1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghprofessionalhorganizationshbesthsupportshcriticalhcarehnursinghpractice?
a. AmericanhAssociationhofhCritical-CarehNurses
b. AmericanhHearthAssociation
c. AmericanhNurseshAssociation
d. SocietyhofhCriticalhCarehMedicine
ANS:h A
ThehAmericanhAssociationhofhCriticalC...
1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghprofessionalhorganizationshbesthsupportshcriticalhcarehnursinghpractice?
a. AmericanhAssociationhofhCritical-CarehNurses
b. AmericanhHearthAssociation
c. AmericanhNurseshAssociation
d. SocietyhofhCriticalhCarehMedicine
ANS:h A
ThehAmericanhAssociationhofhCritical-
CarehNurseshishthehspecialtyhorganizationhthathsupportshandhrepresentshcriticalhcarehnurses.hT
hehAmericanhHearthAssociationhsupportshcardiovascularhinitiatives.hThehAmericanhNurseshA
ssociationhsupportshallhnurses.hThehSocietyhofhCriticalhCarehMedicinehrepresentshthehmultipr
ofessionalhcriticalhcarehteamhunderhthehdirectionhofhanhintensivist.
2. Ahnursehhashbeenhworkinghashahstaffhnursehinhthehsurgicalhintensivehcarehunithforh2hyearshan
dhishinterestedhinhcertification.hWhichhcredentialhwouldhbehmosthapplicablehforhherhtohseek?
a. ACNPC
b. CCNS
c. CCRN
d. PCCN
ANS:h C
ThehCCRNhcertificationhishappropriatehforhnurseshinhbedsidehpracticehwhohcarehforhcriticallyh
illhpatients.hThehACNPChcertificationhishforhacutehcarehnursehpractitioners.hThehCCNShcertif
icationhishforhcriticalhcarehclinicalhnursehspecialists.hThehPCCNhcertificationhishforhstaffhnurs
eshworkinghinhprogressivehcare,hintermediatehcare,horhstep-downhunithsettings.
3. Thehmainhpurposehofhcertificationhishto:
a. assurehthehconsumerhthathyouhwillhnothmakehahmistake.
b. preparehforhgraduatehschool.
c. promotehmagnethstatushforhyourhfacility.
d. validatehknowledgehofhcriticalhcarehnursing.
4. Thehsynergyhmodelhofhpracticehfocuseshon:
a. allowinghunrestrictedhvisitinghforhthehpatienth24hhoursheachhday.
b. holistichandhalternativehtherapies.
c. needshofhpatientshandhtheirhfamilies,hwhichhdriveshnursinghcompetency.
d. patients’hneedshforhenergyhandhsupport.
ANS:h C
Thehsynergyhmodelhofhpracticehstateshthaththehneedshofhpatientshandhfamilieshinfluencehandh
drivehcompetencieshofhnurses.hNursinghpracticehbasedhonhthehsynergyhmodelhwouldhinvolveht
ailoredhvisitinghtohmeeththehpatient’shandhfamily’shneedshandhapplicationhofhalternativehthera
pieshifhdesiredhbyhthehpatient,hbuththathishnoththehprimaryhfocushofhthehmodel.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplication REF:h h p.h5h|hFig.h1-3
OBJ:h h Describehstandardshofhprofessionalhpracticehforhcriticalhcarehnursing.
TOP:h NursinghProcesshStep:hN/A MSC:h NCLEX:hSafehandhEffectivehCarehEnvironment
5. Thehfamilyhofhyourhcriticallyhillhpatienthtellshyouhthaththeyhhavehnothspokenhwithhthehphysic
ianhinhoverh24hhourshandhtheyhhavehsomehquestionshthaththeyhwanthclarified.hDuringhmorni
nghrounds,hyouhconveyhthishconcernhtohthehattendinghintensivisthandharrangehforhherhtohmee
thwithhthehfamilyhath4:00hPMhinhthehconferencehroom.hWhichhcompetencyhofhcriticalhcareh
nursinghdoeshthishrepresent?
a. Advocacyhandhmoralhagencyhinhsolvinghethicalhissues
b. Clinicalhjudgmenthandhclinicalhreasoninghskills
c. Collaborationhwithhpatients,hfamilies,handhteamhmembers
d. Facilitationhofhlearninghforhpatients,hfamilies,handhteamhmembers
ANS:h C
Althoughhonehmighthconsiderhthathallhofhthesehcompetenciesharehbeinghaddressed,hcommunic
ationhandhcollaborationhwithhthehfamilyhandhphysicianhbesthexemplifyhthehcompetencyhofhcol
laboration.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hAnalysis REF:h h p.h9
OBJ:h h Describehstandardshofhprofessionalhpracticehforhcriticalhcarehnursing.
