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Chapter 1 Critical Care Nursing Practice: Promoting Excellence-Caring,Collaboration
Evidence
Answers At The End Of The Chapter
1. A Nurse Is The Only One In The Icu Who Has Not Achieved Certification In Critical
Care Nursing. She Often Will Ask Her Fellow Nurses What To Do In Caring For A
Patient Because She Doubts The Accuracy Of Her Knowledge And Her Intuition. She
Loves Her Work But Wishes She Could Do It With A Greater Level Of Competence.
What Is The Most Important Effect That Obtaining Certification Would Likely Have
On The Nurses Practice?
A) Recognition By Peers
B) Increase In Salary And Rank
C) More Flexibility In Seeking Employment
D) Increased Confidence In Making Decisions
2. A Hospital Interviews Two Different Candidates For A Position In The Icu. Both
Candidates Have Around 10 Years Of Experience Working In The Icu. Both Have
Excellent Interpersonal Skills And Highly Positive References. One, However, Has
Certification In Critical Care Nursing. Which Of The Following Is The Most
Compelling And Accurate Reason For The Hospital To Hire The Candidate With
Certification?
A) The Certified Nurse Will Have More Knowledge And Expertise.
B) The Certified Nurse Will Behave More Ethically.
C) The Certified Nurse Will Be More Caring Toward Patients.
D) The Certified Nurse Will Work More Collaboratively With Other Nurses.
3. A Nurse Is Caring For An Elderly Man Recently Admitted To The Icu Following A
Stroke. She Assesses His Cognitive Function Using A New Cognitive Assessment Test
She Learned About In A Recent Article In A Nursing Journal. She Then Brings A Cup Of
Water And A Straw To The Patient Because She Observes That His Lips Are Dry. Later,
She Has The Patient Sit In A Wheelchair And Takes Him To Have Some Blood Tests
Performed. He Objects At First, Saying That He Can Walk On His Own, But The Nurse
Explains That It Is Hospital Policy To Use The Wheelchair. That Evening, She
Recognizes Signs Of An Imminent Stroke In The Patient And Immediately Pages The
Physician. Which Action Taken By The Nurse Is The Best Example Of Evidence-Based
Practice?
A) Giving The Patient A Cup Of Water
B) Transferring The Patient In A Wheelchair
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, C) Using The Cognitive Assessment Test
D) Recognizing Signs Of Imminent Stroke And Paging The Physician
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,Critical Care Nursing- A Holistic Approach
12th Edition Author:Morton Fontaine Test
Bank All Chapters With Correct And
Verified Questions & Answers 100%
Complete Graded A+ Latest 2025
WRITTEN BY ALLSTUDIEDGUIDE
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, Critical Care Nursing A Holistic Approach 12th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1 Critical Care Nursing Practice: Promoting Excellence-Caring,Collaboration
Evidence
Answers At The End Of The Chapter
1. A Nurse Is The Only One In The Icu Who Has Not Achieved Certification In Critical
Care Nursing. She Often Will Ask Her Fellow Nurses What To Do In Caring For A
Patient Because She Doubts The Accuracy Of Her Knowledge And Her Intuition. She
Loves Her Work But Wishes She Could Do It With A Greater Level Of Competence.
What Is The Most Important Effect That Obtaining Certification Would Likely Have
On The Nurses Practice?
A) Recognition By Peers
B) Increase In Salary And Rank
C) More Flexibility In Seeking Employment
D) Increased Confidence In Making Decisions
2. A Hospital Interviews Two Different Candidates For A Position In The Icu. Both
Candidates Have Around 10 Years Of Experience Working In The Icu. Both Have
Excellent Interpersonal Skills And Highly Positive References. One, However, Has
Certification In Critical Care Nursing. Which Of The Following Is The Most
Compelling And Accurate Reason For The Hospital To Hire The Candidate With
Certification?
A) The Certified Nurse Will Have More Knowledge And Expertise.
B) The Certified Nurse Will Behave More Ethically.
C) The Certified Nurse Will Be More Caring Toward Patients.
D) The Certified Nurse Will Work More Collaboratively With Other Nurses.
3. A Nurse Is Caring For An Elderly Man Recently Admitted To The Icu Following A
Stroke. She Assesses His Cognitive Function Using A New Cognitive Assessment Test
She Learned About In A Recent Article In A Nursing Journal. She Then Brings A Cup Of
Water And A Straw To The Patient Because She Observes That His Lips Are Dry. Later,
She Has The Patient Sit In A Wheelchair And Takes Him To Have Some Blood Tests
Performed. He Objects At First, Saying That He Can Walk On His Own, But The Nurse
Explains That It Is Hospital Policy To Use The Wheelchair. That Evening, She
Recognizes Signs Of An Imminent Stroke In The Patient And Immediately Pages The
Physician. Which Action Taken By The Nurse Is The Best Example Of Evidence-Based
Practice?
A) Giving The Patient A Cup Of Water
B) Transferring The Patient In A Wheelchair
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, C) Using The Cognitive Assessment Test
D) Recognizing Signs Of Imminent Stroke And Paging The Physician
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