EDITION BY MARYBETH & LAUREN
TEST BANK
,Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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Sole: Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
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1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing pr
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actice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nursing attendants FU FU FU FU FU
b. American Heart Association FU FU
c. American Nurses Association FU FU
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine FU FU FU FU
ACCURATE ANSWER: FU FU
A
Reasoning :->> The American Association of Critical- FU FU FU FU FU FU
Care nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical care nu
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rsing attendants. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives.
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The American Nurses Association supports all nursing attendants. The Society of Criti
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cal CareMedicine represents the multiprofessional critical care team under the directi
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on of an intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge REF: page. 5 FU FU FU FU
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support cri
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tical carepractice. TOPIC: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. A nursing attendant has been working as a staff nursing attendant in the surgical int
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ensive care unit for 2 years and isinterested in certification. Which credential would
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be most applicable for the nursing attendant to seek?
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a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ACCURATE ANS FU
WER: C FU
Reasoning :- FU
>>The CCRN certification is appropriate for nursing attendants in bedside practice w
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ho care for critically illhospital clients. The ACNPC-
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AG certification is for acute care nursing attendant practitioners. The CNML is forcriti
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cal care nursing attendant managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for staff nu
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rsing attendants working in progressive care, intermediate care, or step-
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down unit settings. FU FU
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OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nursing attendants.
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TOPIC: Nursing Process Step: F U FU FU FU
N/AMSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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,3. The main purpose of certification is to
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a. assure the consumer that you will not make a mistake.
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b. prepare for graduate school.
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c. promote magnet status for your facility.
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d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing.
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ACCURATE ANSWER: D
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, Reasoning :- FU
>>Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in th
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e profession, and helps nursing attendants to maintain their knowledge of critical car
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e nursing. Certificationhelps to assure the consumer that the nursing attendant has a
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Uminimum level of knowledge; however, it does not ensure that care will be mistake-
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free. Certification does not prepare one for graduate school; however, achieving certi
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fication demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facili
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ties are rated on the number of certified nursing attendants; however, that isnot the
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purpose of certification. FU FU
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OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nursing attendants.
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TOPIC: Nursing Process Step: F U FU FU FU
N/AMSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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4. The synergy model of practice focuses on
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a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the hospital client 24 hours a day.
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b. holistic and alternative therapies. FU FU FU
c. the needs of hospital clients and their families, which drive nursing competency.
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d. hospital clients’ needs for energy and support. FU FU FU FU FU FU
ACCURATE ANSWER: C FU FU
Reasoning :- FU
>>The synergy model of practice states that the needs of hospital clients and fa
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milies influence and drive competencies of nursing attendants. Nursing practice b
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ased on the synergy model would involvetailored visiting to meet the hospital clie
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nt’s and family’s needs and the application of alternative therapies if desired by t
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he hospital client, but that is not the primary focus of the model.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge FU FU
REF: page. 6OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice fo
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r critical care nursing.
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TOPIC: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs CategoN
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5. The family of your critically ill hospital client tells you that they have not spoken wit
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h the physicianin over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarifi
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ed. During morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist an
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d arrange a meeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency of critical care n
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ursing does this represent? FU FU FU
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues FU FU FU FU FU FU FU
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills FU FU FU FU FU
c. Collaboration with hospital clients, families, and team members FU FU FU FU FU FU FU
d. Facilitation of learning for hospital clients, families, and team members
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ACCURATE ANSWER: C FU FU
Reasoning :- FU
>>Although one might consider that all of these competencies are being
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addressed, communication and collaboration with the family and physician
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best exemplify thecompetency of collaboration.
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