NURSING 9TH EDITION BY MARYBETH & LAUREN
,Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
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1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing pract
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Care nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical care nursi
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ng attendants. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The
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American Nurses Association supports all nursing attendants. The Society of Critical Car
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eMedicine represents the multiprofessional critical care team under the direction of an i
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OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critic
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al carepractice.
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2. A nursing attendant has been working as a staff nursing attendant in the surgical intens
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ive care unit for 2 years and isinterested in certification. Which credential would be mos
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t applicable for the nursing attendant to seek?
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a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
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care for critically illhospital clients. The ACNPC-
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AG certification is for acute care nursing attendant practitioners. The CNML is forcritical
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, care nursing attendant managers or leaders. The PCCN certification is for staff nursing
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attendants working in progressive care, intermediate care, or step-down unit settings.
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OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nursing attendants.
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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. HV HV HV
c. promote magnet status for your facility. HV HV HV HV HV
d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing.
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rofession, and helps nursing attendants to maintain their knowledge of critical care nurs
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ing. Certificationhelps to assure the consumer that the nursing attendant has a minimu
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m 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 certific
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ation demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities a
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re rated on the number of certified nursing attendants; however, that isnot the purpose
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of certification.
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4. The synergy model of practice focuses on
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a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the hospital client 24 hours a day.
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c. the needs of hospital clients and their families, which drive nursing competency.
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5. The family of your critically ill hospital client tells you that they have not spoken with th
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e physicianin over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified. Dur
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ing morning rounds, you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and arrange
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a meeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which competency of critical care nursing does t
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