Questions and answers 2025
How .many .levels .are .there .for .critical .care? .- .ANS✓✓-3
level .1 .of .critical .care .patient .needs .include .what? .- .ANS✓✓-Pts .who .are .at
.risk .for .their .conditions .deteriorating, .or .have .the .risk .of .relocating .to .higher
.levels .of .care, .whose .needs .can .be .met .on .an .acute .care .unit .with .advice .&
.support .of .critical .care .team.
level .2 .of .critical .care .patient .needs .include .what? .- .ANS✓✓-Pts .require .more
.detailed .observation .or .intervention .including .support .for .a .single .failing .organ
.system .or .post-operative .care .and .those ."stepping" .down .from .higher .levels .of
.care
level .3 .of .critical .care .patient .needs .include .what? .- .ANS✓✓-Pts .require
.advanced .respiratory .support .alone, .or .basic .respiratory .support .together .with
.support .of .at .least .2 .organ .systems. .This .includes .all .complex .patients
.requiring .support .for .multi-organ .failure.
what .makes .for .a .healthy .work .environment? .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Skilled
.communication
2. .true .collaboration
3. .effective .decision .making
4. .appropriate .staffing
5. .meaningful .recognition
6. .authentic .leadership
what .are .sentinel .events? .- .ANS✓✓-unexpected .occurrence .that .results .in
.death .or .serious .physical .or .psychological .injury .to .a .patient. .
These .always .involve .errors .leading .to .death .or .permanent .disability .that
.requires .an .investigation
what .is .patient-safe .communication? .- .ANS✓✓-a .goal .oriented .activity
.centered .on .helping .pts .achieve .optimal .health .outcomes
what .are .the .areas .of .role .responsibility .in .patient-safe .communication? .- .ANS
✓✓-1. .establish .the .nurse-patient .relationship
2. .exchange .necessary .information .with .the .patient