AMS Exam 1 Questions and Answers Updated 2026

AMS Exam 1 Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhichCofCtheCfollowingCprofessionalCorganizationsCbestCsupportsCcriticalCcareCnursingCpractic
e?



a.CAmericanCAssociationCofCCritical-CareCNurses

b.CAmericanCHeartCAssociation

c.CAmericanCNursesCAssociation

d.CSocietyCofCCriticalCCareCMedicineC-CAnswera.CAmericanCAssociationCofCCritical-
CareCNurses



TheCAmericanCAssociationCofCCritical-
CareCNursesCisCtheCspecialtyCorganizationCthatCsupportsCandCrepresentsCcriticalCcareCnurses.
CTheCAmericanCHeartCAssociationCsupportsCcardiovascularCinitiatives.CTheCAmericanCNursesCA
ssociationCsupportsCallCnurses.CTheCSocietyCofCCriticalCCareCMedicineCrepresentsCtheCmultipr
ofessionalCcriticalCcareCteamCunderCtheCdirectionCofCanCintensivist.



ACnurseChasCbeenCworkingCasCaCstaffCnurseCinCtheCsurgicalCintensiveCcareCunitCforC2Cyears
CandCisCinterestedCinCcertification.CWhichCcredentialCwouldCbeCmostCapplicableCforCtheCnurs
eCtoCseek?



a.CACNPC-AG

b.CCNML

c.CCCRN

d.CPCCNC-CAnswerc.CCCRN



TheCCCRNCcertificationCisCappropriateCforCnursesCinCbedsideCpracticeCwhoCcareCforCcritically
Cill
patients.CTheCACNPC-AGCcertificationCisCforCacuteCcareCnurseCpractitioners.CTheCCNMLCisCfor

criticalCcareCnurseCmanagersCorCleaders.CTheCPCCNCcertificationCisCforCstaffCnursesCworkingC
in

progressiveCcare,CintermediateCcare,CorCstep-downCunitCsettings.

,TheCmainCpurposeCofCcertificationCisCto



a.CassureCtheCconsumerCthatCyouCwillCnotCmakeCaCmistake.

b.CprepareCforCgraduateCschool.

c.CpromoteCmagnetCstatusCforCyourCfacility.

d.CvalidateCknowledgeCofCcriticalCcareCnursing.C-
CAnswerd.CvalidateCknowledgeCofCcriticalCcareCnursing.


CertificationCassistsCinCvalidatingCknowledgeCofCtheCfield,CpromotesCexcellenceCinCtheCprofes
sion,CandChelpsCnursesCtoCmaintainCtheirCknowledgeCofCcriticalCcareCnursing.CCertificationCh
elpsCtoCassureCtheCconsumerCthatCtheCnurseChasCaCminimumClevelCofCknowledge;Chowever,
Cit
doesCnotCensureCthatCcareCwillCbeCmistake-
free.CCertificationCdoesCnotCprepareConeCforCgraduate

school;Chowever,CachievingCcertificationCdemonstratesCmotivationCforCachievementCandCprofes
sionalism.CMagnetCfacilitiesCareCratedConCtheCnumberCofCcertifiedCnurses;Chowever,CthatCisC
notCtheCpurposeCofCcertification.



TheCsynergyCmodelCofCpracticeCfocusesCon



a.CallowingCunrestrictedCvisitingCforCtheCpatientC24ChoursCaCday.

b.CholisticCandCalternativeCtherapies.

c.CtheCneedsCofCpatientsCandCtheirCfamilies,CwhichCdriveCnursingCcompetency.

d.Cpatients'CneedsCforCenergyCandCsupport.C-
CAnswerc.CtheCneedsCofCpatientsCandCtheirCfamilies,CwhichCdriveCnursingCcompetency.


TheCsynergyCmodelCofCpracticeCstatesCthatCtheCneedsCofCpatientsCandCfamiliesCinfluenceCan
dCdriveCcompetenciesCofCnurses.CNursingCpracticeCbasedConCtheCsynergyCmodelCwouldCinvol
veCtailoredCvisitingCtoCmeetCtheCpatient'sCandCfamily'sCneedsCandCtheCapplicationCofCaltern
ative

therapiesCifCdesiredCbyCtheCpatient,CbutCthatCisCnotCtheCprimaryCfocusCofCtheCmodel.



