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| 634911888 | The charge nurse is making assignments for the critical care unit and assigns the experienced nurse to care for two complex patients. The novice nurse is assigned to care for the less complex patient. The charge nurse is basing assignments on which model of practice? 1. Institute for Healthcare Improvement 2. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses 3. Synergy model 4. Universal care | Synergy model | |
| 634911889 | The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) publishes a variety of journals, including which of the following? 1. American Journal of Critical Care 2. Critical Care Medicine 3. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly 4. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing | American Journal of Critical Care | |
| 634911890 | The nurse is caring for a patient from Mexico who became ill while vacationing in the United States. The patient's prognosis is grim. The nurse obtains information from the family regarding their cultural preferences. Which desired competency of nurses caring for critically ill patients does this exemplify? 1. Advocacy and moral agency 2. Holistic practice 3. Palliative care 4. Response to diversity | Response to diversity | |
| 634911891 | The nurse is interested in pursuing critical care nursing practice as a career and understands that: 1. collaborative practice interferes with effective patient care. 2. critical care nurses coordinate care for critically ill patients in a variety of settings. 3. critical care nursing is defined as care rendered in an intensive care unit. 4. technological advances have had little effect on ethical dilemmas. | critical care nurses coordinate care for critically ill patients in a variety of settings | |
| 634911892 | The critical care nurse has agreed to serve as a preceptor for undergraduate nursing students who are scheduled for observation in the critical care unit. This activity represents what standard of professional performance? 1. Contributes to the professional development of others 2. Provides leadership in the practice setting 3. Uses clinical inquiry in practice 4. Uses skilled communication to collaborate with others | Contributes to the professional development of others | |
| 634911893 | The most important reason for the nurse to develop effective communication skills is to: 1. collaborate with team members during interdisciplinary rounds. 2. develop skills in patient/family education. 3. ensure that the hospital is meeting Joint Commission requirements. 4. promote patient safety and reduce errors. | ensure that the hospital is meeting Joint Commission requirements. | |
| 634911894 | Handoff communication is essential in reducing errors. The nurse understands that a barrier to handoff communication includes which of the following? 1. Bedside shift report between nurses 2. Crew resource management training 3. Forms and checklists to convey information during rounds 4. Noise during transfer report of a patient | Noise during transfer report of a patient | |
| 634911895 | Collaboration can be promoted in the critical care unit by: 1. implementing weekly inservices presented by the intensivist. 2. instituting multiprofessional bedside rounds at least daily. 3. inviting team members to after-work social events. 4. mandating attendance at multiprofessional meetings. | instituting multiprofessional bedside rounds at least daily | |
| 634911896 | The nurse understands that a healthy work environment includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.) 1. Acknowledgment of contributions of family members 2. Appropriate staffing 3. Effective decision making 4. Meaningful recognition 5. Respect for one another | All of the above | |
| 634911897 | Order the levels of evidence by rank, from highest to lowest. (Select all that apply.) 1. Expert opinion 2. Meta-analysis of multiple studies with consistent results 3. Professional organizational standards based on evidence 4. Qualitative, descriptive, or correlational studies 5. Well-designed controlled studies with consistent results | All of the above |
