Question 1

What type of therapy is an option to conventional treatment?&#10;A) Alternative&#10;B) Holistic&#10;C) Complementary&#10;D) Individualized

Accepted Answer

The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is considered conventional treatment of a condition or state.The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support conventional treatments.Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body,mind,and spirit are interdependent and inseparable.Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient's preferences,condition,and physiologic and psychosocial status.

Question 2

What type of practitioner is instrumental in ensuring care that is evidence based and that safety programs are in place?&#10;A) Clinical nurse specialist&#10;B) Advanced practice nurse&#10;C) Registered nurses&#10;D) Nurse practitioners

Accepted Answer

Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs)serve in specialty roles that use their clinical,teaching,research,leadership,and consultative abilities.They are instrumental in ensuring that care is evidence based and that safety programs are in place.Advanced practice nurses (APNs)have a broad depth of knowledge and expertise in their specialty area and manage complex clinical and systems issues.Registered nurses are generally direct care providers.Nurse practitioners (NPs)manage direct clinical care of groups of patients.

Question 3

According to American Association of Critical-Care Nurses,what are the responsibilities of a critical care nurse?&#10;A) Respecting the values, beliefs, and rights of the patient&#10;B) Intervening when the best interest of the patient is in question&#10;C) Helping the patient obtain necessary care&#10;D) Making decisions for the patient and patient's family&#10;E) Monitoring and safeguarding the quality of care the patient receives&#10;F) Acting as a gatekeeper for the patient, the patient's family, and other health care professionals

Accepted Answer

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)critical care nurse role responsibilities include respecting the values,beliefs,and rights of the patient; intervening when the best interest of the patient is in question; helping the patient obtain necessary care; and monitoring and safeguarding the quality of care the patient receives.The nurse is not to make decisions for the patient or the patient's family but should support their decisions.The nurse should act as a liaison,not a gatekeeper,for the patient and the patient's family and other health care professionals.

Question 4

According to Kupperschmidt,what factors are needed to become a skilled communicator?&#10;A) Becoming candid&#10;B) Becoming reflective&#10;C) Setting goals&#10;D) Surveying the team&#10;E) Becoming aware of self-deception

Accepted Answer

Kupperschmidt and colleagues posed a five-factor model for becoming a skilled communicator: becoming aware of self-deception,becoming authentic,becoming candid,becoming mindful,and becoming reflective,all of which lead to being a skilled communicator.The HWE model was offered by Blake,who suggested five steps: rallying the team,surveying the team,establishing work groups,setting goals and developing action steps,and celebrating successes along the way.

Question 5

The concept of diversity encompasses what thoughts and actions?&#10;A) Sensitivity to ethnic differences&#10;B) Openness to different lifestyles&#10;C) Openness to different values&#10;D) Reticence to different beliefs&#10;E) Lack of concern regarding different opinions

Accepted Answer

Diversity includes not only ethnic sensitivity but also sensitivity to openness to difference lifestyles,opinions,values,and beliefs.Reticence and lack of concern are not part of the concept of diversity.

Question 6

Prayer,guided imagery,and massage are all examples of what type of treatment?&#10;A) Alternative therapy&#10;B) Holistic care&#10;C) Complementary care&#10;D) Individualized care

Accepted Answer

The term complementary was proposed to describe therapies that can be used to complement or support conventional treatments.Spirituality,prayer,guided imagery,massage,and animal-assisted therapy are all examples of complementary care.The term alternative denotes that a specific therapy is an option or alternative to what is considered conventional treatment of a condition or state.Holistic care focuses on human integrity and stresses that the body,mind,and spirit are interdependent and inseparable.Individualized care recognizes the uniqueness of each patient's preferences,condition,and physiologic and psychosocial status.

Question 7

Designing therapeutic activities that move a patient from one state of health to another is an example of which of the following?&#10;A) Nursing diagnosis&#10;B) Nursing interventions&#10;C) Nursing outcomes&#10;D) Nursing process

Accepted Answer

Nursing interventions constitute the treatment approach to an identified health alteration.An essential and distinguishing feature of any nursing diagnosis is that it describes a health condition.Evaluation of attainment of the expected patient outcomes occurs formally at intervals designated in the outcome criteria.The nursing process is a systematic decision-making model that is cyclic,not linear.