TOP:h NursinghProcesshStep:hN/A MSC:h NCLEX:hSafehandhEffectivehCarehEnvironment
6. ThehAACNhStandardshforhAcutehandhCriticalhCarehNursinghPracticehusehwhathframework
htohguidehcriticalhcarehnursinghpractice?
a. Evidence-basedh practice
b. Healthyhworkhenvironment
, c. NationalhPatienthSafetyhGoals
d. Nursinghprocess
ANS:h D
ThehAACNhStandardshforhAcutehandhCriticalhCarehNursinghPracticehdelineatehthehnursinghpr
ocesshashappliedhtohcriticallyhillhpatients:hcollecthdata,hdeterminehdiagnoses,hidentifyhexpected
houtcomes,hdevelophahplanhofhcare,himplementhinterventions,handhevaluatehcare.hAACNhpro
moteshahhealthyhworkhenvironment,hbuththishishnothincludedhinhthehStandards.hThehJointhCo
mmissionhhashestablishedhNationalhPatienthSafetyhGoals,hbuththeseharehnoththehAACNhStand
ards.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hAnalysis REF:h h p.h5h|hBoxh1-2
OBJ:h h Describehstandardshofhprofessionalhpracticehforhcriticalhcarehnursing.
TOP:h NursinghProcesshStep:hN/A MSC:h NCLEX:hSafehandhEffectivehCarehEnvironment
7. Thehchargehnursehishresponsiblehforhmakinghthehpatienthassignmentshonhthehcriticalhcarehun
it.hShehassignshthehexperienced,hcertifiedhnursehtohcarehforhthehacutelyhillhpatienthwithhsepsi
shwhohalsohrequireshcontinuoushrenalhreplacemenththerapyhandhmechanicalhventilation.hShe
hassignshthehnursehwithhlesshthanh1hyearhofhexperiencehtohtwohpatientshwhoharehmorehstable
.hThishassignmenthreflectshimplementationhofhthe:
a. crewhresourcehmanagementhmodel
b. NationalhPatienthSafetyhGoals
c. QualityhandhSafetyhEducationhforhNursesh(QSEN)hmodel
d. synergyhmodelhofhpractice
ANS:h D
Thishassignmenthdemonstrateshnursinghcarehtohmeeththehneedshofhthehpatient.hThehsynergyhm
odelhnoteshthaththehnursehcompetenciesharehmatchedhtohthehpatienthcharacteristics.hCrewhreso
urcehmanagementhconceptshrelatedhtohteamhtraining,hNationalhPatienthSafetyhGoalsharehspeci
fiedhbyhThehJointhCommissionhtohpromotehsafehcarehbuthdohnothincorporatehthehsynergyhmo
del.hThehQualityhandhSafetyhEducationhforhNurseshinitiativehinvolveshtargetedheducationhtohu
ndergraduatehandhgraduatehnursinghstudentshtohlearnhqualityhandhsafetyhconcepts.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hAnalysis REF:h h p.h5h|hFig.h1-3
OBJ:h h Describehstandardshofhprofessionalhpracticehforhcriticalhcarehnursing.
TOP:h NursinghProcesshStep:hN/A MSC:h NCLEX:hSafehandhEffectivehCarehEnvironment
8. ThehvisionhofhthehAmericanhAssociationhofhCritical-
CarehNurseshishahhealthcarehsystemhdrivenhby:
a. ahhealthyhworkhenvironment.
b. carehfromhahmultiprofessionalhteamhunderhthehdirectionhofhahcriticalhcarehphysician.
c. thehneedshofhcriticallyhillhpatientshandhfamilies.
d. respectful,hhealing,handhhumanehenvironments.
ANS:h C
ThehAACNhvisionhishahhealthcarehsystemhdrivenhbyhthehneedshofhcriticallyhillhpatientshandhfa
milieshwherehcriticalhcarehnurseshmakehtheirhoptimumhcontributions.hAACNhpromoteshinitiat
iveshtohsupporthahhealthyhworkhenvironmenthashwellhashrespectfulhandhhealinghenvironments,
hbuththathishnoththehorganization’shvision.hThehSCCMhpromoteshcarehfromhahmultiprofession
alhteamhunderhthehdirectionhofhahcriticalhcarehphysician.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hKnowledge REF:h h p.h4
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