Exam 1: What Is Critical Care

Which statement should the nurse use when concluding SBAR communication about a patient issue?

Which action ensures that a patient has consented to care?

What might occur when a nurse employs conscientious refusal to participate?

The nurse manager reviews the standards of self-care for caregivers during a staff meeting. Which staff nurse comment indicates that teaching about the standards has been effective?

A nurse is preparing to communicate an issue about patient care to a physician using the SBAR technique. Which phrase is an appropriate initial statement?

Which condition is most likely to occur when a patient is restrained?

Which actions by the critical care nurse demonstrate an understanding of patient advocacy?

The nurse employed in a hospital in a small rural town would expect to provide which level of care in the critical care unit?

Which patient should the nurse expect to be transferred to a critical care unit? Select all that apply.

The nurse reviews assessment data on a group of patients. Which patient should the nurse identify as experiencing a critical illness?

What is associated with moral distress in critical care nurses?

Which statement should the nurse include for "A-Assessment" in the SBAR technique for communication?

What must the patient demonstrate for a nurse to be found guilty of negligence?

While completing a self-evaluation, the critical care nurse compares personal practice to the competencies identified by the AACN Synergy Model. Which behaviors are consistent with those in the Synergy Model? Select all that apply.

With which individuals should the nurse expect to provide patient care in an "open" ICU?

A patient is admitted to an "open" intensive care unit. In addition to the nurse, which health care providers will assist in the care of this patient? Select all that apply.

The adult daughter of a client with end-stage kidney disease informs the health care provider that all interventions are to be provided even though the client is heard telling the spouse that "enough is enough." What should be done first when analyzing this situation?