,TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE NURSING 7TH EDITION BY SOLE
Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Chapter 05: Comfort and Sedation
Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy
Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
Chapter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring
Chapter 09: Ventilatory Assistance
Chapter 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Management
Chapter 11: Organ Donation
Chapter 12: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Alterations
Chapter 14: Nervous System Alterations
Chapter 15: Acute Respiratory Failure
Chapter 16: Acute Kidney Injury
Chapter 17: Gastrointestinal Alterations
Chapter 17: Hematological and Immune Disorders
Chapter 19: Endocrine Alterations
Chapter 20: Trauma and Surgical Management
Chapter 21: Burns
,TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE NURSING 7TH EDITION BY SOLE
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
b. American Heart Association
c. American Nurses Association
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine
Answer: A
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and
represents
critical care nurses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American
Nurses
Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine represents the multiprofessional
critical
care team under the direction of an intensivist. DIF:
Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critical care practice.
TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested
in
certification. Which credential would be most applicable for her to seek?
a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
Answer:
C
The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for critically ill patients. The
ACNPC certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CCNS certification is for critical care clinical
, nurse specialists. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressive care, intermediate care,
or
step-down unit settings.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 5
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX:
Safe and Effective Care Environment
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3. The main purpose of certification is to:
a. assure the consumer that you will not make a mistake.
b. prepare for graduate school.
c. promote magnet status for your facility.
d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing.
Answer: D
Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the profession, and helps
nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care nursing. Certification helps to assure the consumer that
the
nurse has a minimum level of knowledge; however, it does not ensure that care will be mistake- free.
Certification does not prepare one for graduate school; however, achieving certification demonstrates
motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities are rated on the number of certified
nurses;
however, that is not the purpose of certification. DIF:
Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: pp. 4-5
Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 02: Patient and Family Response to the Critical Care Experience
Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
Chapter 04: Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Chapter 05: Comfort and Sedation
Chapter 06: Nutritional Therapy
Chapter 07: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management
Chapter 08: Hemodynamic Monitoring
Chapter 09: Ventilatory Assistance
Chapter 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Management
Chapter 11: Organ Donation
Chapter 12: Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
Chapter 13: Cardiovascular Alterations
Chapter 14: Nervous System Alterations
Chapter 15: Acute Respiratory Failure
Chapter 16: Acute Kidney Injury
Chapter 17: Gastrointestinal Alterations
Chapter 17: Hematological and Immune Disorders
Chapter 19: Endocrine Alterations
Chapter 20: Trauma and Surgical Management
Chapter 21: Burns
,TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE NURSING 7TH EDITION BY SOLE
Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
b. American Heart Association
c. American Nurses Association
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine
Answer: A
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and
represents
critical care nurses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular initiatives. The American
Nurses
Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical Care Medicine represents the multiprofessional
critical
care team under the direction of an intensivist. DIF:
Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional organizations that support critical care practice.
TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit for 2 years and is interested
in
certification. Which credential would be most applicable for her to seek?
a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
Answer:
C
The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for critically ill patients. The
ACNPC certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CCNS certification is for critical care clinical
, nurse specialists. The PCCN certification is for staff nurses working in progressive care, intermediate care,
or
step-down unit settings.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 5
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX:
Safe and Effective Care Environment
l
3. The main purpose of certification is to:
a. assure the consumer that you will not make a mistake.
b. prepare for graduate school.
c. promote magnet status for your facility.
d. validate knowledge of critical care nursing.
Answer: D
Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the profession, and helps
nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care nursing. Certification helps to assure the consumer that
the
nurse has a minimum level of knowledge; however, it does not ensure that care will be mistake- free.
Certification does not prepare one for graduate school; however, achieving certification demonstrates
motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet facilities are rated on the number of certified
nurses;
however, that is not the purpose of certification. DIF:
Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: pp. 4-5
