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Chapter 1 Critical Care Nursing Practice: Promoting Excellence-Caring,Collaboration
Evidence
1. A Nurse Is The Only One In The Icu Who Has Not Achieved Certification In Critical
Care Nursing. She Often Will Ask Her Fellow Nurses What To Do In Caring For A
Patient BecauseShe Doubts The Accuracy Of Her Knowledge And Her Intuition. She
Loves Her Work But Wishes She Could Do It With A Greater Level Of Competence.
What Is The Most ImportantEffect That Obtaining Certification Would Likely Have
On The Nurses Practice?
A) Recognition By Peers
B) Increase In Salary And Rank
C) More Flexibility In Seeking Employment
D) Increased Confidence In Making Decisions
2. A Hospital Interviews Two Different Candidates For A Position In The Icu. Both
CandidatesHave Around 10 Years Of Experience Working In The Icu. Both Have
Excellent Interpersonal Skills And Highly Positive References. One, However, Has
Certification In Critical Care Nursing. Which Of The Following Is The Most
Compelling And Accurate ReasonFor The Hospital To Hire The Candidate With
Certification?
A) The Certified Nurse Will Have More Knowledge And Expertise.
B) The Certified Nurse Will Behave More Ethically.
C) The Certified Nurse Will Be More Caring Toward Patients.
D) The Certified Nurse Will Work More Collaboratively With Other Nurses.
3. A Nurse Is Caring For An Elderly Man Recently Admitted To The Icu Following A
Stroke. SheAssesses His Cognitive Function Using A New Cognitive Assessment Test
She Learned About InA Recent Article In A Nursing Journal. She Then Brings A Cup Of
Water And A Straw To The Patient Because She Observes That His Lips Are Dry. Later,
She Has The Patient Sit In A Wheelchair And Takes Him To Have Some Blood Tests
Performed. He Objects At First, Saying That He Can Walk On His Own, But The Nurse
Explains That It Is Hospital Policy To Use The Wheelchair. That Evening, She
Recognizes Signs Of An Imminent Stroke In The Patient And Immediately Pages The
Physician. Which Action Taken By The Nurse Is The Best Example Of Evidence-Based
Practice?
A) Giving The Patient A Cup Of Water
B) Transferring The Patient In A Wheelchair
C) Using The Cognitive Assessment Test
,D) Recognizing Signs Of Imminent Stroke And Paging The Physician
, 4. A Nurse Is On A Committee That Is Trying To Reduce The Occurrence Of Hospital-
Acquired Infections In The Icu. Her Role Is To Conduct Research To Find Which
Interventions Have Been Shown To Be Most Effective In Reducing These Infections.
She Consults Many DifferentSources And Finds Conflicting Information. Which Of The
Following Sources Should She Consider The Most Authoritative?
A) Aacn Expert Panel Report
B) A Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials In The American Journal Of
Nursing
C) A Systematic Review Of Qualitative Studies In The Journal Of Advanced Nursing
D) A Single Randomized Controlled Trial In The American Journal Of Critical Care
5. A Nurse Who Has Been Recently Hired To Manage The Nursing Staff Of The Icu Is
ConcernedAt The Lack Of Evidence-Based Practice She Sees Among The Staff. Which
Of The Following Would Be The Best Step For Her To Take To Promote Incorporating
Evidence Into Clinical Practice?
A) Only Hire Nurses Certified In Critical Care Nursing.
B) Leave Copies Of Several Different Nursing Journals In The Nurses Lounge.
C) Demonstrate To The Staff The Best Nursing-Related Search Terms To Use In
Google OrYahoo!
D) Introduce The Staff To The Pubmed Search Engine And Assign Them Topics To
ResearchOn It.
6. A Physician Visits A Patient In The Icu While The Nurse Is Out. The Patient
Complains ThatThe Pain Medication Is Not Effective And That He Would Like To
Receive An Increased Dose. The Physician Has The Nurse Paged And Consults With
Him In The Hallway Regarding The Patients Request For Stronger Pain Medication.
The Nurse Explains That Patient Was StartedOn A Morphine Drip Only 20 Minutes
Ago And That The Drug Has Not Had Time To Take EffectYet. The Physician Agrees
And Tells The Patient To Give It Just A Bit More Time. Which Component Of A
Healthy Work Environment Is Most Evident In This Scenario?
A) Skilled Communication
B) Appropriate Staffing
C) True Collaboration
D) Meaningful Recognition
7. A Nurse In The Icu Is Responding To A Patient Who Has Just Gone Into Cardiac
Arrest. A Moment Later, The Nurse Is Notified That Another Patient Has Just Gone
Into AnaphylacticShock Due To A Drug Allergy. She Is Conflicted As To What To
Do, As She Is The Only NurseAvailable At The Moment To Tend To Both Patients.
Which Component Of A Healthy WorkEnvironment Is Lacking In This Scenario?
