CRITICAL CARE TEST 1 WITH FULL
PACK SOLUTIONS
Two cmain cprofessional corganizations cmentioned cthat csupport ccritical ccare cpractice.
c- ccorrect canswers c-American cAssociation cof cCritical-Care cnurses c(AACN) cand
cSociety cof cCritical cCare cMedicine c(SCCM)
Which corganization cbest csupports ccritical ccare cnurses cout cof cthe ctwo cmentioned?
c- ccorrect canswers c-The cAACN's cmission cis cto cassist cacute cand ccritical ccare
cnurses cto cattain cknowledge cand cinfluence cto cdeliver cexcellent ccare cusing cthe
c"synergy cmodel". cThe cSSCM cis ctargeted cmore ctoward cthe centire chealth ccare
cteam cin ccritical ccare, cso cAACN cwould cserve cnurses cmore.
What cis cthe cmission cof cAACN? c- ccorrect canswers c-assisting cacute cand ccritical
ccare cnurses cto cattain cknowledge cand cinfluence cto cdeliver cexcellent ccare
, What cis cthe cVision cof cAACN? c- ccorrect canswers c-a. ccreating ca chealth ccare
csystem cdriven cby cthe cneeds cof cpatients cand cfamilies cin cwhich ccritical ccare
cnurses cmake ctheir coptimal ccontributions c(described cas csynergy)
What cis cthe cValues cof cAACN? c- ccorrect canswers c-Accountability, cadvocacy,
cintegrity, ccollaboration, cleadership, cstewardship, clifelong clearning, cquality,
cinnovation, cand ccommitment
Explain cthe cSynergy cModel cand chow cit cis cused cin cpractice? c- ccorrect canswers c-
Patient cneeds c(medically, cemotionally, cculturally, cetc.) cdrive cthe cnurse
ccompetencies crequired cfor cpatient ccare c- cwhen ccompetencies cstem cfrom cpatient
cneeds, cand cthe ccharacteristics cof cthe cnurse cand cpatient cmatch, csynergy coccurs
cand cenables coptimal coutcomes
- cMany corganizations cuse cthis cmodel cas ca cbasis cfor cdeveloping cframeworks cfor
cnursing cpractice, cthis cis calso cused cto cimplement cappropriate cstaffing cby censuring
cthe cbest cnurse cis cmatched cwith cthe cpatient cthat cmatches cthat cnurse's
ccompetencies
What ctypes cof ccertifications care cavailable cfor cICU cnurses? c- ccorrect canswers c-
CCRN c(nurses cwho cprovide ccare cfor ccritically cill cadult, cpeds, cor cneonatal
cpopulations) cand cPCCN c(nurses cwho cprovide cacute ccare cin cprogressive ccare,
ctelemetry, cand csimilar cunits)
Why care ccritical ccare ccertifications cimportant? c- ccorrect canswers c-They cvalidate
cknowledge cof ccritical ccare cnursing, cpromotes cprofessional cexcellence, cand chelps
cnurses cto cmaintain ca ccurrent cbase cof cknowledge
What c3 cspecific cprojects/organizations care cin cplace cto cassist cnurses cin cproviding
csafe ccare? c- ccorrect canswers c-i. cQuality cand csafety cEducation cfor cNurses
c(QSEN) cproject
ii. cJoint cCommissions cNational cPatient cSafety cGoals
iii. cInstitute cfor cHealthcare cImprovement c(IHI)
Quality cand cSaftey cEducation cfor cNurses c(QSEN) c- ccorrect canswers c-defines c6
ccore ccompetencies cthat cprovide ca cfoundation cfor csafe cnursing ccare c- cpatient-
centered ccare, cteamwork cand ccollaboration, cevidence-based cpractice, cquality
cimprovement, cinformatics, cand csafety
Joint cCommission- cNational cPatient cSafety cGoals c- ccorrect canswers c-goals
cupdated cannually cto censure cfacilities cimplement cactions cand cprotocols cto caddress
csafety c
PACK SOLUTIONS
Two cmain cprofessional corganizations cmentioned cthat csupport ccritical ccare cpractice.
