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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
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7 Nutritional Therapy ma
8 Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
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9 Hemodynamic Monitoring ma
10 Ventilatory Assistance ma
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 ma
14 Nervous System Alterations
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15 Acute Respiratory Failure
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16 Acute Kidney Injury
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17 Hematological and Immune Disorders ma ma ma
18 Gastrointestinal Alterations ma
19 Endocrine Alterations ma
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 ma
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursin
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g practice?
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a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses ma ma ma ma
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d. Society of Critical Care Medicine ma ma ma ma
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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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ses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The America
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n Nurses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine repre
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sents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge ma ma
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support criti
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cal 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 yea
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rs and is interested in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for th
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e nurse to seek?
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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 crit
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ically ill patients. The ACNPC-
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AG certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CNML is for critical care nu
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rse managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progres
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sive care, intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge ma ma
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Ste m a ma ma
p: N/Ama
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. ma ma ma
c. promote magnet status for your facility. ma ma ma ma ma
d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing. ma ma ma ma ma
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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 know
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ledge; 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 facilities
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are rated on the number of certified nurses; however, that is not the purpose of certific
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ation.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge ma ma
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Ste m a ma ma
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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. ma ma ma
c. the needs of patients and their families, which drive nursing competency
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.
d. patients’ needs for energy and support. ma ma ma ma ma
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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 o
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f alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but that is not the primary focus of the
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model.
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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 ph
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ysician in over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified. Durin
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g morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and arrange a m
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eeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency of critical care nursing does thi
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s represent?
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a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues ma ma ma ma ma ma ma
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills ma ma ma ma ma
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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 ma ma
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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
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7 Nutritional Therapy ma
8 Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
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9 Hemodynamic Monitoring ma
10 Ventilatory Assistance ma
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 ma
14 Nervous System Alterations
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15 Acute Respiratory Failure
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16 Acute Kidney Injury
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17 Hematological and Immune Disorders ma ma ma
18 Gastrointestinal Alterations ma
19 Endocrine Alterations ma
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 ma
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursin
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g practice?
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a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses ma ma ma ma
b. American Heart Association ma ma
c. American Nurses Association ma ma
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine ma ma ma ma
ANS: A m a
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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ses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The America
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n Nurses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine repre
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sents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge ma ma
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support criti
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cal care practice.
ma TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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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 yea
ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma
rs and is interested in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for th
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e nurse to seek?
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a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS: C m a
The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for crit
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ically ill patients. The ACNPC-
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AG certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CNML is for critical care nu
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rse managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progres
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sive care, intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge ma ma
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Ste m a ma ma
p: N/Ama
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. ma ma ma
c. promote magnet status for your facility. ma ma ma ma ma
d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing. ma ma ma ma ma
, ANS: D m a
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.
ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma
Certification helps to assure the consumer that the nurse has a minimum level of know
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ledge; 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 facilities
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are rated on the number of certified nurses; however, that is not the purpose of certific
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ation.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge ma ma
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Ste m a ma ma
p: N/A ma
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. ma ma ma
c. the needs of patients and their families, which drive nursing competency
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.
d. patients’ needs for energy and support. ma ma ma ma ma
ANS: C m a
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 o
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f alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but that is not the primary focus of the
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model.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge ma ma
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 ph
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ysician in over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified. Durin
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g morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and arrange a m
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eeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency of critical care nursing does thi
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s represent?
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a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues ma ma ma ma ma ma ma
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills ma ma ma ma ma
c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members ma ma ma ma ma ma
d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team member ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma
s
ANS: C m a
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 ma ma