1
NURS 440 TEST BANK CRITACAL CARE EXAM QUESTIONS & A
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
NSWERS 100% VRIFIED GRADED A+ GUARATEED SUCCESS LA c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
TEST UPDATE 2025 c. c.
Table of Contents c. c.
1
Table of Contents c. c.
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
c. c. c. c. c. c. 2
Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critical CareExperience
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. 14
Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. 30
Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-
c. c. c. c. 42
Life CareChapter 05: Comfort and Seda
c. .
c c. c . c . c . 56
tion c. 69
Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy
c. c. c.
83
Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and ManagementCh
c. c. c. c. c. .
c
117
apter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring
c. c. c.
137
Chapter 09: Ventilatory Assistance
c. c. c.
156
Chapter 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Manageme
c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
171
ntChapter 11: Organ Donation
.
c c. c. c.
189
Chapter 12: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
207
Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Alterations
c. c. c. c.
225
Chapter 14: Nervous System Alteration
c. c. c. c.
243
sChapter 15: Acute Respiratory Failure
.
c c. c. c. c. c.
260
Chapter 16: Acute Kidney Injury Cha
c. c . c . c . c.
285
pter 17: Gastrointestinal Alterations
c. c. c.
312
Chapter 17: Hematological and Immune Disorders
c. c. c. c. c. .
c
341
Chapter 19: Endocrine Alterations
c. c. c.
361
Chapter 20: Trauma and Surgical Managemen
c. c. c. c. c.
377
t c.
Chapter 21: Burns c. c.
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NURS 440 TEST BANK CRITACAL CARE EXAM QUESTIONS & A
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
NSWERS 100% VRIFIED GRADED A+ GUARATEED SUCCESS LA c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
TEST UPDATE 2025 c. c.
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing c. c. c. c. c. c.
MULTIPLE CHOICE c.
The family members of a critically ill, 90-year-
c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
old patient bring in a copy of the patients living will to the hospital, which identifies th
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
e patients wishes regarding health care. You discuss contents of the living will withth
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. .c
e patients physician. This is an example of implementation of which of the AACN Sta
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
ndards of Professional Performance? c. c. c.
a. Acquires and maintains current knowledge of practice c. c. c. c. c. c.
b. Acts ethically on the behalf of the patient and family
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
c. Considers factors related to safe patient care c. c. c. c. c. c.
d. Uses clinical inquiry and integrates research findi
c. c. c. c. c. c.
ngs in practiceANS: B
c. c. .c c.
Discussing end-of- c.
life issues is an example of a nurse acting ethically on behalf of the patient and family. T
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
heexample does not relate to acquiring knowledge, promoting patient safety, or using
.c c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
research in practice. c. c.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 5 | Box 1-2
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
OBJ: Describe standards of care and performance for critic
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
al care nursing.TOP: Nursing Process Step: Implementati
c. c. .c c. c. c. c.
on
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
c. c. c. c. c. c.
Which of the following assists the critical care nurse in ensuring that care is ap
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
propriate and based onresearch? c. c. c. .c
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NURS 440 TEST BANK CRITACAL CARE EXAM QUESTIONS & A
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
NSWERS 100% VRIFIED GRADED A+ GUARATEED SUCCESS LA c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
TEST UPDATE 2025 c. c.
a. Clinical practice guidelines c. c.
b. Computerized physician order entry c. c. c.
c. Consulting with advanced practice nurses c. c. c. c.
d. Implementing Joint Commission National Patie c. c. c. c.
nt Safety GoalsANS: A
c. c. .c c.
Clinical practice guidelines are being implemented to ensure that care is appropriat
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
e and based on research.Some physician order entry pathways, but not all, are base
c. c. c. c. .c c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
d on research recommendations. Some advancedpractice nurses, but not all, are well
c. c. c. c. c. .c c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
versed in evidence- c. c.
based practices. The National Patient Safety Goals arerecommendations to reduce er
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. .c c. c. c.
rors using evidence-based practices.
c. c. c.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 7
c. c. c. c. c. c.
OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing.
