Test Bank Brunner and Suddarths Canadian
Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 3rd, 4th
Edition El Hussein
assessment - ANSWER:the systemic collection of data to determine the patients health status and any
actual or potential health problems
collaborative problems - ANSWER:specific pathophysiologic manifestations that nurses monitor to
detect onset of complications or changes in status
critical thinking - ANSWER:a process of insightful thinking that utilizes multiple dimensions of ones
cognition to develop conclusions, solutions, and alternatives that are appropriate for the given situation
evaluation - ANSWER:determination of the patients responses to the nursing interventions and the
extent to which the outcomes have been achieved
implementation - ANSWER:actualization or carrying out of the plan of care through nursing
interventions
nursing diagnosis - ANSWER:actual or potential health problems that can be managed by independent
nursing interventions
nursing process - ANSWER:a deliberate problem-solving approach for meeting people's health care and
nursing needs; common components are assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation
, planning - ANSWER:development of goals and outcomes, as well as a plan of care designed to assist the
patient in resolving the diagnosed problems and achieving the identified goals and desired outcomes
bacteremia - ANSWER:laboratory confirmed presence of bacteria in the bloodstream
carrier - ANSWER:person who has an organism without apparent signs and symptoms; one who is able
to transmit and infection to others
colonization - ANSWER:microorganisms present in or on a host, without host interference or interaction
and without eliciting symptoms in the host
community-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus - ANSWER:a strain of MRSA infecting
person who have not been treated in a health care setting
emerging infectious diseases - ANSWER:human infectious diseases with incidence increased within the
past two decades or potential increase in the near future
fungemia - ANSWER:a bloodstream infection caused by a fungal organism
health care associated infections (HAI) - ANSWER:an infection not present or incubating at the time of
admission to the health care setting; this term has replaced the term nosocomial infection
host - ANSWER:an organism that provides living conditions to support a microorganism
immune - ANSWER:person with protection from a previous infection or vaccination who resists
reinfection when re-exposed to the same agent
incubation period - ANSWER:time between contact and onset of signs and symptoms
Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 3rd, 4th
Edition El Hussein
assessment - ANSWER:the systemic collection of data to determine the patients health status and any
actual or potential health problems
collaborative problems - ANSWER:specific pathophysiologic manifestations that nurses monitor to
detect onset of complications or changes in status
critical thinking - ANSWER:a process of insightful thinking that utilizes multiple dimensions of ones
cognition to develop conclusions, solutions, and alternatives that are appropriate for the given situation
evaluation - ANSWER:determination of the patients responses to the nursing interventions and the
extent to which the outcomes have been achieved
implementation - ANSWER:actualization or carrying out of the plan of care through nursing
interventions
nursing diagnosis - ANSWER:actual or potential health problems that can be managed by independent
nursing interventions
nursing process - ANSWER:a deliberate problem-solving approach for meeting people's health care and
nursing needs; common components are assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation
, planning - ANSWER:development of goals and outcomes, as well as a plan of care designed to assist the
patient in resolving the diagnosed problems and achieving the identified goals and desired outcomes
bacteremia - ANSWER:laboratory confirmed presence of bacteria in the bloodstream
carrier - ANSWER:person who has an organism without apparent signs and symptoms; one who is able
to transmit and infection to others
colonization - ANSWER:microorganisms present in or on a host, without host interference or interaction
and without eliciting symptoms in the host
community-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus - ANSWER:a strain of MRSA infecting
person who have not been treated in a health care setting
emerging infectious diseases - ANSWER:human infectious diseases with incidence increased within the
past two decades or potential increase in the near future
fungemia - ANSWER:a bloodstream infection caused by a fungal organism
health care associated infections (HAI) - ANSWER:an infection not present or incubating at the time of
admission to the health care setting; this term has replaced the term nosocomial infection
host - ANSWER:an organism that provides living conditions to support a microorganism
immune - ANSWER:person with protection from a previous infection or vaccination who resists
reinfection when re-exposed to the same agent
incubation period - ANSWER:time between contact and onset of signs and symptoms
