NURSING 9TH EDITION BY MARYBETH & LAUREN
,Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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Sole: Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE YX
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing pra
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ctice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nursing attendants YX YX YX YX YX
b. American Heart Association YX YX
c. American Nurses Association YX YX
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine YX YX YX YX
ACCURATE ANSWER: YX YX
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Reasoning :->> The American Association of Critical-
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Care nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical care nur
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sing attendants. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. Th
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e American Nurses Association supports all nursing attendants. The Society of Critical
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CareMedicine represents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction o
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f an intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge YX YX REF: page. 5 YX YX
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support criti
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cal carepractice.
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. A nursing attendant has been working as a staff nursing attendant in the surgical inte
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nsive care unit for 2 years and isinterested in certification. Which credential would be
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most applicable for the nursing attendant to seek?
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a.ACNPC-AG
b.CNML
c.CCRN
d.PCCN
ACCURATE ANS YX
WER: C YX
Reasoning :- YX
>>The CCRN certification is appropriate for nursing attendants in bedside practice wh
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o care for critically illhospital clients. The ACNPC-
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AG certification is for acute care nursing attendant practitioners. The CNML is forcritic
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, al care nursing attendant managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for staff nursi
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ng attendants working in progressive care, intermediate care, or step-
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down unit settings.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge YX YX REF: YXYXYX p. 6 YX
OBJ: YXYXYX Explain certification options for critical care nursing attendants.
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TOPIC: Nursing Process Step:
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N/AMSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. The main purpose of certification is to
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a. assure the consumer that you will not make a mistake.
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b. prepare for graduate school. YX YX YX
c. promote magnet status for your facility.YX YX YX YX YX
d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing.
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ACCURATE ANSWER: D YX YX
, Reasoning :- YX
>>Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the
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X profession, and helps nursing attendants to maintain their knowledge of critical care n
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ursing. Certificationhelps to assure the consumer that the nursing attendant has a min
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imum level of knowledge; however, it does not ensure that care will be mistake-
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free. Certification does not prepare one for graduate school; however, achieving certifi
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cation demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilitie
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s are rated on the number of certified nursing attendants; however, that isnot the purp
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ose of certification.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge YX YX REF: YXYXYX p. 6 YX
OBJ: YXYXYX Explain certification options for critical care nursing attendants.
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TOPIC: Nursing Process Step: Y X YX YX YX
N/AMSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. The synergy model of practice focuses on
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a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the hospital client 24 hours a day.
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b. holistic and alternative therapies. YX YX YX
c. the needs of hospital clients and their families, which drive nursing competency.
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d. hospital clients’ needs for energy and support. YX YX YX YX YX YX
ACCURATE ANSWER: C YX YX
Reasoning :- YX
>>The synergy model of practice states that the needs of hospital clients and famil
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ies influence and drive competencies of nursing attendants. Nursing practice base
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d on the synergy model would involvetailored visiting to meet the hospital client’s
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and family’s needs and the application of alternative therapies if desired by the hos
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pital client, but that is not the primary focus of the model.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge YX YX
REF: page. 6OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for
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critical care nursing.
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TOPIC: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs CategoN
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ctive Care Environment
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5. The family of your critically ill hospital client tells you that they have not spoken with
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the physicianin over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified.
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X During morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and arr
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ange a meeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency of critical care nursin
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g does this represent?
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