Test Bank For
Introduction to Critical Care Nursing
Author: Mary Beth Flynn Makic
9th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Chapter 05: Comfort and Sedation
Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy
Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
Chapter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring
Chapter 09: Ventilatory Assistance
Chapter 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Management
Chapter 11: Organ Donation
Chapter 12: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Alterations
Chapter 14: Nervous System Alterations
Chapter 15: Acute Respiratory Failure
Chapter 16: Acute Kidney Injury
Chapter 17: Gastrointestinal Alterations
Chapter 17: Hematological and Immune Disorders
Chapter 19: Endocrine Alterations
Chapter 20: Trauma and Surgical Management
Chapter 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
ANS: 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.
DIFFICULTY: 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
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS NCLEX (NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION) : 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
d. PCCN
ANS: 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.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 5
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS NCLEX (NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION) : 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.
ANS: D
Introduction to Critical Care Nursing
Author: Mary Beth Flynn Makic
9th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Chapter 05: Comfort and Sedation
Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy
Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
Chapter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring
Chapter 09: Ventilatory Assistance
Chapter 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Management
Chapter 11: Organ Donation
Chapter 12: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Alterations
Chapter 14: Nervous System Alterations
Chapter 15: Acute Respiratory Failure
Chapter 16: Acute Kidney Injury
Chapter 17: Gastrointestinal Alterations
Chapter 17: Hematological and Immune Disorders
Chapter 19: Endocrine Alterations
Chapter 20: Trauma and Surgical Management
Chapter 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
ANS: 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.
DIFFICULTY: 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
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS NCLEX (NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION) : 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
d. PCCN
ANS: 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.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 5
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS NCLEX (NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION) : 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.
ANS: D
