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Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing A
MULTIPLE CHOICE The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization
that supports and represents critical care nurses. The American Heart
1. Which of the following professional organizations Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American Nurses
best supports critical care nursing practice? Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses represents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an
b. American Heart Association intensivist.
c. American Nurses Association
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine
2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the C
surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care
in certification. Which credential would be most for critically ill patients. The ACNPC-AG certification is for acute care nurse
applicable for the nurse to seek? practitioners. The CNML is for critical care nurse managers or leaders. The
a. ACNPC-AG PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressive care, intermediate
b. CNML care, or step-down unit settings.
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
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3. The main purpose of certification is to D
a. assure the consumer that you will not make a mistake. Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in
b. prepare for graduate school. the profession, and helps nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care
c. promote magnet status for your facility. nursing. Certification helps to assure the consumer that the nurse has a
d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing. minimum level of knowledge; however, it does not ensure that care will be
mistake-free. Certification does not prepare one for graduate school; however,
achieving certification demonstrates motivation for achievement and
professionalism. Magnet facilities are rated on the number of certified nurses;
however, that is not the purpose of certification.
4. The synergy model of practice focuses on C
a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the patient 24 hours The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families
a day. influence and drive competencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the
b. holistic and alternative therapies. synergy model would involve tailored visiting to meet the patient's and family's
c. the needs of patients and their families, which drive needs and the application of alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but
nursing competency. that is not the primary focus of the model.
d. patients' needs for energy and support.
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5. The family of your critically ill patient tells you that C
they have not spoken with the physician in over 24 Although one might consider that all of these competencies are being
hours and that they have some questions they want addressed, communication and collaboration with the family and physician best
clarified. During morning rounds, you convey this exemplify the competency of collaboration.
concern to the attending intensivist and arrange a
meeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency
of critical care nursing does this represent?
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills
c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team
members
d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team
members
6. The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care D
Nursing Practice use what framework to guide critical The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice delineate the
care nursing practice? nursing process as applied to critically ill patients: collect data, determine
a. Evidence-based practice diagnoses, identify expected outcomes, develop a plan of care, implement
b. Healthy work environment interventions, and evaluate care. AACN promotes a healthy work environment,
c. National Patient Safety Goals but this is not included in its standards. The Joint Commission has established
d. Nursing process National Patient Safety Goals, but these are not the AACN standards.
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Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing A
MULTIPLE CHOICE The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization
that supports and represents critical care nurses. The American Heart
1. Which of the following professional organizations Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American Nurses
best supports critical care nursing practice? Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses represents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an
b. American Heart Association intensivist.
c. American Nurses Association
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine
2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the C
surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care
in certification. Which credential would be most for critically ill patients. The ACNPC-AG certification is for acute care nurse
applicable for the nurse to seek? practitioners. The CNML is for critical care nurse managers or leaders. The
a. ACNPC-AG PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressive care, intermediate
b. CNML care, or step-down unit settings.
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
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3. The main purpose of certification is to D
a. assure the consumer that you will not make a mistake. Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in
b. prepare for graduate school. the profession, and helps nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care
c. promote magnet status for your facility. nursing. Certification helps to assure the consumer that the nurse has a
d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing. minimum level of knowledge; however, it does not ensure that care will be
mistake-free. Certification does not prepare one for graduate school; however,
achieving certification demonstrates motivation for achievement and
professionalism. Magnet facilities are rated on the number of certified nurses;
however, that is not the purpose of certification.
4. The synergy model of practice focuses on C
a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the patient 24 hours The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patients and families
a day. influence and drive competencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the
b. holistic and alternative therapies. synergy model would involve tailored visiting to meet the patient's and family's
c. the needs of patients and their families, which drive needs and the application of alternative therapies if desired by the patient, but
nursing competency. that is not the primary focus of the model.
d. patients' needs for energy and support.
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5. The family of your critically ill patient tells you that C
they have not spoken with the physician in over 24 Although one might consider that all of these competencies are being
hours and that they have some questions they want addressed, communication and collaboration with the family and physician best
clarified. During morning rounds, you convey this exemplify the competency of collaboration.
concern to the attending intensivist and arrange a
meeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency
of critical care nursing does this represent?
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills
c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team
members
d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team
members
6. The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care D
Nursing Practice use what framework to guide critical The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice delineate the
care nursing practice? nursing process as applied to critically ill patients: collect data, determine
a. Evidence-based practice diagnoses, identify expected outcomes, develop a plan of care, implement
b. Healthy work environment interventions, and evaluate care. AACN promotes a healthy work environment,
c. National Patient Safety Goals but this is not included in its standards. The Joint Commission has established
d. Nursing process National Patient Safety Goals, but these are not the AACN standards.
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