Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical
Nursing, 9th Edition Key Points-
Chapter 01| Summer 2023|54
Questions and Answers.
The scope of medical-surgical nursing, sometimes called adult
health nursing, is to : - -promote health and prevent illness or
injury in patients from 18 years of age to older than 100 years of
age.
-Medical-surgical nursing requires special knowledge and
clinical skills to meet the needs of: - -adult patients in a variety
of settings across the continuum.
-Patients are recipients of care in: - -mutually trusting
relationships with nurses and other members of the health care
team.
-Medical-surgical nurses focus on meeting the basic needs
(concepts) of adult patient in the areas of: - -
1. fluid and electrolyte balance
2. protection
3. oxygenation and tissue perfusion
4. mobility
5. sensation
6. cognition
7. nutrition
8. metabolism and bowel elimination
9. sexuality—to provide a holistic approach to patient care.
, -The nurse can function in various roles as a: - -care
coordinator, transition manager, caregiver, patient educator,
leader, and patient and family advocate.
-To function in these roles, nurses need to have: - -the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes /KSA's, to keep patients and their
families safe.
-Nurses play a major role in coordinating care with: - -the
interprofessional team to promote safe, quality care.
-The Joint Commission /TJC requires that healthcare
organizations create a culture of: - -SAFETY and encourage
patients and families to become safety partners in protecting
patients from harm.
-National Patient Safety Goals /NPSGs address: - -high-risk
issues such as drug administration, fall reduction, pressure ulcer
prevention, infection prevention, and communication among
health care team members.
-Sentinel events are a - -severe variation in the standard of care
caused by human or system error and results in an avoidable
patient death or major harm and are always reported.
-The six core competencies for health care professionals based
on research by the Institute of Medicine and Quality and Safety
Education for Nurses are: - -PATIENT-CENTERED CARE,
TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION, EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, INFORMATICS AND
TECHNOLOGY, and SAFETY.
Nursing, 9th Edition Key Points-
Chapter 01| Summer 2023|54
Questions and Answers.
The scope of medical-surgical nursing, sometimes called adult
health nursing, is to : - -promote health and prevent illness or
injury in patients from 18 years of age to older than 100 years of
age.
-Medical-surgical nursing requires special knowledge and
clinical skills to meet the needs of: - -adult patients in a variety
of settings across the continuum.
-Patients are recipients of care in: - -mutually trusting
relationships with nurses and other members of the health care
team.
-Medical-surgical nurses focus on meeting the basic needs
(concepts) of adult patient in the areas of: - -
1. fluid and electrolyte balance
2. protection
3. oxygenation and tissue perfusion
4. mobility
5. sensation
6. cognition
7. nutrition
8. metabolism and bowel elimination
9. sexuality—to provide a holistic approach to patient care.
, -The nurse can function in various roles as a: - -care
coordinator, transition manager, caregiver, patient educator,
leader, and patient and family advocate.
-To function in these roles, nurses need to have: - -the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes /KSA's, to keep patients and their
families safe.
-Nurses play a major role in coordinating care with: - -the
interprofessional team to promote safe, quality care.
-The Joint Commission /TJC requires that healthcare
organizations create a culture of: - -SAFETY and encourage
patients and families to become safety partners in protecting
patients from harm.
-National Patient Safety Goals /NPSGs address: - -high-risk
issues such as drug administration, fall reduction, pressure ulcer
prevention, infection prevention, and communication among
health care team members.
-Sentinel events are a - -severe variation in the standard of care
caused by human or system error and results in an avoidable
patient death or major harm and are always reported.
-The six core competencies for health care professionals based
on research by the Institute of Medicine and Quality and Safety
Education for Nurses are: - -PATIENT-CENTERED CARE,
TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION, EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, INFORMATICS AND
TECHNOLOGY, and SAFETY.
