CRITICAL CARE NURSING A HOLISTIC
APPROACH BY MORTON AND FONTAINE EXAM
2026 COMPLETE QUESTION SET AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
◉ What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty
knowledge and expertise and manages complex clinical and system
issues?
a. registered nurses
b. advanced practice nurses
c. clinical nurse leaders
d. intensivits.
Answer: b. advanced practice nurses
◉ What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is
evidence based and that safety programs are in place?
a. clinical nurse specialist
b. advanced practice nurse
c. registered nurse
d. nurse practitioners.
Answer: a. clinical nurse specialist
, ◉ Which professional organization administers critical care
certification exams for registered nurses?
a. State Board of Registered Nurses
b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
Answer: d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
◉ Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the
body, mind, and spirit are interdependent and inseparable. This
statement describes which methodology of care?
a. holistic care
b. individualized care
c. cultural care
d. interdisciplinary care.
Answer: a. holistic care
◉ The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has
developed short directives that can be used as quick references for
clinical use that are known as
a. critical care protocol
b. practice policies
APPROACH BY MORTON AND FONTAINE EXAM
2026 COMPLETE QUESTION SET AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
◉ What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty
knowledge and expertise and manages complex clinical and system
issues?
a. registered nurses
b. advanced practice nurses
c. clinical nurse leaders
d. intensivits.
Answer: b. advanced practice nurses
◉ What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is
evidence based and that safety programs are in place?
a. clinical nurse specialist
b. advanced practice nurse
c. registered nurse
d. nurse practitioners.
Answer: a. clinical nurse specialist
, ◉ Which professional organization administers critical care
certification exams for registered nurses?
a. State Board of Registered Nurses
b. National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist
c. Society of Critical Care Medicine
d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
Answer: d. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
◉ Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the
body, mind, and spirit are interdependent and inseparable. This
statement describes which methodology of care?
a. holistic care
b. individualized care
c. cultural care
d. interdisciplinary care.
Answer: a. holistic care
◉ The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has
developed short directives that can be used as quick references for
clinical use that are known as
a. critical care protocol
b. practice policies