERS - 1. B. Perceptual disturbances may occur
secondary to frequent vital signs and procedures, noise, and an unfamiliar environment.
2. Which of the following statements is true regarding the sedated or unconscious patient?
A. Cannot hear anything, so does not respond to noise
B. Is not affected by music therapy or familiar voices
C. Can still hear, understand, and respond emotionally to what is being said
D. Will always be able to follow the most basic commands - CORRECT ANSWERS - 2. C. Even if patients
are sedated or unconscious, it is important to remember that many patients can still hear, understand,
and respond emotionally to what is being said.
