Exam 1: Overview of Critical Care Nursing

As part of nursing management of a critically ill patient,orders are written to keep the head of the bed elevated at 30 degrees,awaken the patient from sedation each morning to assess readiness to wean from mechanical ventilation,and implement oral care protocols every 4 hours.These interventions are done as a group to reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia.This group of evidence-based interventions is often called a

Which of the following strategies will assist in creating a healthy work environment for the critical care nurse?

The synergy model of practice focuses on

The main purpose of certification is to

Which scenarios contribute to effective handoff communication at change of shift?

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 the nurse to seek?

You are caring for a critically ill patient whose urine output has been low for 2 consecutive hours.After a thorough patient assessment,you call the intensivist with report.Which information do you convey regarding background?

Which of the following nursing activities demonstrates implementation of the AACN Standards of Professional Performance?

A nurse who plans care based on the patient's gender,ethnicity,spirituality,and lifestyle is said to

The first critical care units were

Which of the following statements describes the core concept of the synergy model of practice?

Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice?

Which of the following is a National Patient Safety Goal?

The AACN Standards for Acute and Critical Care Nursing Practice use what framework to guide critical care nursing practice?

The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken with the physician in over 24 hours and that they have some questions they want clarified.During morning rounds,you convey this concern to the attending intensivist and arrange a meeting with the family at 4:00 PM.Which competency of critical care nursing does this represent?

Which of the following is (are)official journal(s)of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses?

The vision of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is a health care system driven by

Which of the following assists the critical care nurse in ensuring that care is appropriate and based on research?

The charge nurse is responsible for making the patient assignments on the critical care unit.An experienced,certified nurse is assigned to care for the acutely ill patient with sepsis who also requires continuous renal replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation.The nurse with less than 1 year of experience is assigned to two patients who are more stable.This assignment reflects implementation of the

The family members of a critically ill patient bring a copy of the patient's living will to the hospital,which identifies the patient's wishes regarding health care.You discuss contents of the living will with the patient's physician.This is an example of implementation of which of the AACN Standards of Professional Performance?