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• Critical Care Nursing . Answer: Responds to life-threatening physiological or
psychological conditions
• Focus of Critical Care Nursing . Answer: Focuses on both patient and family needs
• Examples of Critical Care Nursing . Answer: Post-surgical care, trauma, ICU
admissions, patients with multisystem decline
• Polio Units . Answer: Established in the 1950s
• Recovery and Coronary Care Units . Answer: Established in the 1960s
• Formal ICUs . Answer: Developed in the 1970s
• Specialized Units . Answer: Includes cardiac, neuro, pediatric units and eICU remote
monitoring in the 21st Century
• AACN Synergy Model Competencies . Answer: Clinical judgment
• Work Settings for Critical Care Nurses . Answer: Inpatient ICU, Outpatient critical care
follow-ups, Home care for ventilated patients, eICU: remote monitoring
• AACN . Answer: Founded 1969, Mission: compassion, trust, etc. Benefits: CEUs,
journals, discounts
• SCCM . Answer: Founded 1970, multidisciplinary team
• CCRN Certifications . Answer: Adult, Pediatric, Neonatal
• PCCN Certification . Answer: Step-down units
• CMC/CSC Certification . Answer: Cardiac
• ACNPC-AG/ACCNS Certification . Answer: Advanced practice
• Standards of Practice . Answer: Evaluate practice & outcomes, Maintain competency,
Ethical practice, Evidence-based research, Promote safety and effectiveness
• Current Trends & Challenges . Answer: Aging population, Readmission penalties,
Tech use: EMRs, eICU, Ethical issues, Nurse shortages
Questions and Answers | Full Test Bank with
Verified Solutions | A+ Pass Guaranteed
• Critical Care Nursing . Answer: Responds to life-threatening physiological or
psychological conditions
• Focus of Critical Care Nursing . Answer: Focuses on both patient and family needs
• Examples of Critical Care Nursing . Answer: Post-surgical care, trauma, ICU
admissions, patients with multisystem decline
• Polio Units . Answer: Established in the 1950s
• Recovery and Coronary Care Units . Answer: Established in the 1960s
• Formal ICUs . Answer: Developed in the 1970s
• Specialized Units . Answer: Includes cardiac, neuro, pediatric units and eICU remote
monitoring in the 21st Century
• AACN Synergy Model Competencies . Answer: Clinical judgment
• Work Settings for Critical Care Nurses . Answer: Inpatient ICU, Outpatient critical care
follow-ups, Home care for ventilated patients, eICU: remote monitoring
• AACN . Answer: Founded 1969, Mission: compassion, trust, etc. Benefits: CEUs,
journals, discounts
• SCCM . Answer: Founded 1970, multidisciplinary team
• CCRN Certifications . Answer: Adult, Pediatric, Neonatal
• PCCN Certification . Answer: Step-down units
• CMC/CSC Certification . Answer: Cardiac
• ACNPC-AG/ACCNS Certification . Answer: Advanced practice
• Standards of Practice . Answer: Evaluate practice & outcomes, Maintain competency,
Ethical practice, Evidence-based research, Promote safety and effectiveness
• Current Trends & Challenges . Answer: Aging population, Readmission penalties,
Tech use: EMRs, eICU, Ethical issues, Nurse shortages
