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,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 pn




8 Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
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9 Hemodynamic Monitoring pn




10 Ventilatory Assistance pn




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 pn




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 pn pn pn




18 Gastrointestinal Alterations pn




19 Endocrine Alterations pn




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 pn




1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing
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practice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses pn pn pn pn



b. American Heart Association pn pn



c. American Nurses Association pn pn



d. Society of Critical Care Medicine pn pn pn pn




ANS: A p n



The American Association of Critical-
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Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical care nurse
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s. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American N
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urses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine represents
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the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge pn pn



OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critica
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l 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 years
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and is interested in certification. Which credential would be most applicable for the nu
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rse to seek? pn pn



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 critic
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ally ill patients. The ACNPC-
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AG certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CNML is for critical care nurs
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e managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressiv
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e care, intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge pn pn



OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Step p n pn pn



: N/A
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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 mistake.
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b. prepare for graduate school. pn pn pn



c. promote magnet status for your facility. pn pn pn pn pn



d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing. pn pn pn pn pn

, ANS: D p n



Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the pro
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fession, 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 knowle
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dge; 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 certifica
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tion demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities are
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rated on the number of certified nurses; however, that is not the purpose of certification.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge pn pn



OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Step p n pn pn



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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. pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn



b. holistic and alternative therapies. pn pn pn



c. the needs of patients and their families, which drive nursing competency.
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d. patients’ needs for energy and support. pn pn pn pn pn




ANS: C p n



The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families influence a
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nd drive competencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the synergy model would in
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volve tailored visiting to meet the patient’s and family’s needs and the application of alt
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ernative therapies if desired by the patient, but that is not the primary focus of the mode
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l.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge pn pn



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 phys
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ician in over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified. During m
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orning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and arrange a meeting
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with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency of critical care nursing does this repres
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ent?
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues pn pn pn pn pn pn pn



b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills pn pn pn pn pn



c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members pn pn pn pn pn pn



d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team members pn pn pn pn pn pn pn pn




ANS: C p n



Although one might consider that all of these competencies are being addressed, comm
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unication and collaboration with the family and physician best exemplify the competenc
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y of collaboration.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze/Analysis pn pn
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