Medical-Surgical Nursing 7th Ed Ignatavicius-
Workman Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical-
Surgical Nursing Study Guide Questions and
Correct Answers
1). 1. "describe the scope of medical surgical nursing (ignatavicius, 1)"
Ans: 1. "The scope of medical-surgical nursing, sometimes called adult health nursing, is
to promite healt and prevent illness or injury in patients from 18 to older than 100 years of
age (Ignatavicius, 1)."
2). "2. explain the recent increased focus on patient safety and quality of care (ignatavicius,1)."
Ans: "2. Rapid advances in technology, massive increases in knowledge, and dramatic
changes in the health care delivery system require that medical-surgical nurses use expert
clinical judgment to ensure patient safety as the priiority in practice. Health care errors by
physicians, nurses, and other health care professionsals have been widely publicized for
the past 15 years. Many of these errors have resulted in patient deaths and injuries an
increased health care costs. As a result of these findings, a number of national and
international organizations have implememted new programs and standards to combat
this growing problem (Ignatavius, 2)."
3). "3. identify the purpose of the rapid response team (rrt) (ignatavicius, 1)."
Ans: "3. Outcome date demonstrate that the RRT approach to emergency care reduces
medical complications and decreases the number of cardiac and respiraory arrests
(Ignatavicius, 3)."
4). "4. explain when to call the rrt ignatavicius, 1)."
Ans: "4. Although the team does not replace the Code Team who responds to patient
arrests, it act rapidly when needed for those who are beginning to clinically decline
(Ignatavicius, 3)."
5). "5. differentiate the six core competencies that healthcare professionals need to provide
safe, quality health care (ignatavicius, 1)."
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Workman Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical-
Surgical Nursing Study Guide Questions and
Correct Answers
1). 1. "describe the scope of medical surgical nursing (ignatavicius, 1)"
Ans: 1. "The scope of medical-surgical nursing, sometimes called adult health nursing, is
to promite healt and prevent illness or injury in patients from 18 to older than 100 years of
age (Ignatavicius, 1)."
2). "2. explain the recent increased focus on patient safety and quality of care (ignatavicius,1)."
Ans: "2. Rapid advances in technology, massive increases in knowledge, and dramatic
changes in the health care delivery system require that medical-surgical nurses use expert
clinical judgment to ensure patient safety as the priiority in practice. Health care errors by
physicians, nurses, and other health care professionsals have been widely publicized for
the past 15 years. Many of these errors have resulted in patient deaths and injuries an
increased health care costs. As a result of these findings, a number of national and
international organizations have implememted new programs and standards to combat
this growing problem (Ignatavius, 2)."
3). "3. identify the purpose of the rapid response team (rrt) (ignatavicius, 1)."
Ans: "3. Outcome date demonstrate that the RRT approach to emergency care reduces
medical complications and decreases the number of cardiac and respiraory arrests
(Ignatavicius, 3)."
4). "4. explain when to call the rrt ignatavicius, 1)."
Ans: "4. Although the team does not replace the Code Team who responds to patient
arrests, it act rapidly when needed for those who are beginning to clinically decline
(Ignatavicius, 3)."
5). "5. differentiate the six core competencies that healthcare professionals need to provide
safe, quality health care (ignatavicius, 1)."
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