SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Critical care nurses. Answer: Responsible for making sure that
critically ill patients and members of their families receive close
attention and the best care possible.
◉ As a nurse who specializes in critical care, you accept a wide range of
responsibilities, including. Answer: -being an advocate
- using sound clinical judgement
- demonstrating caring practices
- collaborating with a multidisciplinary team
- demonstrating an understanding of cultural diversity
- providing patient and family teaching
◉ Critical care nurses work. Answer: - adult, pediatric, and neonatal
CCUs
- coronary care and progressive coronary care units
- emergency departments
- post-anesthesia care units
, ◉ Staff Nurse. Answer: - Makes independent assessments
- Plans and implement patient care
- Provide direct nursing care
- Makes clinical observations and executes interventions
- Administer medications and treatments
- Promotes activities of daily living
◉ Nurse-educator. Answer: - Assesses patients' and families' learning
needs, plans and implements teaching strategies to meet those needs
- Evaluates effectiveness of teaching
- Educates peers and colleagues
- Possesses excellent interpersonal skills
◉ Nurse Manager. Answer: - Act as an "administrative representative of
the unit"
- Ensures that effective and quality nursing care is provided in timely
and fiscally sound environment
◉ Case Manager. Answer: - Manages comprehensive care of an
individual patient
- Encompasses the patient's entire illness episode, crosses all care
settings, and involves the collaboration of all personnel who provide
care
- Is involved in discharge planning and making referrals