Exam 1: What Is Critical Care

The nurse in the critical care area is completing a preoperative checklist before sending a patient for surgery. This nurse's activity is an example of which recommendation issued by the Institute of Medicine?

What should the nurse identify as an example of an installed forcing function or a system-level firewall to prevent errors when providing patient care?

The nurse plans to question a health care provider's choice of medication for a critically ill patient. Which statement demonstrates assertive communication?

The nurse collaborates with other members of the health care team to effect optimal outcomes in patient care. Which characteristics of emotional maturity is the nurse using?

The critical care nurse is identifying patients at risk for safety and medical errors. Which patients should the nurse identify as being at risk for these issues? Select all that apply.

Which symptoms indicate a nurse is experiencing compassion fatigue? Select all that apply.

Which informal power bases should the nurse use in the health care setting?

What would be appropriate reasons for an intensive care unit intensivist to call a huddle? Select all that apply.

The critical care nurse is experiencing psychologic symptoms of compassion fatigue. What strategies should the nurse use to enhance psychological well-being? Select all that apply.

For which patient would decision-making capacity likely be impaired?

The nurse realizes that the increased use of technology in critical care units has resulted in which consequence for patient care?

The nurse manager of a critical care unit is explaining the AACN Synergy Model to the critical care nurses. What should the manager include as basic parts of this model? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care to patients in a Level II general critical care unit. For which types of patient problems will this nurse most likely provide care? Select all that apply.

What should the nurse who provides care to patients in a critical care unit realize the role of technology is on the amount of errors?

For what can the nurse be held liable if forcibly inserting a nasogastric tube against a patient's wishes?

The nurse manager, concerned that several staff nurses are experiencing moral distress, is planning to implement the 4 A's to Rise Above Moral Distress. Which steps will the manager take? Select all that apply.

The nurse working within the AACN Synergy Model realizes that optimal patient outcomes are realized when:

Which actions should the nurse complete after realizing that an incorrect dose of medication has been administered to a patient?

The critical care nurse discusses a patient's change in status with the health care provider, pharmacist, and physical therapist. Which QSEN competency is this nurse demonstrating?

The nurse manager is planning the staffing budget for the next fiscal year. What action should the manager take to ensure that staffing is adequate?