NCMB 418 PRELIMS W1: CRITICAL
CARE NURSING: CONCEPTS, ETHICS,
AND ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORKS.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS 2026/2027
Critical Care Nursing - ANS care of the seriously-ill clients from point of injury/illness until
discharge from intensive care
Critical Care Nurse - ANS Care for clients who are very ill
Critically-ill client - ANS Require more intensive and careful nursing care
Classification of Critical Care Clients - ANS Level 0 : normal ward care
PRINCIPLES OF CRITICAL CARE - ANS Continuous monitoring and treatment
Roles of Critical Care Nurse - ANS Care provider
Goals of Critical care - ANS Towards the survival of the critically-ill patients and restoring
QUALITY of LIFE
2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
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, Informed Consent - ANS Patient's autonomous decision about whether to undergo certain
diagnostic procedure, therapeutic measures, or surgical procedure
Advanced Directive - ANS Statements made by the individual with decision-making capacity
that describe the care or treatment he/she wishes to receive when no longer competent
Pain Management - ANS One of the main components of palliative care
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders - ANS Also known as 'No Code', Withhold CPR, No other
heroic act to be performed on the patient
Common Critical Care Unit Equipments - ANS Cardiac Monitor
Normal signs - ANS The patient is alert and responding to questions in a logical manner.
Possible reasons for Unresponsiveness - ANS Hypoxia, Ketoacidosis (ketone breath), Head
injury, Drugs, Stroke.
Nursing Action for Unresponsiveness - ANS Place patient in the recovery position unless a
spinal injury is suspected.
Normal signs of trauma/injury - ANS No signs of physical damage to the person, comfortable
in any position, calm facial expression.
Abnormal signs of trauma/injury - ANS Unresponsive patient with facial grimacing, frowning,
signs of bruising, physical trauma, foreign object in the person, abnormal movement of the
chest, immobility.
Disability Assessment - ANS Evidence of trauma.
2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
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CARE NURSING: CONCEPTS, ETHICS,
AND ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORKS.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS 2026/2027
Critical Care Nursing - ANS care of the seriously-ill clients from point of injury/illness until
discharge from intensive care
Critical Care Nurse - ANS Care for clients who are very ill
Critically-ill client - ANS Require more intensive and careful nursing care
Classification of Critical Care Clients - ANS Level 0 : normal ward care
PRINCIPLES OF CRITICAL CARE - ANS Continuous monitoring and treatment
Roles of Critical Care Nurse - ANS Care provider
Goals of Critical care - ANS Towards the survival of the critically-ill patients and restoring
QUALITY of LIFE
2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
1
, Informed Consent - ANS Patient's autonomous decision about whether to undergo certain
diagnostic procedure, therapeutic measures, or surgical procedure
Advanced Directive - ANS Statements made by the individual with decision-making capacity
that describe the care or treatment he/she wishes to receive when no longer competent
Pain Management - ANS One of the main components of palliative care
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders - ANS Also known as 'No Code', Withhold CPR, No other
heroic act to be performed on the patient
Common Critical Care Unit Equipments - ANS Cardiac Monitor
Normal signs - ANS The patient is alert and responding to questions in a logical manner.
Possible reasons for Unresponsiveness - ANS Hypoxia, Ketoacidosis (ketone breath), Head
injury, Drugs, Stroke.
Nursing Action for Unresponsiveness - ANS Place patient in the recovery position unless a
spinal injury is suspected.
Normal signs of trauma/injury - ANS No signs of physical damage to the person, comfortable
in any position, calm facial expression.
Abnormal signs of trauma/injury - ANS Unresponsive patient with facial grimacing, frowning,
signs of bruising, physical trauma, foreign object in the person, abnormal movement of the
chest, immobility.
Disability Assessment - ANS Evidence of trauma.
2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
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