Critical Care Test 1Exam Question And
Answers 2025
Two main professional organizations mentioned that support
critical care practice. - correct answers ✅✅American Association
of Critical-Care nurses (AACN) and Society of Critical Care
Medicine (SCCM)
Which organization best supports critical care nurses out of the
two mentioned? - correct answers ✅✅The AACN's mission is to
assist acute and critical care nurses to attain knowledge and
influence to deliver excellent care using the "synergy model". The
SSCM is targeted more toward the entire health care team in
critical care, so AACN would serve nurses more.
What is the mission of AACN? - correct answers ✅✅assisting
acute and critical care nurses to attain knowledge and influence
to deliver excellent care
What is the Vision of AACN? - correct answers ✅✅a. creating a
health care system driven by the needs of patients and families in
which critical care nurses make their optimal contributions
(described as synergy)
What is the Values of AACN? - correct answers ✅✅Accountability,
advocacy, integrity, collaboration, leadership, stewardship,
lifelong learning, quality, innovation, and commitment
Explain the Synergy Model and how it is used in practice? - correct
answers ✅✅Patient needs (medically, emotionally, culturally,
etc.) drive the nurse competencies required for patient care -
,Critical Care Test 1Exam Question And
Answers 2025
when competencies stem from patient needs, and the
characteristics of the nurse and patient match, synergy occurs
and enables optimal outcomes
- Many organizations use this model as a basis for developing
frameworks for nursing practice, this is also used to implement
appropriate staffing by ensuring the best nurse is matched with
the patient that matches that nurse's competencies
What types of certifications are available for ICU nurses? - correct
answers ✅✅CCRN (nurses who provide care for critically ill adult,
peds, or neonatal populations) and PCCN (nurses who provide
acute care in progressive care, telemetry, and similar units)
Why are critical care certifications important? - correct answers
✅✅They validate knowledge of critical care nursing, promotes
professional excellence, and helps nurses to maintain a current
base of knowledge
What 3 specific projects/organizations are in place to assist nurses
in providing safe care? - correct answers ✅✅i. Quality and safety
Education for Nurses (QSEN) project
ii. Joint Commissions National Patient Safety Goals
iii. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
, Critical Care Test 1Exam Question And
Answers 2025
Quality and Saftey Education for Nurses (QSEN) - correct answers
✅✅defines 6 core competencies that provide a foundation for
safe nursing care - patient-centered care, teamwork and
collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement,
informatics, and safety
Joint Commission- National Patient Safety Goals - correct answers
✅✅goals updated annually to ensure facilities implement actions
and protocols to address safety
- ex. improve accuracy of patient identification, improve
communication among HC providers (report critical values/test
results), improve medication safety (labeling meds,
contraindications, harmful side effects), use alarms safely, reduce
risk of healthcare-associated infections (hand hygiene, aseptic
techniques), identify safety risks (self-harm patients, fall risks),
and prevent complications associated with surgery and
procedures
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) - correct answers
✅✅produced an action plan for reducing healthcare-associated
infections and preventing infections with multidrug-resistant
organisms - action plan includes bundles of care to reduce harms
Explain what a Bundle of Care is? - correct answers ✅✅Care
bundles are a set of 3-5 EBP (interventions) that when used
together cause significant improvement in patient outcomes
Answers 2025
Two main professional organizations mentioned that support
critical care practice. - correct answers ✅✅American Association
of Critical-Care nurses (AACN) and Society of Critical Care
Medicine (SCCM)
Which organization best supports critical care nurses out of the
two mentioned? - correct answers ✅✅The AACN's mission is to
assist acute and critical care nurses to attain knowledge and
influence to deliver excellent care using the "synergy model". The
SSCM is targeted more toward the entire health care team in
critical care, so AACN would serve nurses more.
What is the mission of AACN? - correct answers ✅✅assisting
acute and critical care nurses to attain knowledge and influence
to deliver excellent care
What is the Vision of AACN? - correct answers ✅✅a. creating a
health care system driven by the needs of patients and families in
which critical care nurses make their optimal contributions
(described as synergy)
What is the Values of AACN? - correct answers ✅✅Accountability,
advocacy, integrity, collaboration, leadership, stewardship,
lifelong learning, quality, innovation, and commitment
Explain the Synergy Model and how it is used in practice? - correct
answers ✅✅Patient needs (medically, emotionally, culturally,
etc.) drive the nurse competencies required for patient care -
,Critical Care Test 1Exam Question And
Answers 2025
when competencies stem from patient needs, and the
characteristics of the nurse and patient match, synergy occurs
and enables optimal outcomes
- Many organizations use this model as a basis for developing
frameworks for nursing practice, this is also used to implement
appropriate staffing by ensuring the best nurse is matched with
the patient that matches that nurse's competencies
What types of certifications are available for ICU nurses? - correct
answers ✅✅CCRN (nurses who provide care for critically ill adult,
peds, or neonatal populations) and PCCN (nurses who provide
acute care in progressive care, telemetry, and similar units)
Why are critical care certifications important? - correct answers
✅✅They validate knowledge of critical care nursing, promotes
professional excellence, and helps nurses to maintain a current
base of knowledge
What 3 specific projects/organizations are in place to assist nurses
in providing safe care? - correct answers ✅✅i. Quality and safety
Education for Nurses (QSEN) project
ii. Joint Commissions National Patient Safety Goals
iii. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
, Critical Care Test 1Exam Question And
Answers 2025
Quality and Saftey Education for Nurses (QSEN) - correct answers
✅✅defines 6 core competencies that provide a foundation for
safe nursing care - patient-centered care, teamwork and
collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement,
informatics, and safety
Joint Commission- National Patient Safety Goals - correct answers
✅✅goals updated annually to ensure facilities implement actions
and protocols to address safety
- ex. improve accuracy of patient identification, improve
communication among HC providers (report critical values/test
results), improve medication safety (labeling meds,
contraindications, harmful side effects), use alarms safely, reduce
risk of healthcare-associated infections (hand hygiene, aseptic
techniques), identify safety risks (self-harm patients, fall risks),
and prevent complications associated with surgery and
procedures
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) - correct answers
✅✅produced an action plan for reducing healthcare-associated
infections and preventing infections with multidrug-resistant
organisms - action plan includes bundles of care to reduce harms
Explain what a Bundle of Care is? - correct answers ✅✅Care
bundles are a set of 3-5 EBP (interventions) that when used
together cause significant improvement in patient outcomes
