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,Test .Bank .- .Introduction .to .Critical .Care .Nursing .7e .(Sole 1
.2016)



Table . of . Contents
Table . of 1
. Contents
Chapter . 01: . Overview . of . Critical . Care . Nursing 2
Chapter . 02: . Patient . and . Family . Response . to . the . Critical . Care 14
. Experience.Chapter . 03: . Ethical . and . Legal . Issues . in . Critical . Care 30
. Nursing 42
Chapter . 04: . Palliative . and . End-of-Life 56
. Care.Chapter .05: . Comfort . and 69
. Sedation .Chapter .06: .Nutritional . Therapy 83
Chapter . 07: . Dysrhythmia . Interpretation . and 117
. Management.Chapter .08: .Hemodynamic .Monitoring 137
Chapter . 09: . Ventilatory . Assistance 156
Chapter . 10: . Rapid . Response . Teams . and . Code 171
. Management.Chapter .11: .Organ .Donation 189
Chapter . 12: . Shock, . Sepsis, . and . Multiple . Organ . Dysfunction 207
. Syndrome.Chapter .13: .Cardiovascular .Alterations 225
Chapter . 14: . Nervous . System 243
. Alterations.Chapter . 15: . Acute 260
. Respiratory . Failure .Chapter .16: . Acute 285
. Kidney . Injury .Chapter . 17: 312
. Gastrointestinal . Alterations 341
Chapter . 17: . Hematological . and . Immune 361
. Disorders.Chapter .19: .Endocrine .Alterations 377
Chapter . 20: . Trauma . and . Surgical
. Management.Chapter .21: .Burns

,Test .Bank .- .Introduction .to .Critical .Care .Nursing .7e .(Sole 2
.2016)



Chapter . 01: . Overview . of . Critical . Care . Nursing
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

The .American .Association .of .Critical-Care .Nurses .is .the .specialty .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
.multiprofessional .critical .care .team .under .the .direction .of .an .intensivist.

DIF: .Cognitive .Level: .Knowledge .REF: .p. .4

OBJ: .Discuss .the .purposes .and .functions .of .the .professional .organizations .that .support .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 .intensive .care .unit .for .2 .years .and .is
.interested .in.certification. .Which .credential .would .be .most .applicable .for .her .to .seek?



a. ACNPC


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 .certification .is .for
.critical .care .clinical .nurse .specialists. .The .PCCN .certification .is .for .staff .nurses .working .in .progressive
.care, .intermediate .care, .or.step-down .unit .settings.

DIF: .Cognitive .Level: .Application .REF: .p. .5

OBJ: .Explain .certification .options .for .critical .care .nurses. .TOP: .Nursing .Process .Step:

.N/A.MSC: .NCLEX: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment

, Test .Bank .- .Introduction .to .Critical .Care .Nursing .7e .(Sole 3
.2016)


3. The .main .purpose .of .certification .is .to:


a. assure .the .consumer .that .you .will .not .make .a .mistake.


b. prepare .for .graduate .school.


c. promote .magnet .status .for .your .facility.


d. validate .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. .Certification .helps .to .assure .the .consumer
.that .the.nurse .has .a .minimum .level .of .knowledge; .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 .REF: .pp. .4-5

OBJ: .Explain .certification .options .for .critical .care .nurses. .TOP: .Nursing .Process .Step:

.N/A.MSC: .NCLEX: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment

4. The .synergy .model .of .practice .focuses .on:


a. allowing .unrestricted .visiting .for .the .patient .24 .hours .each .day.


b. holistic .and .alternative .therapies.


c. needs .of .patients .and .their .families, .which .drives .nursing .competency.


d. patients .needs .for .energy .and .support.


ANS: .C

The .synergy .model .of .practice .states .that .the .needs .of .patients .and .families .influence .and .drive
.competencies .of .nurses. .Nursing .practice .based .on .the .synergy .model .would .involve .tailored .visiting .to
.meet .the .patients .and.familys .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 .REF: .p. .5 .| .Fig. .1-3

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 .intensivist .and .arrange .for .her .to .meet .with .the .family .at .4:00 .PM .in .the
.conference .room. .Which .competency .of .critical .care .nursing .does .this .represent?

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