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Whichfofftheffollowingfprofessionalforganizationsfbestfsupportsfcriticalfcar
efnursing
practice?
a.fAmericanfAssociationfoffCritical-CarefNurses
b.fAmericanfHeartfAssociation
c.fAmericanfNursesfAssociation
d.fSocietyfoffCriticalfCarefMedicinef-fCORRECTfANSWER✔Answer:fA
ThefAmericanfAssociationfoffCritical-
CarefNursesfisfthefspecialtyforganizationfthatfsupportsfand
representsfcriticalfcarefnurses.fThefAmericanfHeartfAssociationfsupportsfc
ardiovascularfinitiatives.fThe
AmericanfNursesfAssociationfsupportsfallfnurses.fThefSocietyfoffCriticalfC
arefMedicinefrepresentsfthe
multiprofessionalfcriticalfcarefteamfunderfthefdirectionfoffanfintensivist.
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Afnursefhasfbeenfworkingfasfafstafffnursefinfthefsurgicalfintensivefcarefunitff
orf2fyears
andfisfinterestedfinfcertification.fWhichfcredentialfwouldfbefmostfapplicabl
efforfthefnurseftofseek?
,a.fACNPC-AG
b.fCNML
c.fCCRN
d.fPCCNf-fCORRECTfANSWER✔Answer:fC
ThefCCRNfcertificationfisfappropriatefforfnursesfinfbedsidefpracticefwhofc
arefforfcriticallyfillfpatients.
ThefACNPC-
AGfcertificationfisfforfacutefcarefnursefpractitioners.fThefCNMLfisfforfcriti
calfcarefnurse
managersforfleaders.fThefPCCNfcertificationfisfforfstafffnursesfworkingfinf
progressivefcare,fintermediate
care,forfstep-downfunitfsettings.
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ThefmainfpurposefoffCCRNfcertificationfisfto
a.fassurefthefconsumerfthatfyoufwillfnotfmakefafmistake.
b.fpreparefforfgraduatefschool.
c.fpromotefmagnetfstatusfforfyourffacility.
d.fvalidatefknowledgefoffcriticalfcarefnursingf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Answer:fD
, Certificationfassistsfinfvalidatingfknowledgefofftheffield,fpromotesfexcelle
ncefinfthefprofession,fandfhelps
nursesftofmaintainftheirfknowledgefoffcriticalfcarefnursing.fCertificationfhe
lpsftofassurefthefconsumerfthat
thefnursefhasfafminimumflevelfoffknowledge;fhowever,fitfdoesfnotfensurefth
atfcarefwillfbefmistake-free.
Certificationfdoesfnotfpreparefonefforfgraduatefschool;fhowever,fachievingf
certificationfdemonstrates
motivationfforfachievementfandfprofessionalism.fMagnetffacilitiesfarefrate
dfonfthefnumberfoffcertified
nurses;fhowever,fthatfisfnotfthefpurposefoffcertification.
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Thefsynergyfmodelfoffpracticeffocusesfon
a.fallowingfunrestrictedfvisitingfforfthefpatientf24fhoursfafday.
b.fholisticfandfalternativeftherapies.
c.fthefneedsfoffpatientsfandftheirffamilies,fwhichfdrivefnursingfcompetency.
d.fpatients'fneedsfforfenergyfandfsupport.f-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Answer:fC
Thefsynergyfmodelfoffpracticefstatesfthatfthefneedsfoffpatientsfandffamiliesfi
nfluencefandfdrive
competenciesfoffnurses.fNursingfpracticefbasedfonfthefsynergyfmodelfwoul
dfinvolveftailoredfvisitingfto