CRITICAL CARE NURSING A HOLISTIC
APPROACH BY MORTON AND FONTAINE
REVIEW PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS AND MARKING
SCHEME
◉ 2. 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.
Intensivists.
Answer: ANS: B
*Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge
and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex clinical
and systems issues.
,* Intensivists are medical practitioners who manage the critical ill
patient.
*Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct care providers.
*Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally DO NOT manage system
issues.
◉ 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 nurses
d.
Nurse practitioners.
Answer: ANS: A
Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use
their clinical, teaching, research, leadership, and consultative
abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that care is evidence
based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice
nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
their specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues.
,Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nurse
practitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
◉ 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: ANS: D
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers
certification exams for registered nurses. The State Board of
Registered Nurses (SBON) does not administer certification exams.
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) does not
administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine
(SCCM) does not administer nursing certification exams for
registered 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: ANS: A
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body,
mind, and spirit are interdependent and inseparable.
Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient's
preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
Cultural diversity in health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining
emphasis and importance as the world becomes more accessible to
all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places
and peoples.
Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care
professionals with the patient's health as the common goal.
APPROACH BY MORTON AND FONTAINE
REVIEW PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS AND MARKING
SCHEME
◉ 2. 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.
Intensivists.
Answer: ANS: B
*Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge
and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex clinical
and systems issues.
,* Intensivists are medical practitioners who manage the critical ill
patient.
*Registered nurses (RNs) are generally direct care providers.
*Clinical nurse leaders (CNLs) generally DO NOT manage system
issues.
◉ 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 nurses
d.
Nurse practitioners.
Answer: ANS: A
Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) serve in specialty roles that use
their clinical, teaching, research, leadership, and consultative
abilities. They are instrumental in ensuring that care is evidence
based and that safety programs are in place. Advanced practice
nurses (APNs) have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in
their specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues.
,Registered nurses are generally direct care providers. Nurse
practitioners (NPs) manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.
◉ 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: ANS: D
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) administers
certification exams for registered nurses. The State Board of
Registered Nurses (SBON) does not administer certification exams.
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) does not
administer certification exams. Society of Critical Care Medicine
(SCCM) does not administer nursing certification exams for
registered 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: ANS: A
Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body,
mind, and spirit are interdependent and inseparable.
Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient's
preferences, condition, and physiologic and psychosocial status.
Cultural diversity in health care is not a new topic, but it is gaining
emphasis and importance as the world becomes more accessible to
all as the result of increasing technologies and interfaces with places
and peoples.
Interdisciplinary care is care among a variety of health care
professionals with the patient's health as the common goal.