Question 8

What is a health condition primarily resolved by nursing interventions or therapies called?&#10;A) Nursing diagnosis&#10;B) Nursing interventions&#10;C) Nursing outcomes&#10;D) Nursing process

Accepted Answer

An essential and distinguishing feature of any nursing diagnosis is that it describes a health condition.Nursing interventions constitute the treatment approach to an identified health alteration.Evaluation of attainment of the expected patient outcomes occurs formally at intervals designated in the outcome criteria.The nursing process is a systematic decision-making model that is cyclic,not linear.

Question 9

What considerations are taken into account in evidence-based nursing practice?&#10;A) Clinical expertise of the nurse&#10;B) Availability of staff and facility equipment&#10;C) Research evidence on the topic&#10;D) Patient knowledge of the disease&#10;E) Patient preference regarding care

Accepted Answer

Evidence-based nursing practice considers the best research evidence on the care topic along with clinical expertise of the nurse and patient preferences.For instance,when determining the frequency of vital sign measurement,the nurse would use available research and nursing judgment (stability,complexity,predictability,vulnerability,and resilience of the patient).Availability of staff and facility equipment and the patient's knowledge of the disease do not factor into evidence-based nursing practices.

Question 10

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)has developed short directives that can be used as quick references for clinical use that are known as&#10;A) Critical Care Protocol.&#10;B) Practice Policies.&#10;C) Evidence-Based Research.&#10;D) Practice Alerts.

Accepted Answer

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)has promulgated several evidence-based practice summaries in the form of "Practice Alerts." Evidence-based nursing practice considers the best research evidence on the care topic along with clinical expertise of the nurse and patient preferences.Critical care protocol and practice policies are established by individual institutions.

Question 11

Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses the theory that the body,mind,and spirit are interdependent and inseparable.This statement describes which methodology of care?&#10;A) Holistic care&#10;B) Individualized care&#10;C) Cultural care&#10;D) Interdisciplinary care

Accepted Answer

The answer of Emphasis is on human integrity and stresses...

Question 12

What is the systematic decision-making model used by nurses termed?&#10;A) Nursing diagnosis&#10;B) Nursing interventions&#10;C) Nursing evaluations&#10;D) Nursing process

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the systematic decision-making model used...

Question 13

During World War II,what type of wards were developed to care for critically injured patients?&#10;A) Intensive care&#10;B) Triage&#10;C) Shock&#10;D) Postoperative

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The answer of During World War II,what type of wards...

Question 14

Which professional organization administers critical care certification exams for registered nurses?&#10;A) State Board of Registered Nurses&#10;B) National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialist&#10;C) Society of Critical Care Medicine&#10;D) American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which professional organization administers critical care certification...

Question 15

A patient was admitted to a rural critical care unit in Montana.Critical care nurses are assisting with monitoring and care of the patient from the closest major city.What is this type of practice termed?

A) Tele-nursing
B) Tele-ICU
C) Tele-informatics
D) Tele-hospital

Accepted Answer

The answer of A patient was admitted to a rural...

Question 16

A practitioner and nurse are performing a dressing change on an unresponsive patient in room 14.The practitioner asks the nurse for an update on the patient in room 13.Which action should the nurse take next?

A) Give the update to the practitioner.
B) Refuse to give the update because of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements.
C) Give the update because the is patient's unconscious.
D) Refuse to give the update because of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A practitioner and nurse are performing a...

Question 17

What type of practitioner has a broad depth of specialty knowledge and expertise and manages complex clinical and system issues?&#10;A) Registered nurses&#10;B) Advanced practice nurses&#10;C) Clinical nurse leaders&#10;D) Intensivists

Accepted Answer

The answer of What type of practitioner has a broad...

Question 18

What is the stepwise decision-making flowchart for a specific care process named?&#10;A) Algorithm&#10;B) Practice guideline&#10;C) Protocol&#10;D) Order set

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the stepwise decision-making flowchart for...

Question 19

Which core competency for interprofessional practice can be described as working with individuals of other professions to maintain a climate of mutual respect and shared values?&#10;A) Interprofessional teamwork and team-based care&#10;B) Values and ethics for interprofessional practice&#10;C) Interprofessional communication&#10;D) Roles and responsibilities for collaborative practice

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The answer of Which core competency for interprofessional practice can...

Question 20

Which nursing intervention continues to be one of the most error-prone for critical care nurses?&#10;A) Inappropriate care&#10;B) Intimidating and disruptive clinician behavior&#10;C) Injury to patients by falls&#10;D) Medication administration

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