C HAPTER 01: C ARING FOR THE C RITICALLY
I LL P ATIENT
Urden: Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient was adm itted to a rural critical care unit in Montana. Critical
care nurses are assisting with monitoring and care of the patient from
the closest major city. What is this t ype of practice termed?
a. Tele-nursing
b. Tele-ICU
c. Tele-informatics
d. Tele-hospital
ANS: B
Tele-ICU is a form of telemedicine. Telemedicine was initially used in
outpatient areas, remote rural geographic locations, and areas where
there was a dearth of medical providers. Currentl y, there are tele -ICUs
in areas where there are limited resources onsi te. However, experts
(critical care nurses, intensivists) are located in a central distant site.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing
Process Step: Evaluation TOP: Caring for the Criticall y Ill
Patient MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Int egrit y: Reduction of
Risk Potential
, 2. Which core competency for interprofessional practice can be described
as working with individuals of other professions to maintain a climate of
mutual respect and shared values?
a. Interprofessional teamwork and team -based care
b. Values and ethics for interprofessional practice
c. Interprofessional communication
d. Roles and responsibilities for collaborative practice
ANS: B
Values and ethics for interprofessional practice mean working with
individuals of other professions to ma intain a climate of mutual respect
and shared values. Roles and responsibilities for collaborative practice
include using knowledge of one’s own role and the roles of other
professions to appropriatel y assess and address the health care needs of
the patients and populations served.
Interprofessional communication includes communicating with
patients, families, communities, and other health professionals in a
responsive and responsible manner that supports a team approach to
maintaining health and treatment of disease. Interprofessional
teamwork and team -based care means appl ying relationship -building
values and principles of team dynamics to perform effectivel y in
different team roles to plan and deliver patient population -centered
care that is safe, timel y, efficient, effective, and equitable.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering OBJ: Nursing
Process Step: N/A TOP: Caring for the Criticall y Ill Patient
MSC: NC LEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Coordinated Care
I LL P ATIENT
Urden: Priorities in Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient was adm itted to a rural critical care unit in Montana. Critical
care nurses are assisting with monitoring and care of the patient from
the closest major city. What is this t ype of practice termed?
a. Tele-nursing
b. Tele-ICU
c. Tele-informatics
d. Tele-hospital
ANS: B
Tele-ICU is a form of telemedicine. Telemedicine was initially used in
outpatient areas, remote rural geographic locations, and areas where
there was a dearth of medical providers. Currentl y, there are tele -ICUs
in areas where there are limited resources onsi te. However, experts
(critical care nurses, intensivists) are located in a central distant site.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: Nursing
Process Step: Evaluation TOP: Caring for the Criticall y Ill
Patient MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Int egrit y: Reduction of
Risk Potential
, 2. Which core competency for interprofessional practice can be described
as working with individuals of other professions to maintain a climate of
mutual respect and shared values?
a. Interprofessional teamwork and team -based care
b. Values and ethics for interprofessional practice
c. Interprofessional communication
d. Roles and responsibilities for collaborative practice
ANS: B
Values and ethics for interprofessional practice mean working with
individuals of other professions to ma intain a climate of mutual respect
and shared values. Roles and responsibilities for collaborative practice
include using knowledge of one’s own role and the roles of other
professions to appropriatel y assess and address the health care needs of
the patients and populations served.
Interprofessional communication includes communicating with
patients, families, communities, and other health professionals in a
responsive and responsible manner that supports a team approach to
maintaining health and treatment of disease. Interprofessional
teamwork and team -based care means appl ying relationship -building
values and principles of team dynamics to perform effectivel y in
different team roles to plan and deliver patient population -centered
care that is safe, timel y, efficient, effective, and equitable.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering OBJ: Nursing
Process Step: N/A TOP: Caring for the Criticall y Ill Patient
MSC: NC LEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Coordinated Care
