,Sole's Introduction to Critical Care Nursing 9th Edition
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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
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7 Nutritional Therapy 6#
8 Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
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9 Hemodynamic Monitoring 6#
10 Ventilatory Assistance 6#
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 6#
14 Nervous System Alterations
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15 Acute Respiratory Failure
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16 Acute Kidney Injury
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17 Hematological and Immune Disorders 6# 6# 6#
18 Gastrointestinal Alterations 6#
19 Endocrine Alterations 6#
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 6#
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursin
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g practice?
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a. American Association of Critical- 6# 6# 6#
Care Nurses 6#
b. American Heart Association 6# 6#
c. American Nurses Association 6# 6#
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine 6# 6# 6# 6#
ANS: 6 # A
The American Association of Critical-
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Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical care nur
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ses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The Americ
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an Nurses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine rep
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resents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge 6# 6#
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support crit
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ical care practice. TOP: 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 nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 ye
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ars and is interested in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for
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the nurse to seek?
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a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS: 6 # C
The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for cri
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tically ill patients. The ACNPC-
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AG certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CNML is for critical care n
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urse managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progr
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essive care, intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge 6# 6#
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Ste 6 # 6# 6#
p: N/A6#
MSC: 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 mistak
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e.
b. prepare for graduate school. 6# 6# 6#
c. promote magnet status for your facility. 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing. 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
, ANS: 6 # D
Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the p
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rofession, 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 kno
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wledge; 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 certifi
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cation demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities
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are rated on the number of certified nurses; however, that is not the purpose of certif
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ication.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge 6# 6#
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: 6 # Nursing Process Ste 6# 6#
p: N/A6#
MSC: 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 patient 24 hours a day.
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b. holistic and alternative therapies. 6# 6# 6#
c. the needs of patients and their families, which drive nursing competenc
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y.
d. patients’ needs for energy and support. 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
ANS: 6 # C
The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families influenc
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e and drive competencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the synergy model wo
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uld involve tailored visiting to meet the patient’s and family’s needs and the applicati
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on of alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but that is not the primary focus
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of the model.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge 6# 6#
OBJ: 6 # Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing.
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TOP: 6 # Nursing Process Step: N/A 6# 6# 6#
MSC: 6 # 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 p
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hysician in over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified. Dur
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ing morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and arrange a
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6#meeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency of critical care nursing does
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#this represent? 6#
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team member 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
s
ANS: 6 # C
Although one might consider that all of these competencies are being addressed, co
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mmunication and collaboration with the family and physician best exemplify the com
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petency of collaboration. 6# 6#
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze/Analysis 6# 6#
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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
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7 Nutritional Therapy 6#
8 Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
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9 Hemodynamic Monitoring 6#
10 Ventilatory Assistance 6#
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 6#
14 Nervous System Alterations
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15 Acute Respiratory Failure
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16 Acute Kidney Injury
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17 Hematological and Immune Disorders 6# 6# 6#
18 Gastrointestinal Alterations 6#
19 Endocrine Alterations 6#
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 6#
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursin
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g practice?
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a. American Association of Critical- 6# 6# 6#
Care Nurses 6#
b. American Heart Association 6# 6#
c. American Nurses Association 6# 6#
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine 6# 6# 6# 6#
ANS: 6 # A
The American Association of Critical-
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Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical care nur
6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
ses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The Americ
6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
an Nurses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine rep
6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
resents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge 6# 6#
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support crit
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ical care practice. TOP: 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 nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 ye
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ars and is interested in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for
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the nurse to seek?
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a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS: 6 # C
The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for cri
6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
tically ill patients. The ACNPC-
6# 6# 6# 6#
AG certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CNML is for critical care n
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urse managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progr
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essive care, intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge 6# 6#
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Ste 6 # 6# 6#
p: N/A6#
MSC: 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 mistak
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e.
b. prepare for graduate school. 6# 6# 6#
c. promote magnet status for your facility. 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing. 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
, ANS: 6 # D
Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the p
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rofession, 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 kno
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wledge; 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 certifi
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cation demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities
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are rated on the number of certified nurses; however, that is not the purpose of certif
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ication.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge 6# 6#
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: 6 # Nursing Process Ste 6# 6#
p: N/A6#
MSC: 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 patient 24 hours a day.
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b. holistic and alternative therapies. 6# 6# 6#
c. the needs of patients and their families, which drive nursing competenc
6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
y.
d. patients’ needs for energy and support. 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
ANS: 6 # C
The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families influenc
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e and drive competencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the synergy model wo
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uld involve tailored visiting to meet the patient’s and family’s needs and the applicati
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on of alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but that is not the primary focus
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of the model.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge 6# 6#
OBJ: 6 # Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing.
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TOP: 6 # Nursing Process Step: N/A 6# 6# 6#
MSC: 6 # 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 p
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hysician in over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified. Dur
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ing morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and arrange a
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6#meeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency of critical care nursing does
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#this represent? 6#
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team member 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6# 6#
s
ANS: 6 # C
Although one might consider that all of these competencies are being addressed, co
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mmunication and collaboration with the family and physician best exemplify the com
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petency of collaboration. 6# 6#
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze/Analysis 6# 6#
