AACN Certification CCRN/PCCN Critical
Care Exam 1 NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
AACN -CORRECTANSWER certify nurses; protect consumer by establishing high
standards of professional practice
CCRN -CORRECTANSWER certification for nurses who provide care in critically ill
adult, pediatric, or neonatal populations
PCCN -CORRECTANSWER certification for nurses who provide acute care in
progressive care, telemetry, and similar units
CNML -CORRECTANSWER certification for critical care managers and leaders
CCNS -CORRECTANSWER certification for acute and critical care clinical nurse
specialists
Level A (Scale for Rating Research Evidence) -CORRECTANSWER meta-analysis or
metasynthesis studies; results consistently support specific action, intervention, or
treatment
,Level B (Scale for Rating Research Evidence) -CORRECTANSWER randomized and
nonrandomized controlled studies; results consistently support specific action,
intervention, or treatment
Level C (Scale for Rating Research Evidence) -CORRECTANSWER qualitative,
descriptive, or correlational studies, reviews, or trials with inconsistent results
Level D (Scale for Rating Research Evidence) -CORRECTANSWER Peer-reviewed
with clinical studies to support recommendations
Level E (Scale for Rating Research Evidence) -CORRECTANSWER theory-based
evidence from expert opinions
Level M (Scale for Rating Research Evidence) -CORRECTANSWER Manufacturer's
recommendation only
Ask-Tell-Ask (Communication) -CORRECTANSWER Communication technique that
assesses concerns before providing info
Situational Awareness (Communication) -CORRECTANSWER being aware of one's
surroundings
,Calgary Family Assessment -CORRECTANSWER Assessment that involves structural,
developmental, and functional assessments
Family Bundle -CORRECTANSWER Provide structure for planning and carrying out
family care; based on 5 concepts: evaluate, plan; involve; communicate; support
(EPICS)
Principlism -CORRECTANSWER widely applied ethical approach based of 4
fundamental moral principles to contemporary ethical dilemmas; respect for autonomy;
beneficence; nonmaleficence; justice
Beneficence -CORRECTANSWER the duty to provide benefits to others when in a
position to do so, to help balance harms and benefits; the benefits of an action should
outweigh the burdens
Futility -CORRECTANSWER states that care should not be given if it is futile in terms of
improving comfort or the medical outcome
Veracity -CORRECTANSWER states that persons are obligated to tell the truth in their
communication with others
Fidelity -CORRECTANSWER requires that one has a moral duty to be faithful to the
commitments made to others
, Elements of Informed Consent -CORRECTANSWER competence (capacity);
voluntariness; disclosure of information
Living Will -CORRECTANSWER a witnessed written document or oral statement
voluntarily executed by a person that expresses the person's instructions concerning
life-prolonging procedure; not legally binding in some states
Proxy -CORRECTANSWER a competent adult, not designated to make health care
decisions for an incapacitated person, but is authorized by state statute to make
healthcare decisions for the person
Surrogate -CORRECTANSWER a competent adult designated by a person to make
health care decisions should that person become incapacitated
Patient Self-Determination act (End-of-life issue) -CORRECTANSWER requires that all
healthcare facilities that receive medicare or medicaid funding inform their patients
about their right to initiate an advance directive and the right to consent to or refuse
medical treatment
Withholding, Limiting, or Withdrawing Therapy -CORRECTANSWER Priority should be
anticipating patient symptoms; assessment of patient response; titration of therapy to
Care Exam 1 NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
AACN -CORRECTANSWER certify nurses; protect consumer by establishing high
standards of professional practice
CCRN -CORRECTANSWER certification for nurses who provide care in critically ill
adult, pediatric, or neonatal populations
PCCN -CORRECTANSWER certification for nurses who provide acute care in
progressive care, telemetry, and similar units
CNML -CORRECTANSWER certification for critical care managers and leaders
CCNS -CORRECTANSWER certification for acute and critical care clinical nurse
specialists
Level A (Scale for Rating Research Evidence) -CORRECTANSWER meta-analysis or
metasynthesis studies; results consistently support specific action, intervention, or
treatment
,Level B (Scale for Rating Research Evidence) -CORRECTANSWER randomized and
nonrandomized controlled studies; results consistently support specific action,
intervention, or treatment
Level C (Scale for Rating Research Evidence) -CORRECTANSWER qualitative,
descriptive, or correlational studies, reviews, or trials with inconsistent results
Level D (Scale for Rating Research Evidence) -CORRECTANSWER Peer-reviewed
with clinical studies to support recommendations
Level E (Scale for Rating Research Evidence) -CORRECTANSWER theory-based
evidence from expert opinions
Level M (Scale for Rating Research Evidence) -CORRECTANSWER Manufacturer's
recommendation only
Ask-Tell-Ask (Communication) -CORRECTANSWER Communication technique that
assesses concerns before providing info
Situational Awareness (Communication) -CORRECTANSWER being aware of one's
surroundings
,Calgary Family Assessment -CORRECTANSWER Assessment that involves structural,
developmental, and functional assessments
Family Bundle -CORRECTANSWER Provide structure for planning and carrying out
family care; based on 5 concepts: evaluate, plan; involve; communicate; support
(EPICS)
Principlism -CORRECTANSWER widely applied ethical approach based of 4
fundamental moral principles to contemporary ethical dilemmas; respect for autonomy;
beneficence; nonmaleficence; justice
Beneficence -CORRECTANSWER the duty to provide benefits to others when in a
position to do so, to help balance harms and benefits; the benefits of an action should
outweigh the burdens
Futility -CORRECTANSWER states that care should not be given if it is futile in terms of
improving comfort or the medical outcome
Veracity -CORRECTANSWER states that persons are obligated to tell the truth in their
communication with others
Fidelity -CORRECTANSWER requires that one has a moral duty to be faithful to the
commitments made to others
, Elements of Informed Consent -CORRECTANSWER competence (capacity);
voluntariness; disclosure of information
Living Will -CORRECTANSWER a witnessed written document or oral statement
voluntarily executed by a person that expresses the person's instructions concerning
life-prolonging procedure; not legally binding in some states
Proxy -CORRECTANSWER a competent adult, not designated to make health care
decisions for an incapacitated person, but is authorized by state statute to make
healthcare decisions for the person
Surrogate -CORRECTANSWER a competent adult designated by a person to make
health care decisions should that person become incapacitated
Patient Self-Determination act (End-of-life issue) -CORRECTANSWER requires that all
healthcare facilities that receive medicare or medicaid funding inform their patients
about their right to initiate an advance directive and the right to consent to or refuse
medical treatment
Withholding, Limiting, or Withdrawing Therapy -CORRECTANSWER Priority should be
anticipating patient symptoms; assessment of patient response; titration of therapy to
