CRITICAL CARE FINAL PT 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS [VERIFIED ANSWERS] |2026 LATEST UPLOAD
|ALREADY GRADED A+
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 -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.
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 -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.
What is the main purpose of certification for critical care nursing?
a. To assure the consumer that critical nurses will not make a mistake.
b. To help prepare the critical care nurse for graduate school.
c. To assist in promoting magnet status for a facility. d. To validate a nurse's
knowledge of critical care nursing. - ANS -ANS: D
Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in
the profession, and helps nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care
nursing. Certification helps to assure the consumer that the nurse 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 nurses; however, that is not
the purpose of certification.
What is the focus of the synergy model of practice? a. unrestricted visiting for the
patient 24 hours each day.
b. Providing holistic and alternative therapies.
c. Considering the needs of patients and their families, which drives nursing
competency.
d. Addressing the patients' needs for energy and support. - ANS -ANS: C
The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families
influence and drive competencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the
synergy model would involve tailored visiting to meet the patient's and family's
needs and application of alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but that is
not the primary focus of the model.
,The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the
physician in over 24 hours and they have some questions that they want clarified.
During morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and
arrange for her to meet with the family at 4:00 PM in the conference room.
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 patients, families, and team members
d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team members - ANS -ANS: C
Although one might consider that all of these competencies are being addressed,
communication and collaboration with the family and physician best exemplify
the competency of collaboration
The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice uses what
framework to guide critical care nursing practice?
a. Evidence-based practice
b. Healthy work environment
c. National Patient Safety Goals
d. Nursing process - ANS -ANS: D
The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice delineate the
nursing process as applied to critically ill patients: collect data, determine
diagnoses, identify expected outcomes, develop a plan of care, implement
interventions, and evaluate care. AACN promotes a healthy work environment,
but this is not included in the Standards. The Joint Commission has established
National Patient Safety Goals, but these are not the AACN Standards.
The charge nurse is responsible for making the patient assignments on the critical
care unit. She assigns the experienced, certified nurse to care for the acutely ill
patient diagnosed with sepsis who also requires continuous renal replacement
, therapy and mechanical ventilation. She assigns the nurse with less than 1 year of
experience to two patients who are more stable. This assignment reflects
implementation of what guiding framework?
a. Crew resource management model
b. National Patient Safety Goals
c. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) model
d. Synergy model of practice - ANS -ANS: D
This assignment demonstrates nursing care to meet the needs of the patient. The
synergy model notes that the nurse competencies are matched to the patient
characteristics. Crew resource management concepts related to team training,
National Patient Safety Goals are specified by The Joint Commission to promote
safe care but do not incorporate the synergy model. The Quality and Safety
Education for Nurses initiative involves targeted education to undergraduate and
graduate nursing students to learn quality and safety concepts.
The vision of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is a healthcare
system driven by achieving what goal?
a. Maintaining a healthy work environment.
b. Providing care from a multiprofessional team under the direction of a critical
care physician.
c. Effectively meeting the needs of critically ill patients and families.
d. Creating respectful, healing, and humane environments. - ANS -ANS: C
The AACN vision is a healthcare system driven by the needs of critically ill patients
and families where critical care nurses make their optimum contributions. AACN
promotes initiatives to support a healthy work environment as well as respectful
and healing environments, but that is not the organization's vision. The SCCM
promotes care from a multiprofessional team under the direction of a critical care
physician.
ANSWERS [VERIFIED ANSWERS] |2026 LATEST UPLOAD
|ALREADY GRADED A+
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 -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.
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 -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.
What is the main purpose of certification for critical care nursing?
a. To assure the consumer that critical nurses will not make a mistake.
b. To help prepare the critical care nurse for graduate school.
c. To assist in promoting magnet status for a facility. d. To validate a nurse's
knowledge of critical care nursing. - ANS -ANS: D
Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in
the profession, and helps nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care
nursing. Certification helps to assure the consumer that the nurse 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 nurses; however, that is not
the purpose of certification.
What is the focus of the synergy model of practice? a. unrestricted visiting for the
patient 24 hours each day.
b. Providing holistic and alternative therapies.
c. Considering the needs of patients and their families, which drives nursing
competency.
d. Addressing the patients' needs for energy and support. - ANS -ANS: C
The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families
influence and drive competencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the
synergy model would involve tailored visiting to meet the patient's and family's
needs and application of alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but that is
not the primary focus of the model.
,The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the
physician in over 24 hours and they have some questions that they want clarified.
During morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and
arrange for her to meet with the family at 4:00 PM in the conference room.
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 patients, families, and team members
d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team members - ANS -ANS: C
Although one might consider that all of these competencies are being addressed,
communication and collaboration with the family and physician best exemplify
the competency of collaboration
The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice uses what
framework to guide critical care nursing practice?
a. Evidence-based practice
b. Healthy work environment
c. National Patient Safety Goals
d. Nursing process - ANS -ANS: D
The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice delineate the
nursing process as applied to critically ill patients: collect data, determine
diagnoses, identify expected outcomes, develop a plan of care, implement
interventions, and evaluate care. AACN promotes a healthy work environment,
but this is not included in the Standards. The Joint Commission has established
National Patient Safety Goals, but these are not the AACN Standards.
The charge nurse is responsible for making the patient assignments on the critical
care unit. She assigns the experienced, certified nurse to care for the acutely ill
patient diagnosed with sepsis who also requires continuous renal replacement
, therapy and mechanical ventilation. She assigns the nurse with less than 1 year of
experience to two patients who are more stable. This assignment reflects
implementation of what guiding framework?
a. Crew resource management model
b. National Patient Safety Goals
c. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) model
d. Synergy model of practice - ANS -ANS: D
This assignment demonstrates nursing care to meet the needs of the patient. The
synergy model notes that the nurse competencies are matched to the patient
characteristics. Crew resource management concepts related to team training,
National Patient Safety Goals are specified by The Joint Commission to promote
safe care but do not incorporate the synergy model. The Quality and Safety
Education for Nurses initiative involves targeted education to undergraduate and
graduate nursing students to learn quality and safety concepts.
The vision of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is a healthcare
system driven by achieving what goal?
a. Maintaining a healthy work environment.
b. Providing care from a multiprofessional team under the direction of a critical
care physician.
c. Effectively meeting the needs of critically ill patients and families.
d. Creating respectful, healing, and humane environments. - ANS -ANS: C
The AACN vision is a healthcare system driven by the needs of critically ill patients
and families where critical care nurses make their optimum contributions. AACN
promotes initiatives to support a healthy work environment as well as respectful
and healing environments, but that is not the organization's vision. The SCCM
promotes care from a multiprofessional team under the direction of a critical care
physician.
