NR 341 Exam 1 Study Guide | LATTEST GUIDE

▪ Describe the importance of professional organizations & characteristics of the AACN & SCCM o American Association of Critical-Care Nursing (AACN) ▪ Mission: focuses on assisting acute and critical care nurses to attain knowledge and influence to deliver excellent care ▪ Values: accountability, advocacy, integrity, collaboration, leadership, stewardship, lifelong learning, quality, innovation, and commitment ▪ Benefits of Membership: continuing education offerings, educational advancement scholarships, research grants, awards, and several official publications o Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) ▪ Mission: to secure the highest-quality care for all critically ill and injured patients ▪ Vision: to have a health care systemin which all critically ill and injured persons receive care from a multi-professional team directed by an intensivist. ▪ Is dedicated to ensuring excellence and consistency in critical care practice through education, research, and advocacy ▪ Why is it important for nurses to obtain certification? o Certification validates knowledge of critical care nursing, promotes professional excellence, an helps nurses to maintain a current knowledge base o Competencies of Nurses Caring for the Critically Ill ▪ Clinical judgement and clinical reasoning skills ▪ Advocacy and moral agency in identifying and resolving ethical issues ▪ Caring practices that are tailored to the uniqueness of the patient and family ▪ Collaboration with patients, family members, and health care team members ▪ Systems thinking that promotes holistic nursing care ▪ Response to diversity ▪ Facilitator of learning for patients and family members, team members, and the community ▪ Clinical inquiry and innovation to promote the best patient outcome ▪ Describe patient safety goals & examples o Improve Accuracy of Patient Safety Goals ▪ Use at least 2 identifiers ▪ Ensure correct patient identification for blood transfusions o Improve Communication among Health Care Providers ▪ Report clinical results of tests and diagnostic procedures on a timely basis o Improve Medication Safety ▪ Label all medications and containers, including syringes and medicine cups ▪ Reduce harm association with administration of anticoagulants ▪ Reconcile medications across the continuum of care o Use Alarms Safely ▪ Ensure that alarms are audible and respond to them in a timely manner o Reduce Risk of Health Care-Associated Infection ▪ Comply with guidelines for hand hygiene ▪ Implement evidence-based guidelines to prevent: ● Infection with multidrug-resistant organisms ● Central-line associated bloodstream infections ● Surgical site infections ● Catheter-associated urinary tract infections o Identify Safety Risks ▪ Assess patients for suicidal risk o Prevent Complications Associated with Surgery and Procedures ▪ Conduct a pre-procedure verification process to ensure that surgery is done on the correct patient and site ▪ Mark the correct procedure site