TESTBANK FOR SOLE’S INTRODUCTION TO
CRITICAL CARE NURSING 9TH EDITION BY
MARYBETH & LAUREN
,Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
Sole: Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care
nursing practice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nursing attendants
b. American Heart Association
c. American Nurses Association
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine
ACCURATE ANSWER:
A
Reasoning :->> The American Association of Critical-Care nurses is the specialty
organization that supports and represents critical care nursing attendants. The
American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American
Nurses Association supports all nursing attendants. The Society of Critical Care
Medicine represents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction
of an intensivist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge REF: page. 5
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support
critical carepractice. TOPIC: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. A nursing attendant has been working as a staff nursing attendant in the surgical
intensive care unit for 2 years and isinterested in certification. Which credential
would be most applicable for the nursing attendant to seek?
a. ACNPC-
AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ACCURATE
ANSWER: C
Reasoning :->>The CCRN certification is appropriate for nursing attendants in
bedside practice who care for critically ill hospital clients. The ACNPC-AG
certification is for acute care nursing attendant practitioners. The CNML is for
critical care nursing attendant managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for
staff nursing attendants working in progressive care, intermediate care, or step-
down unit settings.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nursing attendants. TOPIC: Nursing
Process Step: N/AMSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: 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.
ACCURATE ANSWER: D
, Reasoning :->>Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes
excellence in the profession, and helps nursing attendants to maintain their
knowledge of critical care nursing. Certification helps to assure the consumer that
the nursing attendant 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 nursing attendants; however, that isnot the purpose of certification.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nursing attendants. TOPIC: Nursing
Process Step: N/AMSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care
Environment
4. The synergy model of practice focuses on
a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the hospital client 24 hours a day.
b. holistic and alternative therapies.
c. the needs of hospital clients and their families, which drive nursing competency.
d. hospital clients’ needs for energy and support.
ACCURATE ANSWER: C
Reasoning :->>The synergy model of practice states that the needs of hospital
clients and families influence and drive competencies of nursing attendants.
Nursing practice based on the synergy model would involve tailored visiting to
meet the hospital client’s and family’s needs and the application of alternative
therapies if desired by the hospital client, but that is not the primary focus of
the model.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge REF:
page. 6OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical
care nursing.
TOPIC: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs CategoN ryU: R
SSafIN
eGanTdBE
.CfO
feM
ctive Care Environment
5. The family of your critically ill hospital client tells you that they have not spoken
with the physicianin over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want
clarified. During morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending
intensivist and arrange a meeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency
of critical care nursing does this represent?
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills
c. Collaboration with hospital clients, families, and team members
d. Facilitation of learning for hospital clients, families, and team members
ACCURATE ANSWER: C
Reasoning :->>Although one might consider that all of these
competencies are being addressed, communication and collaboration
with the family and physician best exemplify thecompetency of
collaboration.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze/Analysis REF: page. 6 | Fig 1-3 |
Box 1-1OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing.
TOPIC: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
CRITICAL CARE NURSING 9TH EDITION BY
MARYBETH & LAUREN
,Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
Sole: Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care
nursing practice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nursing attendants
b. American Heart Association
c. American Nurses Association
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine
ACCURATE ANSWER:
A
Reasoning :->> The American Association of Critical-Care nurses is the specialty
organization that supports and represents critical care nursing attendants. The
American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American
Nurses Association supports all nursing attendants. The Society of Critical Care
Medicine represents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction
of an intensivist.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge REF: page. 5
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support
critical carepractice. TOPIC: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. A nursing attendant has been working as a staff nursing attendant in the surgical
intensive care unit for 2 years and isinterested in certification. Which credential
would be most applicable for the nursing attendant to seek?
a. ACNPC-
AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ACCURATE
ANSWER: C
Reasoning :->>The CCRN certification is appropriate for nursing attendants in
bedside practice who care for critically ill hospital clients. The ACNPC-AG
certification is for acute care nursing attendant practitioners. The CNML is for
critical care nursing attendant managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for
staff nursing attendants working in progressive care, intermediate care, or step-
down unit settings.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nursing attendants. TOPIC: Nursing
Process Step: N/AMSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: 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.
ACCURATE ANSWER: D
, Reasoning :->>Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes
excellence in the profession, and helps nursing attendants to maintain their
knowledge of critical care nursing. Certification helps to assure the consumer that
the nursing attendant 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 nursing attendants; however, that isnot the purpose of certification.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nursing attendants. TOPIC: Nursing
Process Step: N/AMSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care
Environment
4. The synergy model of practice focuses on
a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the hospital client 24 hours a day.
b. holistic and alternative therapies.
c. the needs of hospital clients and their families, which drive nursing competency.
d. hospital clients’ needs for energy and support.
ACCURATE ANSWER: C
Reasoning :->>The synergy model of practice states that the needs of hospital
clients and families influence and drive competencies of nursing attendants.
Nursing practice based on the synergy model would involve tailored visiting to
meet the hospital client’s and family’s needs and the application of alternative
therapies if desired by the hospital client, but that is not the primary focus of
the model.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge REF:
page. 6OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical
care nursing.
TOPIC: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs CategoN ryU: R
SSafIN
eGanTdBE
.CfO
feM
ctive Care Environment
5. The family of your critically ill hospital client tells you that they have not spoken
with the physicianin over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want
clarified. During morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending
intensivist and arrange a meeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency
of critical care nursing does this represent?
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills
c. Collaboration with hospital clients, families, and team members
d. Facilitation of learning for hospital clients, families, and team members
ACCURATE ANSWER: C
Reasoning :->>Although one might consider that all of these
competencies are being addressed, communication and collaboration
with the family and physician best exemplify thecompetency of
collaboration.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze/Analysis REF: page. 6 | Fig 1-3 |
Box 1-1OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing.
TOPIC: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
