CRITICAL CARE NURSING
Introduction To Critical Care Nursing 9th Edition||Updated Chapters
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Which of the following strategies will assist in creating a healthy work environment for the critical
care
nurse? (Select all that apply.)
a. Celebrating improved outcomes from a nurse-driven protocol with a pizza party
b. Implementing a medication safety program designed by pharmacists
c. Modifying the staffing pattern to ensure a 1:1 nurse/patient ratio
d. Offering quarterly joint nurse-physician workshops to discuss unit issues
e. Using the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) technique for handoff
communication
➢ Celebrating improved outcomes from a nurse-driven protocol with a pizza party
d. Offering quarterly joint nurse-physician workshops to discuss unit issues
e. Using the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) technique for handoff
communication
Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice?
➢ American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is
interested in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for her to seek?
➢ c. CCRN
The main purpose of certification is to:
➢ d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing.
The synergy model of practice focuses on:
➢ c. needs of patients and their families, which drives nursing competency.
The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the physician in over 24
hours and they have some questions that they want clarified. During morning rounds, you convey this
concern to the attending intensivist and arrange for her to meet with the family at 4:00 PM in the
conference room. Which competency of critical care nursing does this represent?
, ➢ c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members
The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice use what framework to guide critical
care nursing practice?
➢ d. Nursing process
The charge nurse is responsible for making the patient assignments on the critical care unit. She
assigns the
experienced, certified nurse to care for the acutely ill patient with sepsis who also requires continuous
renal
replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation. She assigns the nurse with less than 1 year of
experience to
two patients who are more stable. This assignment reflects implementation of the:
➢ d. synergy model of practice
The vision of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is a healthcare system driven by:
➢ c. the needs of critically ill patients and families.
The most important outcome of effective communication is to:
➢ d. reduce patient errors.
You call the intensivist with the following report. Im calling about
Mrs. P., your 65-year-old patient in CCU 10. Her urine for the past 2 hours totaled only 40 mL. She
arrived from surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm 4 hours ago and remains intubated. In the past 2
hours, her HR has increased from 80 to 100 beats per minute and her blood pressure has
decreased from 128/82 to 100/70 mm Hg. She is being given an infusion of normal saline at 100 mL
per hour.
Her right atrial pressure through the subclavian central line is low at 3 mm Hg. Her urine is
concentrated. He
BUN and creatinine levels have been stable and normal. Her abdominal dressing is dry with no
indication of bleeding. My assessment suggests that Mrs. P. is hypovolemic and I would like you to
consider
increasing her fluids or giving her a fluid challenge. Using the SBAR the
information the nurse gives about the patients history and vital signs is:
➢ b. Background
The family members of a critically ill, 90-year-old patient bring in a copy of the patients living will to
the
hospital, which identifies the patients wishes regarding health care. You discuss contents of the living
will with
Introduction To Critical Care Nursing 9th Edition||Updated Chapters
1-21||Verified Questions & Well Elaborated Answers With
Rationales||Latest Version|| Graded A+
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Which of the following strategies will assist in creating a healthy work environment for the critical
care
nurse? (Select all that apply.)
a. Celebrating improved outcomes from a nurse-driven protocol with a pizza party
b. Implementing a medication safety program designed by pharmacists
c. Modifying the staffing pattern to ensure a 1:1 nurse/patient ratio
d. Offering quarterly joint nurse-physician workshops to discuss unit issues
e. Using the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) technique for handoff
communication
➢ Celebrating improved outcomes from a nurse-driven protocol with a pizza party
d. Offering quarterly joint nurse-physician workshops to discuss unit issues
e. Using the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) technique for handoff
communication
Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice?
➢ American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is
interested in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for her to seek?
➢ c. CCRN
The main purpose of certification is to:
➢ d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing.
The synergy model of practice focuses on:
➢ c. needs of patients and their families, which drives nursing competency.
The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the physician in over 24
hours and they have some questions that they want clarified. During morning rounds, you convey this
concern to the attending intensivist and arrange for her to meet with the family at 4:00 PM in the
conference room. Which competency of critical care nursing does this represent?
, ➢ c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members
The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice use what framework to guide critical
care nursing practice?
➢ d. Nursing process
The charge nurse is responsible for making the patient assignments on the critical care unit. She
assigns the
experienced, certified nurse to care for the acutely ill patient with sepsis who also requires continuous
renal
replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation. She assigns the nurse with less than 1 year of
experience to
two patients who are more stable. This assignment reflects implementation of the:
➢ d. synergy model of practice
The vision of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is a healthcare system driven by:
➢ c. the needs of critically ill patients and families.
The most important outcome of effective communication is to:
➢ d. reduce patient errors.
You call the intensivist with the following report. Im calling about
Mrs. P., your 65-year-old patient in CCU 10. Her urine for the past 2 hours totaled only 40 mL. She
arrived from surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm 4 hours ago and remains intubated. In the past 2
hours, her HR has increased from 80 to 100 beats per minute and her blood pressure has
decreased from 128/82 to 100/70 mm Hg. She is being given an infusion of normal saline at 100 mL
per hour.
Her right atrial pressure through the subclavian central line is low at 3 mm Hg. Her urine is
concentrated. He
BUN and creatinine levels have been stable and normal. Her abdominal dressing is dry with no
indication of bleeding. My assessment suggests that Mrs. P. is hypovolemic and I would like you to
consider
increasing her fluids or giving her a fluid challenge. Using the SBAR the
information the nurse gives about the patients history and vital signs is:
➢ b. Background
The family members of a critically ill, 90-year-old patient bring in a copy of the patients living will to
the
hospital, which identifies the patients wishes regarding health care. You discuss contents of the living
will with
