Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and
Management (10th Edition)
Unit I: Foundations of Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 1: Critical Care Nursing Practice
Exam Revision Test Bank
EXAM BLUEPRINT
Content Area Weight
History and Evolution of
5%
Critical Care
Critical Care Nursing Roles 10%
Advanced Practice Nursing 5%
Social Determinants of Health
10%
(SDOH)
Evidence-Based Practice 10%
Patient-Centered & Holistic
10%
Care
Complementary Therapies 5%
Technology and Tele-ICU 10%
,Interprofessional
10%
Collaboration
Rapid Response Teams 10%
Quality & Safety 10%
Healthy Work Environment 5%
Unit I — Foundations of Critical Care Nursing
Chapter Reference: Critical Care Nursing Practice
Exam Blueprint (20 items)
Topic Weighting
• Critical care nursing roles and practice: 20%
• SDOH, disparities, inequities, equity-focused care: 15%
• Evidence-based practice and clinical decision support: 15%
• Holistic, patient-centered, culturally responsive care: 10%
• Technology, tele-ICU, and interprofessional collaboration:
10%
• Quality, safety, regulatory issues: 15%
• Nurse well-being, fatigue, bullying, violence prevention,
HWE: 15%
Bloom’s Taxonomy Distribution
• Recall: 3 items
, • Comprehension: 3 items
• Application: 7 items
• Analysis: 5 items
• Evaluation/Judgment: 2 items
Unit I: Foundations of Critical Care Nursing — Chapter 1
Question 1 — Recall | Easy | MCQ
Learning Objective: Identify the historical development of
critical care nursing.
Chapter Reference: Critical Care Nursing Practice — History of
Critical Care
Clinical Significance: Understanding the origin of ICU practice
supports safe appreciation of modern protocols.
Which event most directly contributed to the development of
modern critical care units?
A. Introduction of the nursing process
B. Development of postoperative recovery rooms for close
physiologic monitoring
C. Discovery of antibiotics
D. Creation of home health nursing
, Correct Answer: B. Development of postoperative recovery
rooms for close physiologic monitoring
Rationale: Early critical care evolved from areas designed to
closely observe unstable postoperative patients, which later
expanded into intensive care units.
Distractor Analysis:
• A: Important to nursing, but not the primary driver of ICU
development.
• C: Improved infection outcomes, but did not directly
create critical care units.
• D: Helpful for chronic care, not ICU development.
Question 2 — Recall | Easy | MCQ
Learning Objective: Recognize the role of the American
Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
Chapter Reference: Critical Care Professional Organizations
Clinical Significance: Professional organizations support
standards, education, and advocacy.
The AACN is best known for which purpose?
A. Regulating hospital billing practices
B. Setting standards and supporting excellence in acute and
critical care nursing
Management (10th Edition)
Unit I: Foundations of Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 1: Critical Care Nursing Practice
Exam Revision Test Bank
EXAM BLUEPRINT
Content Area Weight
History and Evolution of
5%
Critical Care
Critical Care Nursing Roles 10%
Advanced Practice Nursing 5%
Social Determinants of Health
10%
(SDOH)
Evidence-Based Practice 10%
Patient-Centered & Holistic
10%
Care
Complementary Therapies 5%
Technology and Tele-ICU 10%
,Interprofessional
10%
Collaboration
Rapid Response Teams 10%
Quality & Safety 10%
Healthy Work Environment 5%
Unit I — Foundations of Critical Care Nursing
Chapter Reference: Critical Care Nursing Practice
Exam Blueprint (20 items)
Topic Weighting
• Critical care nursing roles and practice: 20%
• SDOH, disparities, inequities, equity-focused care: 15%
• Evidence-based practice and clinical decision support: 15%
• Holistic, patient-centered, culturally responsive care: 10%
• Technology, tele-ICU, and interprofessional collaboration:
10%
• Quality, safety, regulatory issues: 15%
• Nurse well-being, fatigue, bullying, violence prevention,
HWE: 15%
Bloom’s Taxonomy Distribution
• Recall: 3 items
, • Comprehension: 3 items
• Application: 7 items
• Analysis: 5 items
• Evaluation/Judgment: 2 items
Unit I: Foundations of Critical Care Nursing — Chapter 1
Question 1 — Recall | Easy | MCQ
Learning Objective: Identify the historical development of
critical care nursing.
Chapter Reference: Critical Care Nursing Practice — History of
Critical Care
Clinical Significance: Understanding the origin of ICU practice
supports safe appreciation of modern protocols.
Which event most directly contributed to the development of
modern critical care units?
A. Introduction of the nursing process
B. Development of postoperative recovery rooms for close
physiologic monitoring
C. Discovery of antibiotics
D. Creation of home health nursing
, Correct Answer: B. Development of postoperative recovery
rooms for close physiologic monitoring
Rationale: Early critical care evolved from areas designed to
closely observe unstable postoperative patients, which later
expanded into intensive care units.
Distractor Analysis:
• A: Important to nursing, but not the primary driver of ICU
development.
• C: Improved infection outcomes, but did not directly
create critical care units.
• D: Helpful for chronic care, not ICU development.
Question 2 — Recall | Easy | MCQ
Learning Objective: Recognize the role of the American
Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
Chapter Reference: Critical Care Professional Organizations
Clinical Significance: Professional organizations support
standards, education, and advocacy.
The AACN is best known for which purpose?
A. Regulating hospital billing practices
B. Setting standards and supporting excellence in acute and
critical care nursing
