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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 bn




8 Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
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9 Hemodynamic Monitoring bn




10 Ventilatory Assistance bn




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 bn




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 bn bn bn




18 Gastrointestinal Alterations bn




19 Endocrine Alterations bn




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 bn




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



b. American Heart Association bn bn



c. American Nurses Association bn bn



d. Society of Critical Care Medicine bn bn bn bn




ANS: A b 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 bn bn



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? bn bn



a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS: C b n



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 bn bn



OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Step b n bn bn



: 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. bn bn bn



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



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

, ANS: D b 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 bn bn



OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses.
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TOP: Nursing Process Step b n bn bn



: N/Abn



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. bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn



b. holistic and alternative therapies. bn bn bn



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




ANS: C b 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 bn bn



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 bn bn bn bn bn bn bn



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



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



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




ANS: C b 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 bn bn

, 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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6. The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice use what framework
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to guide critical care nursing practice?
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a. Evidence-based practice bn



b. Healthy work environment bn bn



c. National Patient Safety Goals bn bn bn



d. Nursing process bn




ANS: D b n



The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice delineate the nursing
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process as applied to critically ill patients: collect data, determine diagnoses, identify ex
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pected outcomes, develop a plan of care, implement interventions, and evaluate care. A
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ACN promotes a healthy work environment, but this is not included in its standards.
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The Joint Commission has established National Patient Safety Goals, but these are not t
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he AACN standards.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge bn bn



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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7. The charge nurse is responsible for making the patient assignments on the critical care u
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nit. An experienced, certified nurse is assigned to care for the acutely ill patient with sep
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sis who also requires continuous renal replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation.
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The nurse with less than 1 year of experience is assigned to two patients who are more sta
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ble. This assignment reflects implementation of the
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a. crew resource management model. bn bn bn



b. National Patient Safety Goals. bn bn bn



c. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) model. bn bn bn bn bn bn bn



d. synergy model of practice. bn bn bn




ANS: D b n



This assignment demonstrates nursing care to meet the needs of the patient. The synergy
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model notes that the nurse competencies are matched to the patient characteristics. Crew
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resource management concepts are related to team training; National Patient Safety Goa
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ls are specified by The Joint Commission to promote safe care but do not incorporate th
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e synergy model. The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses initiative involves target
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ed education of undergraduate and graduate nursing students on quality and safety conc
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epts.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze/Analysis bn bn



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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