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INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE NURSING COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE
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• Critical Care Nursing . Answer: Responds to life-threatening physiological or
psychological conditions

• Focus of Critical Care Nursing . Answer: Focuses on both patient and family needs

• Examples of Critical Care Nursing . Answer: Post-surgical care, trauma, ICU
admissions, patients with multisystem decline

• Polio Units . Answer: Established in the 1950s

• Recovery and Coronary Care Units . Answer: Established in the 1960s

• Formal ICUs . Answer: Developed in the 1970s

• Specialized Units . Answer: Includes cardiac, neuro, pediatric units and eICU remote
monitoring in the 21st Century

• AACN Synergy Model Competencies . Answer: Clinical judgment

• Work Settings for Critical Care Nurses . Answer: Inpatient ICU, Outpatient critical care
follow-ups, Home care for ventilated patients, eICU: remote monitoring

• AACN . Answer: Founded 1969, Mission: compassion, trust, etc. Benefits: CEUs,
journals, discounts

• SCCM . Answer: Founded 1970, multidisciplinary team

• CCRN Certifications . Answer: Adult, Pediatric, Neonatal

• PCCN Certification . Answer: Step-down units

• CMC/CSC Certification . Answer: Cardiac

• ACNPC-AG/ACCNS Certification . Answer: Advanced practice

• Standards of Practice . Answer: Evaluate practice & outcomes, Maintain competency,
Ethical practice, Evidence-based research, Promote safety and effectiveness

• Current Trends & Challenges . Answer: Aging population, Readmission penalties,
Tech use: EMRs, eICU, Ethical issues, Nurse shortages

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