CRITICAL CARE NURSING
TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE
NURSING, 8TH EDITION, MARY LOU SOLE, DEBORAH KLEIN,
MARTHE MOSELEY, ISBN: 9780323641937, ISBN: 9780323749732
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
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Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical 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: Nutritional 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: Gastrointestinal Alterations
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Chapter 17: Hematological and Immune Disorders
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Chapter 19: Endocrine Alterations
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Chapter 20: Trauma and Surgical Management
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Chapter 21: Burns
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Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing q q q q q q
MULTIPLE CHOICE q
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice?
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a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses q q q q
b. American Heart Association q q
c. American Nurses Association q q
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine q q q q
ANS: A q
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents
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critical care nurses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American
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Nurses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine represents the
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multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4
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OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critical care practice.
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qTOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: 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 and is interested in
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qcertification. Which credential would be most applicable for her to seek?
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a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS: C q
The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for critically ill patients. The
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qACNPC certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CCNS certification is for critical care clinical
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qnurse specialists. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressive care, intermediate care, or
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 5
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OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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q MSC: NCLEX: 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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c. promote magnet status for your facility. q q q q q
d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing.q q q q q
ANS: D q
Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the profession, and helps
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q nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care nursing. Certification helps to assure the consumer that
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qthe nurse has a minimum level of knowledge; 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 certification demonstrates
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: pp. 4-5
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OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: 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 each day.
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b. holistic and alternative therapies. q q q
c. needs of patients and their families, which drives nursing competency.
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d. patients needs for energy and support. q q q q q
ANS: C q
The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families influence and drive
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qcompetencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the synergy model would involve tailored visiting to meet the
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patients and familys needs and application of alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but that is not
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the primary focus of the model.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 5 | Fig. 1-3
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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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5. The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the physician in over
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q24 hours and they have some questions that they want clarified. During morning rounds, you convey this
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qconcern to the attending intensivist and arrange for her to meet with the family at 4:00 PM in the
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qconference room. Which competency of critical care nursing does this represent?
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TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE
NURSING, 8TH EDITION, MARY LOU SOLE, DEBORAH KLEIN,
MARTHE MOSELEY, ISBN: 9780323641937, ISBN: 9780323749732
Studypark
, 1
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents q q
1
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
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Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
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Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-Life Care
q q q q q 42
Chapter 05: Comfort and Sedation
q q q q q 56
Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy
q q q q 69
Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
q q q q q 83
Chapter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring
q q q q 117
Chapter 09: Ventilatory Assistance
q q q 137
Chapter 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Management
q q q q q q q 156
Chapter 11: Organ Donation
q q q q 171
Chapter 12: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
q q q q q q q q 189
Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Alterations
q q q q 207
Chapter 14: Nervous System Alterations
q q q q 225
Chapter 15: Acute Respiratory Failure
q q q q q 243
Chapter 16: Acute Kidney Injury
q q q q q 260
Chapter 17: Gastrointestinal Alterations
q q q q 285
Chapter 17: Hematological and Immune Disorders
q q q q q 312
Chapter 19: Endocrine Alterations
q q q q 341
Chapter 20: Trauma and Surgical Management
q q q q q 361
Chapter 21: Burns
q q q 377
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Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing q q q q q q
MULTIPLE CHOICE q
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice?
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a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses q q q q
b. American Heart Association q q
c. American Nurses Association q q
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine q q q q
ANS: A q
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents
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critical care nurses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American
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Nurses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine represents the
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multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an intensivist.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4
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OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critical care practice.
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qTOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: 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 and is interested in
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
qcertification. Which credential would be most applicable for her to seek?
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a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS: C q
The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for critically ill patients. The
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
qACNPC certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CCNS certification is for critical care clinical
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qnurse specialists. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressive care, intermediate care, or
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qstep-down unit settings. q q
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 5
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OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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q MSC: NCLEX: 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. q q q
c. promote magnet status for your facility. q q q q q
d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing.q q q q q
ANS: D q
Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the profession, and helps
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
q nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care nursing. Certification helps to assure the consumer that
q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q
qthe nurse has a minimum level of knowledge; 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 certification demonstrates
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q motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities are rated on the number of certified
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qnurses; however, that is not the purpose of certification.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: pp. 4-5
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OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
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MSC: NCLEX: 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 each day.
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b. holistic and alternative therapies. q q q
c. needs of patients and their families, which drives nursing competency.
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d. patients needs for energy and support. q q q q q
ANS: C q
The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families influence and drive
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qcompetencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the synergy model would involve tailored visiting to meet the
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patients and familys needs and application of alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but that is not
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the primary focus of the model.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 5 | Fig. 1-3
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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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5. The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the physician in over
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q24 hours and they have some questions that they want clarified. During morning rounds, you convey this
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qconcern to the attending intensivist and arrange for her to meet with the family at 4:00 PM in the
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qconference room. Which competency of critical care nursing does this represent?
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