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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: AACN Critical Care Exam 1 Cartes
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EXAM CODE: CCRN NEONATAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANS
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WERS-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Professional organizations that support critical care practice
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[Verified Solution]: American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), Society of Critical Care
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Medicine




Q2. What is the mission of AACN?
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[Verified Solution]: assisting acute and critical care nurses to attain knowledge and influence to delive
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r excellent care
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Q3. What is the vision of AACN?
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[Verified Solution]: supports creating a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and families
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in which critical care nurses make their optimal contributions...synergy
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Q4. What are the values of AACN?
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[Verified Solution]: accountability, advocacy, integrity, collaboration, leadership, stewardship, lifelong
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learning, quality, innovation, commitment
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Q5. Explain the synergy model and recognize how it is used in practice
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[Verified Solution]: - framework that aligns patient needs w nurse competencies -
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needs of patient drive nurse competencies for patient care
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, Q6. What types of certifications are available for ICU nurses?
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[Verified Solution]: CCRN - critically ill adult, pediatric or neonatal pts PCCN -
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acute care in progressive care, telemetry AACN - nurse managers and leaders
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Q7. Why are certifications important?
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[Verified Solution]: validates knowledge of critical care nursing, promotes professional excellence, hel
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ps nurses to maintain current knowledge base
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Q8. What are three specific projects/organizations in place to assist nurses in providing safe c
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are?
[Verified Solution]: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Institute for Healthcare Improve
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ment (IHI) Rapid response teams/joint commission (?)
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Q9. What types of measures do safe care organizations implement?
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[Verified Solution]: Safety, reduce infections, bundles of care
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Q10. What is a bundle of care? Give an example.
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[Verified Solution]: Set of 3-5 EBPs that when put together significantly improve pt outcomes ex -
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ventilator bundle --
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HOB elevated, DVT prophylaxis, holding a sedative to determine pt readiness to get off vent
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Q11. What are some barriers to effective handoff communication?
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[Verified Solution]: physical setting, social setting, language, communication medium ex -
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background noise, different languages, email vs text vs paper, status issues
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Q12. What standardized measures have been implemented to help prevent communication br
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eakdown at shift change?
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[Verified Solution]: SBAR, checklists dd dddd dd




Q13. What are examples of things you may need to communicate during multi-
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professional rounds? dd




[Verified Solution]: D/C needs, greatest safety risk, assessment and followup, implementation of bundl
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es, assess need for all ordered meds, identify whether central lines & catheters can be removed, code sta
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tus, family needs, advance directives, when to call MD, tx goals
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