CriticalfCarefNursingf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Specialty fnursefwhofprovidesfnursingfcarefforfcr
iticallyfillfpatients.
NursingfDegreefprogram
Activeflicensef(PH,fUS)
ACLSfcertification
Experiencefwithfotherfunitsf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔BasicfRequirements fforfCriticalfCarefNurse
CriticalfCarefRegisteredfNursef(CCRN)f-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔afspecialtyfcertificationfforfnursesfissuedfbyfAA
CNfwhofprovidedfafdirectfcarefacutelyfillforfcriticallyfillfpatients.
PracticingfRNforfAPRNf
USfbasedffacility/standardf(acute/criticalfcarefnursing)f
Completedf2000fhoursfdirectfcaref
PassedfthefCCRNfexaminationf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Requirements fforfEligibility fforfCriticalfCarefRe
gisteredfNursef(CCRN)
ICUf
CCUf
, Cathflabf
Neurofwardf
Stepf-fdownfunitsf-fCORRECTfANSWER✔CriticalfCarefNursingfUnits
IntensivefCarefUnitf(ICU)f-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Specialfareafinfthefhospitalfthatfprovidesfhighestf
levelfoffcareftofpatientsfneedingfextensivefmonitoringfandfintensivefspecial
izedfcarefmedicine.
Criticalfcarefunitsf(CCU)
Intensiveftherapy/treatmentfunitf(ITU)f-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔AnotherftermfforfICU
CORONARYfCAREfUNITSf(CCU)f-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Criticalfheartfdiseasefpatientsfareftreatedfhere.
Telemetryfunitf
Cardiacfcarefunitsf(CCU)
Cardiacfintensivefcarefunitf(CardiacfICU)f-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔AnotherftermfforfCoronaryfCarefUnitsf(CCU)
CardiacfTheterfLaboratoryf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Performsfcardiovascular fdiagnostic fimaging fpro
cedures