NCM 118 PRELIM Exam QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A critical care nurse is a nurse who works with patients with_______ medical problems
a. mild
b. life-thretening
c.typical
d. multiple - CORRECT ANSWER b. life-thretening
Critical care nurses can improve their quality of care by____
a. patients
b. reviewinf patient's care plans
c. reviewing research evidence
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER d. all of the above
In order to to practice safely and effectively, critical care nurses never stop
a. Caring
b. Practicing
c. Learning
d. Leading - CORRECT ANSWER c. Learning
What is the main purpose of certification for critical care nursing?
a. to assure the consumer that critical care nurses will not make a mistake
b. to help prepare the critical care nurse for graduate school
c. to assist in promoting more clients in a facility
d. to validate a nurse's knowledge of critical care nursing - CORRECT ANSWER d. to validate
a nurse's knowledge of critical care nursing
, The family of your critically ill patient tells yoy that they have not spoken with the physician for over
24 hours and they have some questions that they want to be clarifies. During morning rounds, you
convey thic concern to the attending intensivist and arrange for her to meet with their family at 4:00
pm in the conference room. Which competency of critical care nursing does this represent
a. advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues
b. clinical judgement and clinic reasoning
c. collaboration with patients, families and team member
d. facilitation of learninf for patienrs, families and team members - CORRECT ANSWER c.
collaboration with patients, families and team members
The association of nurse's standards for acute and critical care nursing practice uses what framework
to guide critical care nursing practice?
a. healthy work environment
b. national patient safety goals
c. evidence- based practice
d. Nursing process - CORRECT ANSWER d. nursing process
The family members of a critically ill, 90 year old patient bring in a copy of the patient's living will to
the hospital, which identifies the patient's whishes regarding health care. The nurse discuses the
contents of living will with the patient's physician. This is an example of the implementation of which
of the critical care nurses' standards of professional performance?
a. Acquires and maintains current knowledge of practice
b. acts ethically on the behalf of the patient and family
c. considers factors related to safe patient care
d. uses clinical inquiry and integrates research findings in practice - CORRECT ANSWER b.
acts ethically on the behalf of the patient and family
which of the following assists the critical care nurse in ensuring that care is appropriate and based on
research?
a. clinical practice guidelines
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A critical care nurse is a nurse who works with patients with_______ medical problems
a. mild
b. life-thretening
c.typical
d. multiple - CORRECT ANSWER b. life-thretening
Critical care nurses can improve their quality of care by____
a. patients
b. reviewinf patient's care plans
c. reviewing research evidence
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER d. all of the above
In order to to practice safely and effectively, critical care nurses never stop
a. Caring
b. Practicing
c. Learning
d. Leading - CORRECT ANSWER c. Learning
What is the main purpose of certification for critical care nursing?
a. to assure the consumer that critical care nurses will not make a mistake
b. to help prepare the critical care nurse for graduate school
c. to assist in promoting more clients in a facility
d. to validate a nurse's knowledge of critical care nursing - CORRECT ANSWER d. to validate
a nurse's knowledge of critical care nursing
, The family of your critically ill patient tells yoy that they have not spoken with the physician for over
24 hours and they have some questions that they want to be clarifies. During morning rounds, you
convey thic concern to the attending intensivist and arrange for her to meet with their family at 4:00
pm in the conference room. Which competency of critical care nursing does this represent
a. advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues
b. clinical judgement and clinic reasoning
c. collaboration with patients, families and team member
d. facilitation of learninf for patienrs, families and team members - CORRECT ANSWER c.
collaboration with patients, families and team members
The association of nurse's standards for acute and critical care nursing practice uses what framework
to guide critical care nursing practice?
a. healthy work environment
b. national patient safety goals
c. evidence- based practice
d. Nursing process - CORRECT ANSWER d. nursing process
The family members of a critically ill, 90 year old patient bring in a copy of the patient's living will to
the hospital, which identifies the patient's whishes regarding health care. The nurse discuses the
contents of living will with the patient's physician. This is an example of the implementation of which
of the critical care nurses' standards of professional performance?
a. Acquires and maintains current knowledge of practice
b. acts ethically on the behalf of the patient and family
c. considers factors related to safe patient care
d. uses clinical inquiry and integrates research findings in practice - CORRECT ANSWER b.
acts ethically on the behalf of the patient and family
which of the following assists the critical care nurse in ensuring that care is appropriate and based on
research?
a. clinical practice guidelines
