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1 Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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2 Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
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3 Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
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4 Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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5 Organ Donation
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6 Comfort and Sedation mf mf
7 Nutritional Therapy mf
8 Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
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9 Hemodynamic Monitoring mf
10 Ventilatory Assistance mf
11 Rapid Response Teams and Code Management
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12 Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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13 Cardiovascular Alterations mf
14 Nervous System Alterationsmf mf
15 Acute Respiratory Failure
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16 Acute Kidney Injury
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17 Hematological and Immune Disorders mf mf mf
18 Gastrointestinal Alterations mf
19 Endocrine Alterations mf
20 Trauma and Surgical Management
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,Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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Sole’s Introduction to Critical Care Nursing 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE mf
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing
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practice?
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ANS: A m f
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es. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American
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Nurses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine represe
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nts the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge mf mf
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al care practice.
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 year
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s and is interested in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for the
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nurse to seek? mf mf
a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
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The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for criti
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cally ill patients. The ACNPC-
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AG certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CNML is for critical care nur
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se managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressi
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ve care, intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
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OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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3. The main purpose of certification is to
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ofession, and helps nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care nursing.
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edge; 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 certific
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ation demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities a
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re rated on the number of certified nurses; however, that is not the purpose of certificati
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on.
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4. The synergy model of practice focuses on
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a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the patient 24 hours a day.
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ANS: C m f
The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families influence
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and drive competencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the synergy model would
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involve tailored visiting to meet the patient’s and family’s needs and the application of
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alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but that is not the primary focus of the m
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odel.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge mf mf
OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing. T
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OP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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5. The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the phy
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sician in over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified. During
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morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and arrange a meet
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ing with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency of critical care nursing does this re
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present?
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ANS: C m f
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munication and collaboration with the family and physician best exemplify the compet
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ency of collaboration.
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1 Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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2 Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
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3 Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
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4 Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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5 Organ Donation
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6 Comfort and Sedation mf mf
7 Nutritional Therapy mf
8 Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
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9 Hemodynamic Monitoring mf
10 Ventilatory Assistance mf
11 Rapid Response Teams and Code Management
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12 Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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13 Cardiovascular Alterations mf
14 Nervous System Alterationsmf mf
15 Acute Respiratory Failure
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16 Acute Kidney Injury
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17 Hematological and Immune Disorders mf mf mf
18 Gastrointestinal Alterations mf
19 Endocrine Alterations mf
20 Trauma and Surgical Management
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21 Burns
,Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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Sole’s Introduction to Critical Care Nursing 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE mf
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing
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practice?
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a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses mf mf mf mf
b. American Heart Association mf mf
c. American Nurses Association mf mf
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine mf mf mf mf
ANS: A m f
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Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical care nurs
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es. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American
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Nurses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine represe
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nts the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge mf mf
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critic
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al care practice.
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 year
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s and is interested in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for the
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nurse to seek? mf mf
a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
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ANS: C m f
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cally ill patients. The ACNPC-
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AG certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CNML is for critical care nur
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se managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressi
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ve care, intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge mf mf
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Step m f mf mf
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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. mf mf mf
c. promote magnet status for your facility. mf mf mf mf mf
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Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the pr
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ofession, and helps nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care nursing.
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Certification helps to assure the consumer that the nurse has a minimum level of knowl
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edge; 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 certific
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ation demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities a
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re rated on the number of certified nurses; however, that is not the purpose of certificati
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on.
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OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Stepm f mf mf
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a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the patient 24 hours a day.
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b. holistic and alternative therapies. mf mf mf
c. the needs of patients and their families, which drive nursing competency.
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ANS: C m f
The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families influence
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and drive competencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the synergy model would
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involve tailored visiting to meet the patient’s and family’s needs and the application of
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alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but that is not the primary focus of the m
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odel.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge mf mf
OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing. T
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OP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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5. The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the phy
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sician in over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified. During
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morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and arrange a meet
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ing with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency of critical care nursing does this re
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present?
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c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members mf mf mf mf mf mf
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ANS: C m f
Although one might consider that all of these competencies are being addressed, com
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munication and collaboration with the family and physician best exemplify the compet
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ency of collaboration.
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