Introduction to Critical Care Nursing 7th Edition by Mary Lou Sole Deborah G. Klein and Marthe J. Moseley Test Bank Updated Latest 2026–2027 Critical Care Nursing Intensive Care Adult Health Nursing NCLEX Exam Questions with Verified Answers for BSN RN AD

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Chapter 01: Overview of Critica Care Nursing
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Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critica Care Experience
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Chapter 03: Ethica and Lega Issues in Critica Care Nursing
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Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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Chapter 05: Comfort and Sedation
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Chapter 06: Nutritiona Therapy
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Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
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Chapter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring
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Chapter 09: Ventilatory Assistance
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Chapter 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Management
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Chapter 11: Organ Donation
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Chapter 12: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
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Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Alterations
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Chapter 14: Nervous System Alterations
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Chapter 15: Acute Respiratory Failure
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Chapter 16: Acute Kidney Injury
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Chapter 17: Gastrointestina Alterations
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Chapter 17: Hematologica and Immune DisordersChapter
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19: Endocrine Alterations
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Chapter 20: Trauma and Surgica Management
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Chapter 21: Burns
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Chapterj l 01:j l Overviewj l ofj l Criticalj l Carej l Nursing

MULTIPLEj l CHOICE
 Thejlfamily members of a critically ill, 90-year-old patient bring in a copy of the FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY




patients living will to the hospital, which identifies the patients wishes regarding health
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care. You discuss contents of the living will withthe patients physician. This is an
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example of implementation of which of the AACN Standards of Professional
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Performance?


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b. Acts ethically on the behalf of the patient and family
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c. Considers factors related to safe patient care FY FY FY FY FY FY




d. Uses clinical inquiry and integrates research FY FY FY FY FY FY




findings in practiceANS: B FY FY F
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Discussing end-of-life issues is an example of a nurse acting ethically on behalf of the
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patient and family. Theexample does not relate to acquiring knowledge, promoting
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patient safety, or using research in practice.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 5 | Box 1-2
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OBJ: Describe standards of care and performance for critical
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care nursing.TOP: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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 Which of the following assists the critical care nurse in ensuring that care is
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appropriate and based onresearch? FY FY FY F
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a. Clinical practice guidelines FY FY




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b. Computerized physician order entry FY FY FY




c. Consulting with advanced practice nurses FY FY FY FY




d. Implementing Joint Commission National F Y F Y F Y F Y




Patient Safety GoalsANS: A F Y F Y F
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Clinical practice guidelines are being implemented to ensure that care is
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appropriate and based on research.Some physician order entry pathways, but not
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all, are based on research recommendations. Some advancedpractice nurses, but not
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all, are well versed in evidence-based practices. The National Patient Safety Goals are
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recommendations to reduce errors using evidence-based practices. FY FY FY FY FY FY




DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 7
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OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing.
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TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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 Comparing the patients current (home) medications with those ordered during FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY




hospitalization and communicating a complete list of medications to the next FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY




provider when the patient is transferred within anorganization or to another setting
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are strategies to:
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a. improve accuracy of patient identification. FY FY FY FY




b. prevent errors related to look-alike and sound-alike medications.
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c. reconcile medications across the continuum of care. FY FY FY FY FY FY




d. reduce harms associated with administration of anticoagulants.
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These are steps recommended in the National Patient Safety Goals to reconcile
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medications across the continuum of care. Improving accuracy of patient FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY




identification is another National Patient Safety Goal. Preventing errors related to FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY




look-alike and sound-alike medications is done to improve medication safety, not FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY




medication reconciliation. Reducing harms associated with administration of F Y F Y F Y F Y F Y F Y F Y F Y




anticoagulants is another Nationa Patient Safety Goal. F Y F Y F Y FY FY FY




DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 6 | Box 1-3
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OBJ: Describe quality and safety initiatives related to critical care nursing.
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TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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 As part of nursing management of a critically ill patient, orders are written to
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keep the head of the bed elevated at 30 degrees, awaken the patient from sedation
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each morning to assess readiness to wean frommechanical ventilation, and
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implement oral care protocols every 4 hours. These interventions are done as agroup FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY F
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to reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia. This group of evidence-based
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interventions is often called a: FY FY FY FY




a. bundle of care. FY FY




b. clinical practice guideline. FY FY




c. patient safety goal. FY FY




d. quality improvement initiative. F Y F Y




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A group of evidence-based interventions done as a whole to improve outcomes is
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termed abundle of care. This is an example ofthe ventilator bundle. Oftentimes these
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bundles are derived from clinical practice guidelines and are monitored for compliance
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as part of quality improvement initiatives. At some point, these may becomepart of
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patient safety goals. FY FY




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