Critical Care Exam Evolve Questions and
Answers (latest Update 2024)
The charge nurse is making assignments for the critical care
unit and assigns the experienced nurse to care for two
complex patients. The novice nurse is assigned to care for
the less complex patient. The charge nurse is basing
assignments on which model of practice? - Correct Answer
✅ Synergy model, which stats that the needs of patients and
families influence and drive competencies of nurses.
The AACN publishes a variety of journals, including which of
the following? - Correct Answer ✅ American Journal of
Critical Care
The nurse is caring for a patient from Mexico who became ill
while vacationing in the United States. The patient's
prognosis is poor. The nurse obtains information from the
family regarding their cultural preferences. Which desired
competency of nurses caring for critically ill patients does this
exemplify? - Correct Answer ✅ Response to diversity
The nurse is interested in pursuing critical care nursing
practice as a career and understands that - Correct Answer
,Critical Care Exam Evolve Questions and
Answers (latest Update 2024)
✅ critical care nurses coordinate care for critically ill patients
in a variety of settings
The critical care nurse has agreed to serve as a preceptor for
undergraduate nursing students who are scheduled for
observation in the critical care unit. This activity represents
what standard of professional performance? - Correct
Answer ✅ Contributes to the professional development of
others
The most important reason for the nurse to develop effective
communication skills is to - Correct Answer ✅ promote
patient safety and reduce errors
Handoff communication is essential in reducing errors. The
nurse understands that a barrier to handoff communication
includes which of the following? - Correct Answer ✅ Noise
during transfer report of a patient
Collaboration can be promoted in the critical care unit by -
Correct Answer ✅ instituting multiprofessional bedside
rounds at least daily
, Critical Care Exam Evolve Questions and
Answers (latest Update 2024)
The nurse understands that a healthy work environment
includes which of the following? Select all that apply -
Correct Answer ✅ Acknowledgment of contributions of
family members, appropriate staffing, effective decision
making, meaningful recognition, and respect for one another
Order the levels of evidence by rank from highest to lowest -
Correct Answer ✅ 1. Meta analysis of multiple studies with
consistent results
2. Well diagnosed controlled studies with consistent results
3. Qualitative, descriptive, or correlational studies
4. Professional organizational standards based on evidence
5. Expert opinion
Regarding the critical care environment, the nurse
understands that noise - Correct Answer ✅ often exceeds
recommended levels
Which intervention is most helpful in preventing sensory
overload in critically ill patients? - Correct Answer ✅
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