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,Sole's Introduction to Critical Care Nursing 9th Edition
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1 Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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2 Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
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3 Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
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4 Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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5 Organ Donation
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6 Comfort and Sedation mf mf




7 Nutritional Therapy mf




8 Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
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9 Hemodynamic Monitoring mf




10 Ventilatory Assistance mf




11 Rapid Response Teams and Code Management
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12 Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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13 Cardiovascular Alterations mf




14 Nervous System Alterationsmf mf




15 Acute Respiratory Failure
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16 Acute Kidney Injury
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17 Hematological and Immune Disorders mf mf mf




18 Gastrointestinal Alterations mf




19 Endocrine Alterations mf




20 Trauma and Surgical Management
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21 Burns

,Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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Sole’s Introduction to Critical Care Nursing 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE mf




1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing
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practice?
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a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses mf mf mf mf



b. American Heart Association mf mf



c. American Nurses Association mf mf



d. Society of Critical Care Medicine mf mf mf mf




ANS: A m f



The American Association of Critical-
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Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical care nurs
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es. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American
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Nurses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine represe
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nts the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge mf mf



OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critic
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al care practice.
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 year
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s and is interested in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for the
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nurse to seek? mf mf



a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
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The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for criti
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cally ill patients. The ACNPC-
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AG certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CNML is for critical care nur
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se managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressi
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ve care, intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge mf mf



OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Step m f mf mf



: N/A
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MSC: 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. mf mf mf



c. promote magnet status for your facility. mf mf mf mf mf



d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing. mf mf mf mf mf

, ANS: D m f



Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the pr
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ofession, and helps nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care nursing.
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Certification helps to assure the consumer that the nurse has a minimum level of knowl
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edge; 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 certific
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ation demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities a
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re rated on the number of certified nurses; however, that is not the purpose of certificati
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on.

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OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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: N/A
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MSC: 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 patient 24 hours a day.
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b. holistic and alternative therapies. mf mf mf



c. the needs of patients and their families, which drive nursing competency.
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d. patients’ needs for energy and support. mf mf mf mf mf




ANS: C m f



The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families influence
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and drive competencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the synergy model would
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involve tailored visiting to meet the patient’s and family’s needs and the application of
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alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but that is not the primary focus of the m
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odel.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge mf mf



OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing. T
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OP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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5. The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the phy
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sician in over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified. During
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morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and arrange a meet
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ing with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency of critical care nursing does this re
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present?
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b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills mf mf mf mf mf



c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members mf mf mf mf mf mf



d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team members mf mf mf mf mf mf mf mf




ANS: C m f



Although one might consider that all of these competencies are being addressed, com
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munication and collaboration with the family and physician best exemplify the compet
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ency of collaboration.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze/Analysis mf mf

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