Chapter 1 Medical-Surgical Nursing
11th Edition Ignatavicius With All
Correct Answers
Adverse event - Ans--A variation in the standard of care
Autonomy - Ans--Ethical principle which one is capable of making informed
decisions about one's own care ; self determination, self management
Beneficence - Ans--Ethical principle in which nurses promote positive
actions to help others
Care coordination - Ans--Deliberate organization of and communication
about patient care activities between two or more members of the health
care team (including patient) to facilitate appropriate and continuous care
to meet patient needs across care transitions
Care transition - Ans--Actions designated to ensure safe, effective
coordination & continuity of care as patients experience a change in health
status, PHCP, or setting; Nurse plays a vital role in patient-centered care
transition management
Case management - Ans--Process to ensure quality and cost-effective
services and resources to achieve positive patient outcomes
Chronic disease care - Ans--Sphere of health care delivery that includes
chronic disease management and prevention of complications
Clinical judgement - Ans--Observed outcome of critical thinking and
decision making. Iterative process using nursing knowledge to observe
and access presenting situations, identify a prioritized client concern, and
generate the best possible evidence-based solutions to deliver safe client
care
, Culture - Ans--Process that incorporates language, beliefs, customs, and
actions specific to a particular group; much broader than race, ethnicity,
and gender
Culture of safety - Ans--Heath care organization's commitment to safety
with a major effort to minimize harm
Delegated responsibility - Ans--Nursing activity, skill or procedure that is
transferred from an RN to a delegate, usually an LPN/VN or assistive
personnel (AP) in selected patient care situation
Disability - Ans--Physical or mental condition that can limit an individual's
movement, senses, or activities
Disease prevention/promotion of health and well-being - Ans--Sphere of
health care delivery that includes the promotion of physical and mental
health for all patients and management of intermittent care needs of
healthy patients
Diversity - Ans--Wide range of individual and population characteristics,
can include "age; sex; race; ethnicity; sexual orientation; family structures;
geographic locations; national origin; immigrants and refugees; language;
physical, functional, and learning disabilities; religious beliefs; and
socioeconomic status"
Early warning system (EWS) - Ans--Also known as early warning scoring
system (EWSS) Guide for health care team to quickly determine a patient's
condition on the basis of a physiologic scoring matrix
Ethics - Ans--Theoretical & reflective domain of human knowledge that
addresses issues and questions about morality in human choices, actions,
character, and ends
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) (QSEN) - Ans--A QSEN (Quality & Safety
Education for Nurses) competency in which nurses use the integration of
the best current evidence and practices to make decisions about patient
care.
11th Edition Ignatavicius With All
Correct Answers
Adverse event - Ans--A variation in the standard of care
Autonomy - Ans--Ethical principle which one is capable of making informed
decisions about one's own care ; self determination, self management
Beneficence - Ans--Ethical principle in which nurses promote positive
actions to help others
Care coordination - Ans--Deliberate organization of and communication
about patient care activities between two or more members of the health
care team (including patient) to facilitate appropriate and continuous care
to meet patient needs across care transitions
Care transition - Ans--Actions designated to ensure safe, effective
coordination & continuity of care as patients experience a change in health
status, PHCP, or setting; Nurse plays a vital role in patient-centered care
transition management
Case management - Ans--Process to ensure quality and cost-effective
services and resources to achieve positive patient outcomes
Chronic disease care - Ans--Sphere of health care delivery that includes
chronic disease management and prevention of complications
Clinical judgement - Ans--Observed outcome of critical thinking and
decision making. Iterative process using nursing knowledge to observe
and access presenting situations, identify a prioritized client concern, and
generate the best possible evidence-based solutions to deliver safe client
care
, Culture - Ans--Process that incorporates language, beliefs, customs, and
actions specific to a particular group; much broader than race, ethnicity,
and gender
Culture of safety - Ans--Heath care organization's commitment to safety
with a major effort to minimize harm
Delegated responsibility - Ans--Nursing activity, skill or procedure that is
transferred from an RN to a delegate, usually an LPN/VN or assistive
personnel (AP) in selected patient care situation
Disability - Ans--Physical or mental condition that can limit an individual's
movement, senses, or activities
Disease prevention/promotion of health and well-being - Ans--Sphere of
health care delivery that includes the promotion of physical and mental
health for all patients and management of intermittent care needs of
healthy patients
Diversity - Ans--Wide range of individual and population characteristics,
can include "age; sex; race; ethnicity; sexual orientation; family structures;
geographic locations; national origin; immigrants and refugees; language;
physical, functional, and learning disabilities; religious beliefs; and
socioeconomic status"
Early warning system (EWS) - Ans--Also known as early warning scoring
system (EWSS) Guide for health care team to quickly determine a patient's
condition on the basis of a physiologic scoring matrix
Ethics - Ans--Theoretical & reflective domain of human knowledge that
addresses issues and questions about morality in human choices, actions,
character, and ends
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) (QSEN) - Ans--A QSEN (Quality & Safety
Education for Nurses) competency in which nurses use the integration of
the best current evidence and practices to make decisions about patient
care.