A) Effective Decision Making
Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach 11th Edition
By Patricia Gonce Morton Rn Phd Latest 2024 With Correct Questions
&Answers 100% Graded A+
Printend Pdf| Original Direct From Publisher|100% Verified
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11th edition
Complete Test Bank, All Chapter Are Included
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, CRITICAL CARE NURSING A
HOLISTIC APPROACH 11TH
EDITION TEST BANK
Chapter 1 Critical Care Nursing Practice: Promoting Excellence-Caring,Collaboration
Evidence
1. A Nurse Is The Only One In The Icu Who Has Not Achieved Certification In Critical
Care Nursing. She Often Will Ask Her Fellow Nurses What To Do In Caring For A
Patient BecauseShe Doubts The Accuracy Of Her Knowledge And Her Intuition. She
Loves Her Work But Wishes She Could Do It With A Greater Level Of Competence.
What Is The Most ImportantEffect That Obtaining Certification Would Likely Have
On The Nurses Practice?
A) Recognition By Peers
B) Increase In Salary And Rank
C) More Flexibility In Seeking Employment
D) Increased Confidence In Making Decisions
2. A Hospital Interviews Two Different Candidates For A Position In The Icu. Both
CandidatesHave Around 10 Years Of Experience Working In The Icu. Both Have
Excellent Interpersonal Skills And Highly Positive References. One, However, Has
Certification In Critical Care Nursing. Which Of The Following Is The Most
Compelling And Accurate ReasonFor The Hospital To Hire The Candidate With
Certification?
A) The Certified Nurse Will Have More Knowledge And Expertise.
B) The Certified Nurse Will Behave More Ethically.
C) The Certified Nurse Will Be More Caring Toward Patients.
D) The Certified Nurse Will Work More Collaboratively With Other Nurses.
3. A Nurse Is Caring For An Elderly Man Recently Admitted To The Icu Following A
Stroke. SheAssesses His Cognitive Function Using A New Cognitive Assessment Test
She Learned About InA Recent Article In A Nursing Journal. She Then Brings A Cup Of
Water And A Straw To The Patient Because She Observes That His Lips Are Dry. Later,
She Has The Patient Sit In A Wheelchair And Takes Him To Have Some Blood Tests
Performed. He Objects At First, Saying That He Can Walk On His Own, But The Nurse
Explains That It Is Hospital Policy To Use The Wheelchair. That Evening, She
Recognizes Signs Of An Imminent Stroke In The Patient And Immediately Pages The
Physician. Which Action Taken By The Nurse Is The Best Example Of Evidence-Based
Practice?
A) Giving The Patient A Cup Of Water
B) Transferring The Patient In A Wheelchair
C) Using The Cognitive Assessment Test
,D) Recognizing Signs Of Imminent Stroke And Paging The Physician
, 4. A Nurse Is On A Committee That Is Trying To Reduce The Occurrence Of Hospital-
Acquired Infections In The Icu. Her Role Is To Conduct Research To Find Which
Interventions Have Been Shown To Be Most Effective In Reducing These Infections.
She Consults Many DifferentSources And Finds Conflicting Information. Which Of The
Following Sources Should She Consider The Most Authoritative?
A) Aacn Expert Panel Report
B) A Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials In The American Journal Of
Nursing
C) A Systematic Review Of Qualitative Studies In The Journal Of Advanced Nursing
D) A Single Randomized Controlled Trial In The American Journal Of Critical Care
5. A Nurse Who Has Been Recently Hired To Manage The Nursing Staff Of The Icu Is
ConcernedAt The Lack Of Evidence-Based Practice She Sees Among The Staff. Which
Of The Following Would Be The Best Step For Her To Take To Promote Incorporating
Evidence Into Clinical Practice?
A) Only Hire Nurses Certified In Critical Care Nursing.
B) Leave Copies Of Several Different Nursing Journals In The Nurses Lounge.
C) Demonstrate To The Staff The Best Nursing-Related Search Terms To Use In
Google OrYahoo!
D) Introduce The Staff To The Pubmed Search Engine And Assign Them Topics To
ResearchOn It.
6. A Physician Visits A Patient In The Icu While The Nurse Is Out. The Patient
Complains ThatThe Pain Medication Is Not Effective And That He Would Like To
Receive An Increased Dose. The Physician Has The Nurse Paged And Consults With
Him In The Hallway Regarding The Patients Request For Stronger Pain Medication.
The Nurse Explains That Patient Was StartedOn A Morphine Drip Only 20 Minutes
Ago And That The Drug Has Not Had Time To Take EffectYet. The Physician Agrees
And Tells The Patient To Give It Just A Bit More Time. Which Component Of A
Healthy Work Environment Is Most Evident In This Scenario?
A) Skilled Communication
B) Appropriate Staffing
C) True Collaboration
D) Meaningful Recognition
7. A Nurse In The Icu Is Responding To A Patient Who Has Just Gone Into Cardiac
Arrest. A Moment Later, The Nurse Is Notified That Another Patient Has Just Gone
Into AnaphylacticShock Due To A Drug Allergy. She Is Conflicted As To What To
Do, As She Is The Only NurseAvailable At The Moment To Tend To Both Patients.
Which Component Of A Healthy WorkEnvironment Is Lacking In This Scenario?
A) Effective Decision Making
