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AACN Core Curriculum for Progressive and Critical Care
Nursing
Test Bank for AACN Core Curriculum for Progressive and
Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition by AACN and Tonja
Hartjes |Comprehensive Test Questions with Correct Answers|
Chapter 1-22
,Part I: Foundations of Progressive and Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 1: Professional Caring and Ethical Practice
What is the primary mission of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
(AACN)?
A) To provide certification for all healthcare professionals
B) To drive excellence in acute and critical care nursing because nothing less is
acceptable
C) To establish hospital accreditation standards
D) To regulate nursing practice across all states
E) To provide financial support for nursing education
Answer: B) To drive excellence in acute and critical care nursing because nothing less
is acceptable
Which of the following is NOT one of the QSEN competencies?
A) Patient-centered care
B) Financial management
C) Evidence-based practice
D) Quality improvement
E) Informatics
Answer: B) Financial management
According to the AACN Synergy Model, what creates optimal patient outcomes?
A) Advanced technology and equipment
B) High nurse-to-patient ratios
C) Matching patient needs with nurse competencies
D) Longer hospital stays
E) Increased medication administration
Answer: C) Matching patient needs with nurse competencies
Which patient characteristic in the Synergy Model refers to the capacity to return to a
restorative level of functioning?
A) Vulnerability
B) Stability
C) Complexity
D) Resiliency
E) Predictability
,Answer: D) Resiliency
A patient who is labile, unstable, and unresponsive to therapies would be rated at
which level of stability?
A) Level 5: Highly stable
B) Level 3: Moderately stable
C) Level 1: Minimally stable
D) Level 4: Stable
E) Level 2: Somewhat stable
Answer: C) Level 1: Minimally stable
Which nurse competency involves clinical reasoning, critical thinking, and a global
grasp of the situation?
A) Advocacy/moral agency
B) Clinical judgment
C) Caring practices
D) Collaboration
E) Systems thinking
Answer: B) Clinical judgment
What is the primary purpose of The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety
Goals?
A) To increase hospital revenue
B) To reduce medical errors and improve patient safety
C) To establish nursing scope of practice
D) To determine insurance reimbursement rates
E) To create nursing education standards
Answer: B) To reduce medical errors and improve patient safety
Which organization first established the National Patient Safety Goals in 2005?
A) American Nurses Association
B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
C) The Joint Commission
D) Institute of Medicine
E) American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
, Answer: C) The Joint Commission
How many patient identifiers must be used when providing care according to The
Joint Commission standards?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) Five
Answer: B) Two
Which of the following is a healthcare-associated infection that The Joint Commission
requires evidence-based practices to prevent?
A) Influenza
B) Central line-associated bloodstream infections
C) Tuberculosis
D) Hepatitis B
E) HIV
Answer: B) Central line-associated bloodstream infections
What is the primary focus of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's patient safety
initiatives?
A) Increasing healthcare costs
B) Making care continually safer by reducing harm and preventable mortality
C) Reducing nursing staff
D) Eliminating all hospital admissions
E) Promoting surgical procedures
Answer: B) Making care continually safer by reducing harm and preventable mortality
Which publication by the Institute of Medicine highlighted the occurrence of medical
errors in healthcare?
A) Crossing the Quality Chasm
B) The Future of Nursing
C) To Err is Human
D) Healthcare Systems Analysis
E) Patient Safety First
AACN Core Curriculum for Progressive and Critical Care
Nursing
Test Bank for AACN Core Curriculum for Progressive and
Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition by AACN and Tonja
Hartjes |Comprehensive Test Questions with Correct Answers|
Chapter 1-22
,Part I: Foundations of Progressive and Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 1: Professional Caring and Ethical Practice
What is the primary mission of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
(AACN)?
A) To provide certification for all healthcare professionals
B) To drive excellence in acute and critical care nursing because nothing less is
acceptable
C) To establish hospital accreditation standards
D) To regulate nursing practice across all states
E) To provide financial support for nursing education
Answer: B) To drive excellence in acute and critical care nursing because nothing less
is acceptable
Which of the following is NOT one of the QSEN competencies?
A) Patient-centered care
B) Financial management
C) Evidence-based practice
D) Quality improvement
E) Informatics
Answer: B) Financial management
According to the AACN Synergy Model, what creates optimal patient outcomes?
A) Advanced technology and equipment
B) High nurse-to-patient ratios
C) Matching patient needs with nurse competencies
D) Longer hospital stays
E) Increased medication administration
Answer: C) Matching patient needs with nurse competencies
Which patient characteristic in the Synergy Model refers to the capacity to return to a
restorative level of functioning?
A) Vulnerability
B) Stability
C) Complexity
D) Resiliency
E) Predictability
,Answer: D) Resiliency
A patient who is labile, unstable, and unresponsive to therapies would be rated at
which level of stability?
A) Level 5: Highly stable
B) Level 3: Moderately stable
C) Level 1: Minimally stable
D) Level 4: Stable
E) Level 2: Somewhat stable
Answer: C) Level 1: Minimally stable
Which nurse competency involves clinical reasoning, critical thinking, and a global
grasp of the situation?
A) Advocacy/moral agency
B) Clinical judgment
C) Caring practices
D) Collaboration
E) Systems thinking
Answer: B) Clinical judgment
What is the primary purpose of The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety
Goals?
A) To increase hospital revenue
B) To reduce medical errors and improve patient safety
C) To establish nursing scope of practice
D) To determine insurance reimbursement rates
E) To create nursing education standards
Answer: B) To reduce medical errors and improve patient safety
Which organization first established the National Patient Safety Goals in 2005?
A) American Nurses Association
B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
C) The Joint Commission
D) Institute of Medicine
E) American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
, Answer: C) The Joint Commission
How many patient identifiers must be used when providing care according to The
Joint Commission standards?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
E) Five
Answer: B) Two
Which of the following is a healthcare-associated infection that The Joint Commission
requires evidence-based practices to prevent?
A) Influenza
B) Central line-associated bloodstream infections
C) Tuberculosis
D) Hepatitis B
E) HIV
Answer: B) Central line-associated bloodstream infections
What is the primary focus of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's patient safety
initiatives?
A) Increasing healthcare costs
B) Making care continually safer by reducing harm and preventable mortality
C) Reducing nursing staff
D) Eliminating all hospital admissions
E) Promoting surgical procedures
Answer: B) Making care continually safer by reducing harm and preventable mortality
Which publication by the Institute of Medicine highlighted the occurrence of medical
errors in healthcare?
A) Crossing the Quality Chasm
B) The Future of Nursing
C) To Err is Human
D) Healthcare Systems Analysis
E) Patient Safety First
