PRIORITIES IN CRITICAL CARE NURSING
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◉ Who was the individual who recognized the need to consider the
severity of illness for bed allocation of patients and place the
seriously ill patients near the nurses' stations? Answer: Florence
nightingale
◉ Who developed a special care unit for neurosurgical patients?
Answer: John Hopkins
◉ What year did modern medicines created the concept of triage &
specialty nursing Answer: After world war II
◉ When did the beginning of critical care unit begin? Answer:
1950's
◉ What year was the first specialized ICU- Coronary care Unit?
Answer: 1965
◉ Level I ICU is what? Answer: (1) Referred to as high dependency
,(2) Resuscitation, short term mechanical ventilation & simple
invasive cardiovascular monitoring for <24 hours
◉ Level II ICU is what? Answer: (1) Located in general hospital,
undertake more prolonged ventilation
(2) Provides a high standard of general intensive care, including
complex multi-system life support
◉ Level III ICU is what? Answer: (1) Tertiary referral unit for
intensive care patients
(2) Provides comprehensive critical including complex multi-system
life support for an "indefinite period"
(3) Demonstrated commitment to academic education & research
◉ What are the principles of critical care of nursing? Answer: (1)
Anticipatory Nursing Care
(2) Early Detection & prompt action
(3) Expertise
, (4) Supportive Care
(5) Communication
(6) Collaborative practice
(7) Preservation of patient's physiological defenses
(8) Prevention of Infection
(9) Crisis intervention
(10) Stress reduction
(11) Ethical principles
◉ Who are the Critical Care Team? Answer: (1) Physician
intensivists:
(2) Specialty Nurse Clinicians:
- Most prevalent role is that of the direct patient care provider
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◉ Who was the individual who recognized the need to consider the
severity of illness for bed allocation of patients and place the
seriously ill patients near the nurses' stations? Answer: Florence
nightingale
◉ Who developed a special care unit for neurosurgical patients?
Answer: John Hopkins
◉ What year did modern medicines created the concept of triage &
specialty nursing Answer: After world war II
◉ When did the beginning of critical care unit begin? Answer:
1950's
◉ What year was the first specialized ICU- Coronary care Unit?
Answer: 1965
◉ Level I ICU is what? Answer: (1) Referred to as high dependency
,(2) Resuscitation, short term mechanical ventilation & simple
invasive cardiovascular monitoring for <24 hours
◉ Level II ICU is what? Answer: (1) Located in general hospital,
undertake more prolonged ventilation
(2) Provides a high standard of general intensive care, including
complex multi-system life support
◉ Level III ICU is what? Answer: (1) Tertiary referral unit for
intensive care patients
(2) Provides comprehensive critical including complex multi-system
life support for an "indefinite period"
(3) Demonstrated commitment to academic education & research
◉ What are the principles of critical care of nursing? Answer: (1)
Anticipatory Nursing Care
(2) Early Detection & prompt action
(3) Expertise
, (4) Supportive Care
(5) Communication
(6) Collaborative practice
(7) Preservation of patient's physiological defenses
(8) Prevention of Infection
(9) Crisis intervention
(10) Stress reduction
(11) Ethical principles
◉ Who are the Critical Care Team? Answer: (1) Physician
intensivists:
(2) Specialty Nurse Clinicians:
- Most prevalent role is that of the direct patient care provider
