MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 10TH
EDITION IGNATAVICIUS STUDY
GUIDE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Primary focus of nursing. Answer: To assist individuals to recover
from illness.
◉ Science of nursing. Answer: The knowledge base for the care that is
given.
◉ Art of nursing. Answer: The collection of knowledge through
research.
◉ Nursing as a profession. Answer: Nursing is considered to be both an
art and a science.
◉ Specialized knowledge in nursing. Answer: Nursing is a profession
that uses specialized knowledge and skills.
◉ Nursing at the end of the Middle Ages. Answer: Continuity, caring,
critical thinking.
,◉ Characteristic of nursing (early civilization to 16th century). Answer:
Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
◉ Physician's role in early civilization. Answer: The physician was the
priest who treated disease with prayer.
◉ Nurse's role in early civilization. Answer: The nurse was a nun
committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
◉ Nursing care period. Answer: Nursing care as we now know it began
in the 18th to 19th century.
◉ Founder of professional nursing. Answer: Florence Nightingale.
◉ Red Cross founder in the U.S.. Answer: Clara Barton established the
Red Cross in the United States in 1882.
◉ Barrier to nursing profession development. Answer: Lack of
educational standards.
◉ Community-based care founder. Answer: Lillian Wald founded public
health nursing.
◉ Nursing definition and scope. Answer: The ANA provides a
definition and scope of practice for nursing.
, ◉ Breast self-examination teaching. Answer: An example of promoting
health.
◉ Facilitating coping with disability. Answer: Admitting a patient to a
hospice program.
◉ Nursing skills type. Answer: Cognitive skills are used when devising
interventions to accomplish desired outcomes.
◉ Ethical/legal nursing skill. Answer: A nurse helps a patient prepare a
living will.
◉ Nursing role example. Answer: Referring a parent to a support group
for a child with Downs Syndrome is an example of the Counselor role.
◉ Collaborator role in nursing. Answer: Referring a teen with suicidal
thoughts to a mental healthcare specialist.
◉ Health definition. Answer: Health is a state of optimal functioning.
◉ Health promotion guidelines. Answer: Healthy People 2010 includes
health indicators like cancer, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension.
EDITION IGNATAVICIUS STUDY
GUIDE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Primary focus of nursing. Answer: To assist individuals to recover
from illness.
◉ Science of nursing. Answer: The knowledge base for the care that is
given.
◉ Art of nursing. Answer: The collection of knowledge through
research.
◉ Nursing as a profession. Answer: Nursing is considered to be both an
art and a science.
◉ Specialized knowledge in nursing. Answer: Nursing is a profession
that uses specialized knowledge and skills.
◉ Nursing at the end of the Middle Ages. Answer: Continuity, caring,
critical thinking.
,◉ Characteristic of nursing (early civilization to 16th century). Answer:
Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
◉ Physician's role in early civilization. Answer: The physician was the
priest who treated disease with prayer.
◉ Nurse's role in early civilization. Answer: The nurse was a nun
committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
◉ Nursing care period. Answer: Nursing care as we now know it began
in the 18th to 19th century.
◉ Founder of professional nursing. Answer: Florence Nightingale.
◉ Red Cross founder in the U.S.. Answer: Clara Barton established the
Red Cross in the United States in 1882.
◉ Barrier to nursing profession development. Answer: Lack of
educational standards.
◉ Community-based care founder. Answer: Lillian Wald founded public
health nursing.
◉ Nursing definition and scope. Answer: The ANA provides a
definition and scope of practice for nursing.
, ◉ Breast self-examination teaching. Answer: An example of promoting
health.
◉ Facilitating coping with disability. Answer: Admitting a patient to a
hospice program.
◉ Nursing skills type. Answer: Cognitive skills are used when devising
interventions to accomplish desired outcomes.
◉ Ethical/legal nursing skill. Answer: A nurse helps a patient prepare a
living will.
◉ Nursing role example. Answer: Referring a parent to a support group
for a child with Downs Syndrome is an example of the Counselor role.
◉ Collaborator role in nursing. Answer: Referring a teen with suicidal
thoughts to a mental healthcare specialist.
◉ Health definition. Answer: Health is a state of optimal functioning.
◉ Health promotion guidelines. Answer: Healthy People 2010 includes
health indicators like cancer, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension.
