TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE
NURSING 7TH EDITION BY MARY LOU SOLE, DEBORAH
GOLDENBERG KLEIN, MARTHE J. MOSELEY FULL TEST
BANK ALL CHAPTERS 1-21 INCLUDED|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED
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TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE
NURSING 7TH EDITION BY MARY LOU SOLE, DEBORAH
GOLDENBERG KLEIN, MARTHE J. MOSELEY FULL TEST
BANK ALL CHAPTERS 1-21 INCLUDED|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
TABLE OF CONTENT
PART I: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
1. Overview of Critical Care Nursing
2. Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
3. Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
4. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
PART II: TOOLS FOR THE CRITICAL CARE NURSE
5. Comfort and Sedation
6. Nutritional Therapy
7. Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
8. Hemodynamic Monitoring
9. Ventilatory Assistance
10. Rapid Response Teams and Code Management
11. Organ Donation
PART III: NURSING CARE DURING CRITICAL ILLNESS
12. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
13. Cardiovascular Alterations
14. Nervous System Alterations
15. Acute Respiratory Failure
16. Acute Kidney Injury
17. Hematological and Immune Disorders
18. Gastrointestinal Alterations
19. Endocrine Alterations
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20. Trauma and Surgical Management
21. Burns
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and
represents critical care nurses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular
initiatives. The American Nurses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care
Medicine represents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critical
care practice. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. 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
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d. PCCN
ANSWER: C
The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for critically ill
patients. The ACNPC certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CCNS certification
is for critical care clinical nurse specialists. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in
progressive care, intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 5
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
3. 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
Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the profession,
and helps nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care nursing. Certification helps to
assure the consumer that the nurse has a minimum level of knowledge; however, it does not
ensure that care will be mistake-free.
Certification does not prepare one for graduate school; however, achieving certification
demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities are rated on the
number of certified nurses; however, that is not the purpose of certification.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: pp. 4-5
NURSING 7TH EDITION BY MARY LOU SOLE, DEBORAH
GOLDENBERG KLEIN, MARTHE J. MOSELEY FULL TEST
BANK ALL CHAPTERS 1-21 INCLUDED|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
,1|Page
TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE
NURSING 7TH EDITION BY MARY LOU SOLE, DEBORAH
GOLDENBERG KLEIN, MARTHE J. MOSELEY FULL TEST
BANK ALL CHAPTERS 1-21 INCLUDED|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
TABLE OF CONTENT
PART I: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
1. Overview of Critical Care Nursing
2. Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
3. Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
4. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
PART II: TOOLS FOR THE CRITICAL CARE NURSE
5. Comfort and Sedation
6. Nutritional Therapy
7. Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
8. Hemodynamic Monitoring
9. Ventilatory Assistance
10. Rapid Response Teams and Code Management
11. Organ Donation
PART III: NURSING CARE DURING CRITICAL ILLNESS
12. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
13. Cardiovascular Alterations
14. Nervous System Alterations
15. Acute Respiratory Failure
16. Acute Kidney Injury
17. Hematological and Immune Disorders
18. Gastrointestinal Alterations
19. Endocrine Alterations
,2|Page
20. Trauma and Surgical Management
21. Burns
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and
represents critical care nurses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular
initiatives. The American Nurses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care
Medicine represents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critical
care practice. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. 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
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d. PCCN
ANSWER: C
The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for critically ill
patients. The ACNPC certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CCNS certification
is for critical care clinical nurse specialists. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in
progressive care, intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 5
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
3. 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
Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the profession,
and helps nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care nursing. Certification helps to
assure the consumer that the nurse has a minimum level of knowledge; however, it does not
ensure that care will be mistake-free.
Certification does not prepare one for graduate school; however, achieving certification
demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities are rated on the
number of certified nurses; however, that is not the purpose of certification.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: pp. 4-5