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environmen
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
t
Comparing the patients current (home) medications with those ordered durin
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
g hospitalization and communicating a complete list of medications to the next pr
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
ovider when the patient is transferred within anorganization or to another setting
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. .c c. c. c. c. c.
are strategies to:
c. c.
a. improve accuracy of patient identification. c. c. c. c.
b. prevent errors related to look-alike and sound-alike medications.
c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
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NURS 440 TEST BANK CRITACAL CARE EXAM QUESTIONS & A
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
NSWERS 100% VRIFIED GRADED A+ GUARATEED SUCCESS LA c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
TEST UPDATE 2025 c. c.
c. reconcile medications across the continuum of care. c. c. c. c. c. c.
d. reduce harms associated with administration of anticoagulants.
c. c. c. c. c. c.
ANS: C c.
These are steps recommended in the National Patient Safety Goals to reconcile me
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
dications across the continuum of care. Improving accuracy of patient identificatio
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
n is another National Patient Safety Goal. Preventing errors related to look-
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
alike and sound- c. c.
alike medications is done to improve medication safety, not medication reconciliatio
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
n. Reducing harms associated with administration of anticoagulants is another Nati
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
ona Patient Safety Goal.
c. c. c.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 | Box 1-3
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
OBJ: Describe quality and safety initiatives related to critical care nursing.
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environmen
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
t
As part of nursing management of a critically ill patient, orders are written to ke
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
ep the head of the bed elevated at 30 degrees, awaken the patient from sedation e
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
ach morning to assess readiness to wean frommechanical ventilation, and imple
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. .c c. c. c.
ment oral care protocols every 4 hours. These interventions are done as agroup to r
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. .c c. c.
educe the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia. This group of evidence-
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
based interventions is often called a:
c. c. c. c. c.
a. bundle of care. c. c.
b. clinical practice guideline. c. c.
c. patient safety goal. c. c.
d. quality improvement initiative. c. c.
ANS: A c.
A group of evidence-
c. c. c.
based interventions done as a whole to improve outcomes is termed a bundle of care.
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
NURS 440 TEST BANK CRITACAL CARE EXAM QUESTIONS & A
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
NSWERS 100% VRIFIED GRADED A+ GUARATEED SUCCESS LA c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
TEST UPDATE 2025 c. c.
Table of Contents c. c.
1
Table of Contents c. c.
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
c. c. c. c. c. c. 2
Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critical CareExperience
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. 14
Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. 30
Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-
c. c. c. c. 42
Life CareChapter 05: Comfort and Seda
c. .
c c. c . c . c . 56
tion c. 69
Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy
c. c. c.
83
Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and ManagementCh
c. c. c. c. c. .
c
117
apter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring
c. c. c.
137
Chapter 09: Ventilatory Assistance
c. c. c.
156
Chapter 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Manageme
c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
171
ntChapter 11: Organ Donation
.
c c. c. c.
189
Chapter 12: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
207
Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Alterations
c. c. c. c.
225
Chapter 14: Nervous System Alteration
c. c. c. c.
243
sChapter 15: Acute Respiratory Failure
.
c c. c. c. c. c.
260
Chapter 16: Acute Kidney Injury Cha
c. c . c . c . c.
285
pter 17: Gastrointestinal Alterations
c. c. c.
312
Chapter 17: Hematological and Immune Disorders
c. c. c. c. c. .
c
341
Chapter 19: Endocrine Alterations
c. c. c.
361
Chapter 20: Trauma and Surgical Managemen
c. c. c. c. c.
377
t c.
Chapter 21: Burns c. c.
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NURS 440 TEST BANK CRITACAL CARE EXAM QUESTIONS & A
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
NSWERS 100% VRIFIED GRADED A+ GUARATEED SUCCESS LA c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
TEST UPDATE 2025 c. c.
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing c. c. c. c. c. c.
MULTIPLE CHOICE c.
