NR 341 FINAL EXAM 2022/2023 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+ ASSUARED
SUCCESS
Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care
nursing practice?
a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
b. American Heart Association
c. American Nurses Association
d. Society of Critical Care Medicine -ANS a
The synergy model of practice focuses on:
a. allowing unrestricted visiting for the patient 24 hours each day.
b. holistic and alternative therapies.
c. needs of patients and their families, which drives nursing competency.
d. patients' needs for energy and support. -ANS c
The family of your critically ill patient tells you that they have not spoken
with the physician in over 24 hours and they have some questions that they
want clarified. During morning rounds, you convey this concern to the
attending intensivist and arrange for her to meet with the family at 4:00 PM
in the conference room. Which competency of critical care nursing does this
represent?
a. Advocacy and moral agency in solving ethical issues
b. Clinical judgment and clinical reasoning skills
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c. Collaboration with patients, families, and team members
d. Facilitation of learning for patients, families, and team members -ANS c
The charge nurse is responsible for making the patient assignments on the
critical care unit. She assigns the experienced, certified nurse to care for the
acutely ill patient with sepsis who also requires continuous renal replacement
therapy and mechanical ventilation. She assigns the nurse with less than 1
year of experience to two patients who are more stable. This assignment
reflects implementation of the:
a. crew resource management model
b. National Patient Safety Goals
c. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) model
d. synergy model of practice -ANS d
The family members of a critically ill, 90-year-old patient bring in 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?
a. Acquires and maintains current knowledge of practice
b. Acts ethically on the behalf of the patient and family
c. Considers factors related to safe patient care
d. Uses clinical inquiry and integrates research findings in practice -ANS b
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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:
a. bundle of care.
b. clinical practice
guideline. c. patient safety
goal.
d. quality improvement initiative. -ANS a
Which of the following statements describes the core concept of the synergy
model of practice?
a. All nurses must be certified in order to have the synergy model
implemented.
b. Family members must be included in daily interdisciplinary rounds.
c. Nurses and physicians must work collaboratively and synergistically to
influence care.
d. Unique needs of patients and their families influence nursing
competencies. -ANS d
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Which of the following is a National Patient Safety Goal? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Accurately identify patients.
b. Eliminate use of patient restraints.
c. Reconcile medications across the continuum of care.
d. Reduce risks of healthcare-acquired infection. -ANS a,c,d
Which of the following nursing activities demonstrates implementation of the
AACN Standards of Professional Performance? (Select all that apply.)
a. Attending a meeting of the local chapter of the American Association of
Critical-Care Nurses in which a continuing education program on sepsis is
being taught
b. Collaborating with a pastoral services colleague to assist in meeting
spiritual needs of the patient and family
c. Participating on the unit's nurse practice council
d. Posting an article from Critical Care Nurse on management of venous
thromboembolism for your colleagues to read
e. Using evidence-based strategies to prevent ventilator-associated
pneumonia -ANS a,b,c,d,e
Which scenarios contribute to effective handof f communication at change of
shift? (Select all that apply.)
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