TheCfamilyCofCyourCcriticallyCillCpatientCtellsCyouCthatCtheyChaveCnotCspokenCwithCtheCphysi
cianCinCoverC24ChoursCandCthatCtheyChaveCsomeCquestionsCtheyCwantCclarified.CDuringCmo

,rningCrounds,CyouCconveyCthisCconcernCtoCtheCattendingCintensivistCandCarrangeCaCmeeting
CwithCtheCfamilyCatC4:00CPM.CWhichCcompetencyCofCcriticalCcareCnursingCdoesCthisCreprese
nt?



a.CAdvocacyCandCmoralCagencyCinCsolvingCethicalCissues

b.CClinicalCjudgmentCandCclinicalCreasoningCskills

c.CCollaborationCwithCpatients,Cfamilies,CandCteamCmembers

d.CFacilitationCofClearningCforCpatients,Cfamilies,CandCteamCmembersC-
CAnswerc.CCollaborationCwithCpatients,Cfamilies,CandCteamCmembers


AlthoughConeCmightCconsiderCthatCallCofCtheseCcompetenciesCareCbeingCaddressed,Ccommun
icationCandCcollaborationCwithCtheCfamilyCandCphysicianCbestCexemplifyCtheCcompetencyCofC
collaboration.



TheCAACNCStandardsCforCAcuteCandCCriticalCCareCNursingCPracticeCuseCwhatCframeworkCtoC
guideCcriticalCcareCnursingCpractice?



a.CEvidence-basedCpractice

b.CHealthyCworkCenvironment

c.CNationalCPatientCSafetyCGoals

d.CNursingCprocessC-CAnswerd.CNursingCprocess



TheCAACNCStandardsCforCAcuteCandCCriticalCCareCNursingCPracticeCdelineateCtheCnursingCpro
cessCasCappliedCtoCcriticallyCillCpatients:CcollectCdata,CdetermineCdiagnoses,CidentifyCexpecte
dCoutcomes,CdevelopCaCplanCofCcare,CimplementCinterventions,CandCevaluateCcare.CAACNCpr
omotesCaChealthyCworkCenvironment,CbutCthisCisCnotCincludedCinCitsCstandards.CTheCJointC
CommissionChasCestablishedCNationalCPatientCSafetyCGoals,CbutCtheseCareCnotCtheCAACNCsta
ndards.



TheCchargeCnurseCisCresponsibleCforCmakingCtheCpatientCassignmentsConCtheCcriticalCcareCu
nit.CAnCexperienced,CcertifiedCnurseCisCassignedCtoCcareCforCtheCacutelyCillCpatientCwithCsep
sisCwhoCalsoCrequiresCcontinuousCrenalCreplacementCtherapyCandCmechanicalCventilation.CTh
eCnurseCwithClessCthanC1CyearCofCexperienceCisCassignedCtoCtwoCpatientsCwhoCareCmoreCs
table.CThisCassignmentCreflectsCimplementationCofCthe

, a.CcrewCresourceCmanagementCmodel.

b.CNationalCPatientCSafetyCGoals.

c.CQualityCandCSafetyCEducationCforCNursesC(QSEN)Cmodel.

d.CsynergyCmodelCofCpractice.C-CAnswerd.CsynergyCmodelCofCpractice.



ThisCassignmentCdemonstratesCnursingCcareCtoCmeetCtheCneedsCofCtheCpatient.CTheCsynergy
CmodelCnotesCthatCtheCnurseCcompetenciesCareCmatchedCtoCtheCpatientCcharacteristics.CCre
wCresourceCmanagementCconceptsCareCrelatedCtoCteamCtraining;CNationalCPatientCSafetyCGo
alsCareCspecifiedCbyCTheCJointCCommissionCtoCpromoteCsafeCcareCbutCdoCnotCincorporateCt
heCsynergy

model.CTheCQualityCandCSafetyCEducationCforCNursesCinitiativeCinvolvesCtargetedCeducationCo
fCundergraduateCandCgraduateCnursingCstudentsConCqualityCandCsafetyCconcepts.



TheCvisionCofCtheCAmericanCAssociationCofCCritical-
CareCNursesCisCaChealthCcareCsystemCdrivenCby



a.CaChealthyCworkCenvironment.

b.CcareCfromCaCmultiprofessionalCteamCunderCtheCdirectionCofCaCcriticalCcareCphysician.

c.CtheCneedsCofCcriticallyCillCpatientsCandCfamilies.

d.Crespectful,Chealing,CandChumaneCenvironments.C-
CAnswerc.CtheCneedsCofCcriticallyCillCpatientsCandCfamilies.


TheCAACNCvisionCisCaChealthCcareCsystemCdrivenCbyCtheCneedsCofCcriticallyCillCpatientsCand
CfamiliesCwhereCcriticalCcareCnursesCmakeCtheirCoptimumCcontributions.CAACNCpromotesCinit
iativesCtoCsupportCaChealthyCworkCenvironmentCasCwellCasCrespectfulCandChealing

environments,CbutCthatCisCnotCtheCorganization'sCvision.CTheCSocietyCofCCriticalCCareCMedici
neC(SCCM)CpromotesCcareCfromCaCmultiprofessionalCteamCunderCtheCdirectionCofCaCcriticalC
careCphysician.



TheCmostCimportantCoutcomeCofCeffectiveCcommunicationCisCto



a.CdemonstrateCcaringCpracticesCtoCfamilyCmembers.

b.CensureCthatCpatientCteachingCisCdone.