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Sole’s Introduction to Critical Care Nursing 9th Edition


by Mary Beth Flynn Makic
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Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing
Sole: Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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
ANS: A
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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the Organization that supports and
represents critical care nurses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovascular
initiatives. The American Nurses Association supports all nurses. The Society of Critical
Care Medicine represents the multi professional critical care team under the direction of an
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
OBJ: Discuss the purposes and functions of the professional Orgnization that support
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critical care practice. TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
2. A nurse has been working as a staff nurse in the surgical inabteirbn.scoivme/tecsat
re unit for 2 years and is interested in certification. Which credential would be most
applicable for her to seek?
a. ACNPC
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b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS: C
The CCRN certification is appropriate for nurses in bedside practice who care for critically
ill patients. The ACNPC certification is for acute care nurse practitioners. The CCNS
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certification is for critical care clinical nurse specialists. The PCCN certification is for staff
nurses working in progressive care, intermediate care, or satbeiprb-.cdoomw/tenstunit
settings.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. TOP: Nursing Process
Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
3. What is the main purpose of certification for critical care nursing?
a. To assure the consumer that critical nurses will not maakbeirba.commi/tsetsatke.
b. To help prepare the critical care nurse for graduate school.
c. To assist in promoting magnet status for a facility.
d. To validate a nurse’s knowledge of critical care nursing.
ANS: D
Certification assists in validating knowledge of the field, promotes excellence in the
profession, and helps nurses to maintain their knowledge of critical care nursing.

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Certification helps to assure the consumer that the nurse has a
minimumablirebv.ceolmo/tefskt nowledge; however, it does not ensure that care will be
mistake-free. Certification does not prepare one for graduate school; however, achieving
certification demonstrates motivation for achievement and professionalism. Magnet
facilities are rated on the number of certified nurses; however, that is not the purpose of
certification.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
OBJ: Explain certification options for critical care nurses. MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective
Care Environment
4. What is the focus of the synergy model of practice?
a. Allowing unrestricted visiting for the patient 24 hours aebaircbh.codma/tyes.t
b. Providing holistic and alternative therapies.
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c. Considering the needs of patients and their families, which drives nursing
competency.
d. Addressing the patients’ needs for energy and support.
ANS: C
The synergy model of practice states that the needs of patiaebnirtbs.caomnd/tefsat milies influence and
drive competencies of nurses. Nursing practice based on the synergy model would involve tailored
visiting to meet the patient’s and family’s needs and application of alternative therapies if desired by
the patient, but that is not the primary focus of the model.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing.
TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
5. The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the physician in
over 24 hours and they have some questions that they want clarified. During morning rounds, you
convey this concern to the attending intensivisatbiarbn.cdoma/rtersatnge for her to meet with the family
at 4:00 PM in the conference room. Which competency of critical care nursing does this represent?
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues
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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
ANS: C
Although one might consider that all of these competencies are being addressed, communication and
collaboration with the family and physician best exemplify the competency of collaboration.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical care nursing.
TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Saafbeirba.ncodmE/teffset ctive Care
Environment
6. The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice uses what framework to
guide critical care nursing practice?
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a. Evidence-based practice
b. Healthy work environment
c. National Patient Safety Goals
d. Nursing process
ANS: D
The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice delineate the nursing process as
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applied to critically ill patients: collect data, detaebrirmb.cionme/tdesiat gnoses, identify expected
outcomes, develop a plan of care, implement interventions, and evaluate care. AACN promotes a
healthy work environment, but this is not included in the Standards. The Joint Commission has
established National Patient Safety Goals, but these are not the AACN
Standards.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand
OBJ: Describe standards of professional practice for critical caarbeirbn.cuormsi/tnegst.
TOP: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
7. The charge nurse is responsible for making the patient assignments on the critical care unit. She
assigns the experienced, certified nurse to care for theaabicrbu.cteomly/teisltl patient diagnosed with
sepsis who also requires continuous renal replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation. She assigns
the nurse with less than 1 year of experience to two patients who are more stable. This assignment
reflects implementation of what guiding farbairmb.ceowm/oterskt ?
a. Crew resource management model
b. National Patient Safety Goals
c. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) model
d. Synergy model of practice
ANS: D
This assignment demonstrates nursing care to meet the needs of the patient. The synergy model notes

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