CRITICAL CARE-EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS WELL DETAILED AND LATEST
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: a. American Association of Critical-Care
Nurses
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
the nurse to seek?
a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
,d. PCCN: c. CCRN
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.: d. validate knowledge of critical
care nursing.
4.The synergy model of practice focuses on
a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the patient 24 hours a day.
b. holistic and alternative therapies.
c. the needs of patients and their families, which drive nursing competency.
d. patients' needs for energy and support.: c. the needs of patients and their
families, which drive nursing competency.
5.The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the
physician in over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified.
During morning rounds, you convey this concern to the
attending intensivist and arrange a meeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which
competency of critical care nursing does this represent?
,a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills
c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members
d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team members: c. Collabo-
ration with patients, families, and team members
6.The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice use what
framework to guide critical care nursing practice?
a. Evidence-based practice
b. Healthy work environment
c. National Patient Safety Goals
d. Nursing process: d. Nursing process
7.The charge nurse is responsible for making the patient assignments on the critical
care unit. An experienced, certified nurse is assigned to care for the acutely ill
patient with sepsis who also requires continuous renal replacement therapy and
mechanical ventilation. The nurse with less than 1 year of experience is assigned to
two patients who are more stable. This assignment reflects implementation of the
a. crew resource management model.
b. National Patient Safety Goals.
, c. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) model.
d. synergy model of practice.: d. synergy model of practice.
8.The vision of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is a health care
system driven by
a. a healthy work environment.
b. care from a multiprofessional team under the direction of a critical care
physician.
c. the needs of critically ill patients and families.
d. respectful, healing, and humane environments.: c. the needs of critically ill
patients and families.
9.The most important outcome of effective communication is to
a. demonstrate caring practices to family members.
b. ensure that patient teaching is done.
c. meet the diversity needs of patients.
d. reduce patient errors.: d. reduce patient errors.
10.You are caring for a critically ill patient whose urine output has been low for 2
consecutive hours. After a thorough patient assessment, you call the inten- sivist with
report. Which information do you convey regarding background?
ANSWERS WELL DETAILED AND LATEST
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: a. American Association of Critical-Care
Nurses
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
the nurse to seek?
a. ACNPC-AG
b. CNML
c. CCRN
,d. PCCN: c. CCRN
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.: d. validate knowledge of critical
care nursing.
4.The synergy model of practice focuses on
a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the patient 24 hours a day.
b. holistic and alternative therapies.
c. the needs of patients and their families, which drive nursing competency.
d. patients' needs for energy and support.: c. the needs of patients and their
families, which drive nursing competency.
5.The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the
physician in over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified.
During morning rounds, you convey this concern to the
attending intensivist and arrange a meeting with the family at 4:00 PM. Which
competency of critical care nursing does this represent?
,a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills
c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members
d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team members: c. Collabo-
ration with patients, families, and team members
6.The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice use what
framework to guide critical care nursing practice?
a. Evidence-based practice
b. Healthy work environment
c. National Patient Safety Goals
d. Nursing process: d. Nursing process
7.The charge nurse is responsible for making the patient assignments on the critical
care unit. An experienced, certified nurse is assigned to care for the acutely ill
patient with sepsis who also requires continuous renal replacement therapy and
mechanical ventilation. The nurse with less than 1 year of experience is assigned to
two patients who are more stable. This assignment reflects implementation of the
a. crew resource management model.
b. National Patient Safety Goals.
, c. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) model.
d. synergy model of practice.: d. synergy model of practice.
8.The vision of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is a health care
system driven by
a. a healthy work environment.
b. care from a multiprofessional team under the direction of a critical care
physician.
c. the needs of critically ill patients and families.
d. respectful, healing, and humane environments.: c. the needs of critically ill
patients and families.
9.The most important outcome of effective communication is to
a. demonstrate caring practices to family members.
b. ensure that patient teaching is done.
c. meet the diversity needs of patients.
d. reduce patient errors.: d. reduce patient errors.
10.You are caring for a critically ill patient whose urine output has been low for 2
consecutive hours. After a thorough patient assessment, you call the inten- sivist with
report. Which information do you convey regarding background?