The family members of a critically ill, 90-year-
c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
old patient bring in a copy of the patients living will to the hospital, which identifies th
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
e patients wishes regarding health care. You discuss contents of the living will withth
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. .c
e patients physician. This is an example of implementation of which of the AACN Sta
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
ndards of Professional Performance? c. c. c.
a. Acquires and maintains current knowledge of practice c. c. c. c. c. c.
b. Acts ethically on the behalf of the patient and family
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
c. Considers factors related to safe patient care c. c. c. c. c. c.
d. Uses clinical inquiry and integrates research findi
c. c. c. c. c. c.
ngs in practiceANS: B
c. c. .c c.
Discussing end-of- c.
life issues is an example of a nurse acting ethically on behalf of the patient and family. T
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
heexample does not relate to acquiring knowledge, promoting patient safety, or using
.c c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
research in practice. c. c.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 5 | Box 1-2
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
OBJ: Describe standards of care and performance for critic
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
al care nursing.TOP: Nursing Process Step: Implementati
c. c. .c c. c. c. c.
on
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
c. c. c. c. c. c.
Which of the following assists the critical care nurse in ensuring that care is ap
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
propriate and based onresearch? c. c. c. .c
, 3
NURS 440 TEST BANK CRITACAL CARE EXAM QUESTIONS & A
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
NSWERS 100% VRIFIED GRADED A+ GUARATEED SUCCESS LA c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
TEST UPDATE 2025 c. c.
a. Clinical practice guidelines c. c.
b. Computerized physician order entry c. c. c.
c. Consulting with advanced practice nurses c. c. c. c.
d. Implementing Joint Commission National Patie c. c. c. c.
nt Safety GoalsANS: A
c. c. .c c.
Clinical practice guidelines are being implemented to ensure that care is appropriat
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
e and based on research.Some physician order entry pathways, but not all, are base
c. c. c. c. .c c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
d on research recommendations. Some advancedpractice nurses, but not all, are well
c. c. c. c. c. .c c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
versed in evidence- c. c.
based practices. The National Patient Safety Goals arerecommendations to reduce er
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. .c c. c. c.
rors using evidence-based practices.
c. c. c.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 7
c. c. c. c. c. c.
OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing.
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environmen
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
t
Comparing the patients current (home) medications with those ordered durin
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
g hospitalization and communicating a complete list of medications to the next pr
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
ovider when the patient is transferred within anorganization or to another setting
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. .c c. c. c. c. c.
are strategies to:
c. c.
a. improve accuracy of patient identification. c. c. c. c.
b. prevent errors related to look-alike and sound-alike medications.
c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
, 4
NURS 440 TEST BANK CRITACAL CARE EXAM QUESTIONS & A
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
NSWERS 100% VRIFIED GRADED A+ GUARATEED SUCCESS LA c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
TEST UPDATE 2025 c. c.
c. reconcile medications across the continuum of care. c. c. c. c. c. c.
d. reduce harms associated with administration of anticoagulants.
c. c. c. c. c. c.
ANS: C c.
These are steps recommended in the National Patient Safety Goals to reconcile me
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
dications across the continuum of care. Improving accuracy of patient identificatio
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
n is another National Patient Safety Goal. Preventing errors related to look-
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
alike and sound- c. c.
alike medications is done to improve medication safety, not medication reconciliatio
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
n. Reducing harms associated with administration of anticoagulants is another Nati
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
ona Patient Safety Goal.
c. c. c.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 | Box 1-3
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
OBJ: Describe quality and safety initiatives related to critical care nursing.
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environmen
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
t
As part of nursing management of a critically ill patient, orders are written to ke
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
ep the head of the bed elevated at 30 degrees, awaken the patient from sedation e
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
ach morning to assess readiness to wean frommechanical ventilation, and imple
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. .c c. c. c.
ment oral care protocols every 4 hours. These interventions are done as agroup to r
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. .c c. c.
educe the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia. This group of evidence-
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
based interventions is often called a:
c. c. c. c. c.
a. bundle of care. c. c.
b. clinical practice guideline. c. c.
c. patient safety goal. c. c.
d. quality improvement initiative. c. c.
ANS: A c.
A group of evidence-
c. c. c.
based interventions done as a whole to improve outcomes is termed a bundle of care.
c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c. c.
