MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 10TH
EDITION IGNATAVICIUS TEST
BANK 2026 ALL CHAPTERS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ What should a nurse encourage to help a client promote their own
safety? Answer: Encourage the client and family to be active partners
◉ What should a nurse do first if a postoperative client's blood pressure
drops significantly? Answer: Call the Rapid Response Team.
◉ What demonstrates client-centered care by a nurse? Answer: Assess
for cultural influences affecting health care.
◉ What is the most important action a client can take to protect against
errors before surgery? Answer: Bring a list of all medications and what
they are for.
◉ How can a nurse best demonstrate respect for a client's autonomy?
Answer: Ask if the client has questions before signing a consent.
◉ What is the most accurate advice for communicating with LGBTQ
clients? Answer: Don't make assumptions about his or her health needs.
,◉ What statement provides the background portion of the SBAR format
for communication? Answer: This client has allergies to morphine and
codeine.
◉ What action could have prevented a negative outcome after
delegating vital signs to an AP? Answer: Providing more appropriate
supervision of the AP.
◉ What defeats the purpose of delegation? Answer: Double-checking
the work.
◉ What vital signs can an AP delegate? Answer: Vital signs are within
the scope of practice for an AP.
◉ What is the best response for a new nurse regarding participation in
quality improvement projects? Answer: Even being new, you can
implement activities designed to improve care.
◉ What is Magnet status? Answer: A certification by The Joint
Commission that indicates best current evidence guides nursing practice.
◉ What should a nurse manager assess to ensure competency according
to the IOM report? Answer: Collaborating with an interprofessional
team, implementing evidence-based care, using informatics, and quality
improvement.
, ◉ What actions demonstrate prioritization of interprofessional work?
Answer: Consulting with other disciplines, coordinating discharge
planning, participating in client rounding, and delegating tasks
appropriately.
◉ What factors should a nurse consider when utilizing evidence-based
practice? Answer: Nurse's expertise, client preferences, research
findings, and values of the client.
◉ What actions can a nurse manager take to improve hand-off
communication? Answer: Attend hand-off rounds, create a template for
reports, encourage questions, and provide education on SBAR.
◉ What is the difference between critical thinking and clinical
judgment? Answer: Clinical judgment is the observable outcome of
critical thinking.
◉ What is systems thinking? Answer: Recognizing, understanding, and
synthesizing interactions and interdependencies in components designed
for a specific purpose.
◉ What is patient-centered care? Answer: A QSEN competency
recognizing the patient or caregiver as the source of control and full
partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care.
◉ What action by a nurse best influences health outcomes? Answer:
Lobbying with a national organization for health care policy.
EDITION IGNATAVICIUS TEST
BANK 2026 ALL CHAPTERS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ What should a nurse encourage to help a client promote their own
safety? Answer: Encourage the client and family to be active partners
◉ What should a nurse do first if a postoperative client's blood pressure
drops significantly? Answer: Call the Rapid Response Team.
◉ What demonstrates client-centered care by a nurse? Answer: Assess
for cultural influences affecting health care.
◉ What is the most important action a client can take to protect against
errors before surgery? Answer: Bring a list of all medications and what
they are for.
◉ How can a nurse best demonstrate respect for a client's autonomy?
Answer: Ask if the client has questions before signing a consent.
◉ What is the most accurate advice for communicating with LGBTQ
clients? Answer: Don't make assumptions about his or her health needs.
,◉ What statement provides the background portion of the SBAR format
for communication? Answer: This client has allergies to morphine and
codeine.
◉ What action could have prevented a negative outcome after
delegating vital signs to an AP? Answer: Providing more appropriate
supervision of the AP.
◉ What defeats the purpose of delegation? Answer: Double-checking
the work.
◉ What vital signs can an AP delegate? Answer: Vital signs are within
the scope of practice for an AP.
◉ What is the best response for a new nurse regarding participation in
quality improvement projects? Answer: Even being new, you can
implement activities designed to improve care.
◉ What is Magnet status? Answer: A certification by The Joint
Commission that indicates best current evidence guides nursing practice.
◉ What should a nurse manager assess to ensure competency according
to the IOM report? Answer: Collaborating with an interprofessional
team, implementing evidence-based care, using informatics, and quality
improvement.
, ◉ What actions demonstrate prioritization of interprofessional work?
Answer: Consulting with other disciplines, coordinating discharge
planning, participating in client rounding, and delegating tasks
appropriately.
◉ What factors should a nurse consider when utilizing evidence-based
practice? Answer: Nurse's expertise, client preferences, research
findings, and values of the client.
◉ What actions can a nurse manager take to improve hand-off
communication? Answer: Attend hand-off rounds, create a template for
reports, encourage questions, and provide education on SBAR.
◉ What is the difference between critical thinking and clinical
judgment? Answer: Clinical judgment is the observable outcome of
critical thinking.
◉ What is systems thinking? Answer: Recognizing, understanding, and
synthesizing interactions and interdependencies in components designed
for a specific purpose.
◉ What is patient-centered care? Answer: A QSEN competency
recognizing the patient or caregiver as the source of control and full
partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care.
◉ What action by a nurse best influences health outcomes? Answer:
Lobbying with a national organization for health care policy.
