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Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach 11th
Edition by Patricia Gonce Morton RN PhD
, Critical Care Nursing A Holistic Approach 11th
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chapter 1 critical care nursing practice: promoting excellence-caring collaboration evidence
1. A Nurse Is The Only One In The Icu Who Has Not Achieved Certification In Critical
Care Nursing. She Often Will Ask Her Fellow Nurses What To Do In Caring For A
Patient Because She Doubts The Accuracy Of Her Knowledge And Her Intuition. She
Loves Her Work But Wishes She Could Do It With A Greater Level Of Competence.
What Is The Most Important Effect That Obtaining Certification Would Likely Have
On The Nurses Practice?
A) Recognition By Peers
B) Increase In Salary And Rank
C) More Flexibility In Seeking Employment
D) Increased Confidence In Making Decisions
2. A Hospital Interviews Two Different Candidates For A Position In The Icu. Both
Candidates Have Around 10 Years Of Experience Working In The Icu. Both Have
Excellent Interpersonal Skills And Highly Positive References. One, However, Has
Certification In Critical Care Nursing. Which Of The Following Is The Most
Compelling And Accurate Reason For The Hospital To Hire The Candidate With
Certification?
A) The Certified Nurse Will Have More Knowledge And Expertise.
B) The Certified Nurse Will Behave More Ethically.
C) The Certified Nurse Will Be More Caring Toward Patients.
D) The Certified Nurse Will Work More Collaboratively With Other Nurses.
3. A Nurse Is Caring For An Elderly Man Recently Admitted To The Icu Following A
Stroke. She Assesses His Cognitive Function Using A New Cognitive Assessment Test
She Learned About In A Recent Article In A Nursing Journal. She Then Brings A Cup
Of Water And A Straw To The Patient Because She Observes That His Lips Are Dry.
Later, She Has The Patient Sit In A Wheelchair And Takes Him To Have Some Blood
Tests Performed. He Objects At First, Saying That He Can Walk On His Own, But The
Nurse Explains That It Is Hospital Policy To Use The Wheelchair. That Evening, She
Recognizes Signs Of An Imminent Stroke In The Patient And Immediately Pages The
Physician. Which Action Taken By The Nurse Is The Best Example Of Evidence-Based
Practice?
A) Giving The Patient A Cup Of Water
,B) Transferring The Patient In A Wheelchair
C) Using The Cognitive Assessment Test
D) Recognizing Signs Of Imminent Stroke And Paging The Physician
, 4. A Nurse Is On A Committee That Is Trying To Reduce The Occurrence Of Hospital-
Acquired Infections In The Icu. Her Role Is To Conduct Research To Find Which
Interventions Have Been Shown To Be Most Effective In Reducing These Infections. She
Consults Many Different Sources And Finds Conflicting Information. Which Of The
Following Sources Should She Consider The Most Authoritative?
A) Aacn Expert Panel Report
B) A Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials In The American Journal Of
Nursing
C) A Systematic Review Of Qualitative Studies In The Journal Of Advanced Nursing
D) A Single Randomized Controlled Trial In The American Journal Of Critical Care
5. A Nurse Who Has Been Recently Hired To Manage The Nursing Staff Of The Icu Is
Concerned At The Lack Of Evidence-Based Practice She Sees Among The Staff. Which
Of The Following Would Be The Best Step For Her To Take To Promote Incorporating
Evidence Into Clinical Practice?
A) Only Hire Nurses Certified In Critical Care Nursing.
B) Leave Copies Of Several Different Nursing Journals In The Nurses Lounge.
C) Demonstrate To The Staff The Best Nursing-Related Search Terms To Use In
Google Or Yahoo!
D) Introduce The Staff To The Pubmed Search Engine And Assign Them Topics To
Research On It.
6. A Physician Visits A Patient In The Icu While The Nurse Is Out. The Patient Complains
That The Pain Medication Is Not Effective And That He Would Like To Receive An
Increased Dose. The Physician Has The Nurse Paged And Consults With Him In The
Hallway Regarding The Patients Request For Stronger Pain Medication. The Nurse
Explains That Patient Was Started On A Morphine Drip Only 20 Minutes Ago And
That The Drug Has Not Had Time To Take Effect Yet. The Physician Agrees And Tells
The Patient To Give It Just A Bit More Time. Which Component Of A Healthy Work
Environment Is Most Evident In This Scenario?
A) Skilled Communication
B) Appropriate Staffing
C) True Collaboration
D) Meaningful Recognition
7. A Nurse In The Icu Is Responding To A Patient Who Has Just Gone Into Cardiac
Arrest. A Moment Later, The Nurse Is Notified That Another Patient Has Just Gone
Into Anaphylactic Shock Due To A Drug Allergy. She Is Conflicted As To What To
Do, As She Is The Only Nurse Available At The Moment To Tend To Both Patients.
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