c- ccorrect canswers c-American cAssociation cof cCritical-Care cnurses c(AACN) cand
cSociety cof cCritical cCare cMedicine c(SCCM)
Which corganization cbest csupports ccritical ccare cnurses cout cof cthe ctwo cmentioned?
c- ccorrect canswers c-The cAACN's cmission cis cto cassist cacute cand ccritical ccare
cnurses cto cattain cknowledge cand cinfluence cto cdeliver cexcellent ccare cusing cthe
c"synergy cmodel". cThe cSSCM cis ctargeted cmore ctoward cthe centire chealth ccare
cteam cin ccritical ccare, cso cAACN cwould cserve cnurses cmore.
What cis cthe cmission cof cAACN? c- ccorrect canswers c-assisting cacute cand ccritical
ccare cnurses cto cattain cknowledge cand cinfluence cto cdeliver cexcellent ccare
, What cis cthe cVision cof cAACN? c- ccorrect canswers c-a. ccreating ca chealth ccare
csystem cdriven cby cthe cneeds cof cpatients cand cfamilies cin cwhich ccritical ccare
cnurses cmake ctheir coptimal ccontributions c(described cas csynergy)
What cis cthe cValues cof cAACN? c- ccorrect canswers c-Accountability, cadvocacy,
cintegrity, ccollaboration, cleadership, cstewardship, clifelong clearning, cquality,
cinnovation, cand ccommitment
Explain cthe cSynergy cModel cand chow cit cis cused cin cpractice? c- ccorrect canswers c-
Patient cneeds c(medically, cemotionally, cculturally, cetc.) cdrive cthe cnurse
ccompetencies crequired cfor cpatient ccare c- cwhen ccompetencies cstem cfrom cpatient
cneeds, cand cthe ccharacteristics cof cthe cnurse cand cpatient cmatch, csynergy coccurs
cand cenables coptimal coutcomes
- cMany corganizations cuse cthis cmodel cas ca cbasis cfor cdeveloping cframeworks cfor
cnursing cpractice, cthis cis calso cused cto cimplement cappropriate cstaffing cby censuring
cthe cbest cnurse cis cmatched cwith cthe cpatient cthat cmatches cthat cnurse's
ccompetencies
What ctypes cof ccertifications care cavailable cfor cICU cnurses? c- ccorrect canswers c-
CCRN c(nurses cwho cprovide ccare cfor ccritically cill cadult, cpeds, cor cneonatal
cpopulations) cand cPCCN c(nurses cwho cprovide cacute ccare cin cprogressive ccare,
ctelemetry, cand csimilar cunits)
Why care ccritical ccare ccertifications cimportant? c- ccorrect canswers c-They cvalidate
cknowledge cof ccritical ccare cnursing, cpromotes cprofessional cexcellence, cand chelps
cnurses cto cmaintain ca ccurrent cbase cof cknowledge
What c3 cspecific cprojects/organizations care cin cplace cto cassist cnurses cin cproviding
csafe ccare? c- ccorrect canswers c-i. cQuality cand csafety cEducation cfor cNurses
c(QSEN) cproject
ii. cJoint cCommissions cNational cPatient cSafety cGoals
iii. cInstitute cfor cHealthcare cImprovement c(IHI)
Quality cand cSaftey cEducation cfor cNurses c(QSEN) c- ccorrect canswers c-defines c6
ccore ccompetencies cthat cprovide ca cfoundation cfor csafe cnursing ccare c- cpatient-
centered ccare, cteamwork cand ccollaboration, cevidence-based cpractice, cquality
cimprovement, cinformatics, cand csafety
Joint cCommission- cNational cPatient cSafety cGoals c- ccorrect canswers c-goals
cupdated cannually cto censure cfacilities cimplement cactions cand cprotocols cto caddress
csafety c
