Chapter 1 Critical Care Nursing
Questions With Answers Test 1
Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
b. American Heart Association
c. American Nurses Association
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine - Answer - a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested
in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for her to seek?
a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN - Answer - c.
CCRN
The main purpose of certification is to:
a.assure the consumer that you will not make a mistake.
b.prepare for graduate school.
c.promote magnet status for your facility.
d.validate knowledge of critical care nursing. - Answer - d.validate knowledge of critical care nursing.
The synergy model of practice focuses on:
a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the patient 24 hours each day.
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b. holistic and alternative therapies.
c. needs of patients and their families, which drives nursing competency.
d. patients needs for energy and support. - Answer - c. needs of patients and their families, which drives
nursing competency.
The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the physician in over 24
hours and they have some questions that they want clarified. During morning rounds, you convey this
concern to the attending intensivist and arrange for her to meet with the family at 4:00 PM in the
conference room. Which competency of critical care nursing does this represent?
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills
c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members
d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team members - Answer - c. Collaboration with
patients, families, and team members
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 - Answer - d. Nursing process
The charge nurse is responsible for making the patient assignments on the critical care unit. She assigns
the experienced, certified nurse to care for the acutely ill patient with sepsis who also requires
continuous renal replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation. She assigns the nurse with less than
1 year of experience to two patients who are more stable. This assignment reflects implementation of
the:
Questions With Answers Test 1
Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
b. American Heart Association
c. American Nurses Association
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine - Answer - a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested
in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for her to seek?
a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN - Answer - c.
CCRN
The main purpose of certification is to:
a.assure the consumer that you will not make a mistake.
b.prepare for graduate school.
c.promote magnet status for your facility.
d.validate knowledge of critical care nursing. - Answer - d.validate knowledge of critical care nursing.
The synergy model of practice focuses on:
a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the patient 24 hours each day.
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Questions With Answers Test 1
b. holistic and alternative therapies.
c. needs of patients and their families, which drives nursing competency.
d. patients needs for energy and support. - Answer - c. needs of patients and their families, which drives
nursing competency.
The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the physician in over 24
hours and they have some questions that they want clarified. During morning rounds, you convey this
concern to the attending intensivist and arrange for her to meet with the family at 4:00 PM in the
conference room. Which competency of critical care nursing does this represent?
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills
c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members
d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team members - Answer - c. Collaboration with
patients, families, and team members
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 - Answer - d. Nursing process
The charge nurse is responsible for making the patient assignments on the critical care unit. She assigns
the experienced, certified nurse to care for the acutely ill patient with sepsis who also requires
continuous renal replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation. She assigns the nurse with less than
1 year of experience to two patients who are more stable. This assignment reflects implementation of
the:
