,TestdBank:dIntroductiondTodCriticaldCaredNursing,d8thdEditiond
Chapterd 01:d Overviewd ofd Criticald Cared Nursing
MULTIPLEd CHOICE
1.d Whichd ofd thed followingd professionald organizationsd bestd supportsdcritica
ld cared nursingd practice?
a. Americand Associationd ofdCritical-Cared Nurses
b. Americand Heartd Association
c. Americand Nursesd Association
d. Societyd ofd Criticald Cared Medicine
ANS:dA
ThedAmericandAssociationdofdCritical-
CaredNursesdisdthedspecialtydorganizationdthatdsupportsdanddrepresentsdcriticaldcarednurses.dThedAmericandHeartdAs
sociationdsupportsdcardiovasculardinitiatives.dThedAmericandNursesdAssociationdsupportsdalldnurses.dThedSocietydo
fdCriticaldCaredMedicinedrepresentsdthedmultiprofessionaldcriticaldcaredteamdunderd theddirectiond ofdandintensivist.
DIF:dCognitived Level:d Knowledged REF:d p.d 4
OBJ:dDiscussdthedpurposesdanddfunctionsdofdthedprofessionaldorganizationsdthatdsupportdcriticaldcaredpractice.dT
OP:dNursingdProcessdStep:dN/A
MSC:d NCLEX:d Safed andd Effectived Cared Environment
2. Adnursedhasdbeend workingd asdad staffdnursed ind thed surgicaldintensived cared unitdford 2dyearsd andd isd interestedd ind
certification.d Whichd credentiald woulddbedmostd applicabled ford herdtodseek?
a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS:dC
Thed CCRNd certificationd isd appropriated ford nursesd ind bedsided practiced whod cared ford criticallyd illd patients.d Thed
ACNPCd certificationd isdford acuted cared nursedpractitioners.d ThedCCNSdcertificationd isdfordcriticald caredclinicaldnu
rsed specialists.dThed PCCNd certificationd isd ford staffd nursesd workingd ind progressived care,d intermediated care,d ordste
p-downdunitdsettings.
DIF:dCognitived Level:d Applicationd REF:d p.d 5
OBJ:dExplaind certificationd optionsd ford criticald cared nurses.d TOP:d Nursingd Processd Step:d N/AdMSC:
dNCLEX:d SafedanddEffectived CaredEnvironment
,3. Thedmaind purposedofdcertificationd isdto:
a. assured thed consumerd thatd youd willd notd maked ad mistake.
b. prepared ford graduated school.
c. promoted magnetdstatusd ford yourd facility.
d. validated knowledged ofd criticald carednursing.
ANS:dD
Certificationd assistsd ind validatingd knowledged ofd thed field,d promotesd excellenced ind thed profession,d andd helpsdnu
rsesdtod maintaind theird knowledgedofd criticaldcared nursing.d Certificationd helpsd tod assured thed consumerd thatd thednurs
ed hasdadminimumd leveld ofdknowledge;d however,ditd doesd notd ensuredthatdcaredwilld bed mistake-free.
Certificationddoesdnotdpreparedonedfordgraduatedschool;dhowever,dachievingdcertificationd demonstratesdmotivatio
nd ford achievementd andd professionalism.d Magnetdfacilitiesd ared ratedd ond thed numberd ofd certifiedd nurses;dhowever,dt
hatdisdnotdthedpurposedofd certification.
DIF:dCognitived Level:d Analysisd REF:dpp.d 4-5
OBJ:dExplaind certificationd optionsd ford criticald cared nurses.d TOP:d Nursingd Processd Step:d N/AdMSC:
dNCLEX:d SafedanddEffectived CaredEnvironment
4. Thed synergyd modeld ofd practiced focusesd on:
a. allowingdunrestrictedd visitingd ford thed patientd 24d hoursd eachd day.
b. holisticdandd alternatived therapies.
c. needsdofdpatientsd anddtheirdfamilies,d whichd drivesd nursingd competency.
d. patientsd needsd ford energyd andd support.
ANS:dC
Thed synergyd modeld ofd practiced statesd thatd thed needsd ofd patientsd andd familiesd influenced andd drived competenciesdo
fdnurses.d Nursingdpracticed basedd ond thed synergyd modeldwouldd involved tailoredd visitingd tod meetd thed patientsd anddfa
milysdneedsd andd applicationd ofdalternatived therapiesd ifd desiredd byd thed patient,d butd thatdisd notdthed primaryd focusdofd
thedmodel.
DIF:dCognitived Level:d Applicationd REF:d p.d5d |d Fig.d 1-3
OBJ:dDescribed standardsd ofd professionald practiced ford criticald cared nursing.
TOP:d Nursingd Processd Step:d N/Ad MSC:d NCLEX:d Safed andd Effectived Cared Environment
5. Thedfamilydofdyourdcriticallydilldpatientdtellsdyoudthatdtheydhavednotdspokendwithdthedphysiciandindoverd24d
hoursdandd theyd haved somed questionsd thatd theyd wantd clarified.d Duringd morningd rounds,d youd conveyd thisd concerndt
odthedattendingdintensivistdanddarrangedfordherdtodmeetdwithdthedfamilydatd4:00dPMdindthedconferencedroom.d
Whichdcompetencydofdcriticaldcared nursingddoesdthisdrepresent?
, a. Advocacydandd morald agencyd ind solvingd ethicald issues
b. Clinicald judgmentd andd clinicaldreasoningd skills
c. Collaborationd withd patients,dfamilies,d andd teamd members
d. Facilitationd ofdlearningd ford patients,d families,d andd teamd membersd
ANS:dC
Althoughdoned mightd considerd thatd alld ofdthesed competenciesd ared beingd addressed,d communicationd anddcollaborat
iondwithd thed familyd andd physiciand bestdexemplifydthed competencyd ofdcollaboration.
DIF:dCognitived Level:d Analysisd REF:dp.d 9
OBJ:dDescribed standardsd ofd professionald practiced ford criticald cared nursing.
TOP:d Nursingd Processd Step:d N/Ad MSC:d NCLEX:d Safed andd Effectived Cared Environment
6. ThedAACNd Standardsd ford Acuted anddCriticald Cared Nursingd Practiced used whatd frameworkd tod guided criticald
carednursingdpractice?
a. Evidence-basedd practice
b. Healthyd workd environment
c. NationaldPatientd Safetyd Goals
d. Nursingdprocessd
ANS:dD
ThedAACNd Standardsd ford Acuted andd Criticald Cared Nursingd Practiced delineated thed nursingd processd asd appliedd tod
criticallyd illd patients:d collectd data,d determined diagnoses,d identifyd expectedd outcomes,d developd ad pland ofd care,di
mplementdinterventions,danddevaluatedcare.dAACNdpromotesdadhealthydworkdenvironment,dbutdthisdisdnotdincluded
d ind thed Standards.dThed Jointd Commissiond hasd establishedd Nationald Patientd Safetyd Goals,d butd thesed arednotdthedA
ACNdStandards.
DIF:dCognitived Level:d Analysisd REF:d p.d5d |dBoxd 1-2
OBJ:dDescribed standardsd ofd professionald practiced ford criticald cared nursing.
TOP:d Nursingd Processd Step:d N/Ad MSC:d NCLEX:d Safed andd Effectived Cared Environment
7. Thedcharged nursed isd responsibled ford makingd thed patientd assignmentsd ond thed criticald cared unit.d Shed assignsd thed
experienced,d certifiedd nursed tod cared ford thed acutelyd illd patientd withd sepsisd whod alsod requiresd continuousd renald
replacementd therapyd andd mechanicald ventilation.d Shed assignsd thednursed withd lessd thand1d yeard ofdexperienced todt
wodpatientsdwhod aredmoredstable.dThisdassignmentd reflectsd implementationd ofdthe:
a. crewd resourced managementd model
Chapterd 01:d Overviewd ofd Criticald Cared Nursing
MULTIPLEd CHOICE
1.d Whichd ofd thed followingd professionald organizationsd bestd supportsdcritica
ld cared nursingd practice?
a. Americand Associationd ofdCritical-Cared Nurses
b. Americand Heartd Association
c. Americand Nursesd Association
d. Societyd ofd Criticald Cared Medicine
ANS:dA
ThedAmericandAssociationdofdCritical-
CaredNursesdisdthedspecialtydorganizationdthatdsupportsdanddrepresentsdcriticaldcarednurses.dThedAmericandHeartdAs
sociationdsupportsdcardiovasculardinitiatives.dThedAmericandNursesdAssociationdsupportsdalldnurses.dThedSocietydo
fdCriticaldCaredMedicinedrepresentsdthedmultiprofessionaldcriticaldcaredteamdunderd theddirectiond ofdandintensivist.
DIF:dCognitived Level:d Knowledged REF:d p.d 4
OBJ:dDiscussdthedpurposesdanddfunctionsdofdthedprofessionaldorganizationsdthatdsupportdcriticaldcaredpractice.dT
OP:dNursingdProcessdStep:dN/A
MSC:d NCLEX:d Safed andd Effectived Cared Environment
2. Adnursedhasdbeend workingd asdad staffdnursed ind thed surgicaldintensived cared unitdford 2dyearsd andd isd interestedd ind
certification.d Whichd credentiald woulddbedmostd applicabled ford herdtodseek?
a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS:dC
Thed CCRNd certificationd isd appropriated ford nursesd ind bedsided practiced whod cared ford criticallyd illd patients.d Thed
ACNPCd certificationd isdford acuted cared nursedpractitioners.d ThedCCNSdcertificationd isdfordcriticald caredclinicaldnu
rsed specialists.dThed PCCNd certificationd isd ford staffd nursesd workingd ind progressived care,d intermediated care,d ordste
p-downdunitdsettings.
DIF:dCognitived Level:d Applicationd REF:d p.d 5
OBJ:dExplaind certificationd optionsd ford criticald cared nurses.d TOP:d Nursingd Processd Step:d N/AdMSC:
dNCLEX:d SafedanddEffectived CaredEnvironment
,3. Thedmaind purposedofdcertificationd isdto:
a. assured thed consumerd thatd youd willd notd maked ad mistake.
b. prepared ford graduated school.
c. promoted magnetdstatusd ford yourd facility.
d. validated knowledged ofd criticald carednursing.
ANS:dD
Certificationd assistsd ind validatingd knowledged ofd thed field,d promotesd excellenced ind thed profession,d andd helpsdnu
rsesdtod maintaind theird knowledgedofd criticaldcared nursing.d Certificationd helpsd tod assured thed consumerd thatd thednurs
ed hasdadminimumd leveld ofdknowledge;d however,ditd doesd notd ensuredthatdcaredwilld bed mistake-free.
Certificationddoesdnotdpreparedonedfordgraduatedschool;dhowever,dachievingdcertificationd demonstratesdmotivatio
nd ford achievementd andd professionalism.d Magnetdfacilitiesd ared ratedd ond thed numberd ofd certifiedd nurses;dhowever,dt
hatdisdnotdthedpurposedofd certification.
DIF:dCognitived Level:d Analysisd REF:dpp.d 4-5
OBJ:dExplaind certificationd optionsd ford criticald cared nurses.d TOP:d Nursingd Processd Step:d N/AdMSC:
dNCLEX:d SafedanddEffectived CaredEnvironment
4. Thed synergyd modeld ofd practiced focusesd on:
a. allowingdunrestrictedd visitingd ford thed patientd 24d hoursd eachd day.
b. holisticdandd alternatived therapies.
c. needsdofdpatientsd anddtheirdfamilies,d whichd drivesd nursingd competency.
d. patientsd needsd ford energyd andd support.
ANS:dC
Thed synergyd modeld ofd practiced statesd thatd thed needsd ofd patientsd andd familiesd influenced andd drived competenciesdo
fdnurses.d Nursingdpracticed basedd ond thed synergyd modeldwouldd involved tailoredd visitingd tod meetd thed patientsd anddfa
milysdneedsd andd applicationd ofdalternatived therapiesd ifd desiredd byd thed patient,d butd thatdisd notdthed primaryd focusdofd
thedmodel.
DIF:dCognitived Level:d Applicationd REF:d p.d5d |d Fig.d 1-3
OBJ:dDescribed standardsd ofd professionald practiced ford criticald cared nursing.
TOP:d Nursingd Processd Step:d N/Ad MSC:d NCLEX:d Safed andd Effectived Cared Environment
5. Thedfamilydofdyourdcriticallydilldpatientdtellsdyoudthatdtheydhavednotdspokendwithdthedphysiciandindoverd24d
hoursdandd theyd haved somed questionsd thatd theyd wantd clarified.d Duringd morningd rounds,d youd conveyd thisd concerndt
odthedattendingdintensivistdanddarrangedfordherdtodmeetdwithdthedfamilydatd4:00dPMdindthedconferencedroom.d
Whichdcompetencydofdcriticaldcared nursingddoesdthisdrepresent?
, a. Advocacydandd morald agencyd ind solvingd ethicald issues
b. Clinicald judgmentd andd clinicaldreasoningd skills
c. Collaborationd withd patients,dfamilies,d andd teamd members
d. Facilitationd ofdlearningd ford patients,d families,d andd teamd membersd
ANS:dC
Althoughdoned mightd considerd thatd alld ofdthesed competenciesd ared beingd addressed,d communicationd anddcollaborat
iondwithd thed familyd andd physiciand bestdexemplifydthed competencyd ofdcollaboration.
DIF:dCognitived Level:d Analysisd REF:dp.d 9
OBJ:dDescribed standardsd ofd professionald practiced ford criticald cared nursing.
TOP:d Nursingd Processd Step:d N/Ad MSC:d NCLEX:d Safed andd Effectived Cared Environment
6. ThedAACNd Standardsd ford Acuted anddCriticald Cared Nursingd Practiced used whatd frameworkd tod guided criticald
carednursingdpractice?
a. Evidence-basedd practice
b. Healthyd workd environment
c. NationaldPatientd Safetyd Goals
d. Nursingdprocessd
ANS:dD
ThedAACNd Standardsd ford Acuted andd Criticald Cared Nursingd Practiced delineated thed nursingd processd asd appliedd tod
criticallyd illd patients:d collectd data,d determined diagnoses,d identifyd expectedd outcomes,d developd ad pland ofd care,di
mplementdinterventions,danddevaluatedcare.dAACNdpromotesdadhealthydworkdenvironment,dbutdthisdisdnotdincluded
d ind thed Standards.dThed Jointd Commissiond hasd establishedd Nationald Patientd Safetyd Goals,d butd thesed arednotdthedA
ACNdStandards.
DIF:dCognitived Level:d Analysisd REF:d p.d5d |dBoxd 1-2
OBJ:dDescribed standardsd ofd professionald practiced ford criticald cared nursing.
TOP:d Nursingd Processd Step:d N/Ad MSC:d NCLEX:d Safed andd Effectived Cared Environment
7. Thedcharged nursed isd responsibled ford makingd thed patientd assignmentsd ond thed criticald cared unit.d Shed assignsd thed
experienced,d certifiedd nursed tod cared ford thed acutelyd illd patientd withd sepsisd whod alsod requiresd continuousd renald
replacementd therapyd andd mechanicald ventilation.d Shed assignsd thednursed withd lessd thand1d yeard ofdexperienced todt
wodpatientsdwhod aredmoredstable.dThisdassignmentd reflectsd implementationd ofdthe:
a. crewd resourced managementd model
