How to Use This Study Guide
Original educational material designed for medical-surgical nursing review. Use systematic assessment, clinical judgment,
prioritization, safe interventions, reassessment, patient education, and current institutional policies.
• Establish baseline findings and identify the reason for the current change.
• Prioritize immediate threats to airway, breathing, circulation, neurologic status, or safety.
• Use focused assessment and relevant objective data to support clinical judgment.
• Implement safe nursing actions within scope and reassess the response.
• Communicate deterioration clearly and document clinically meaningful findings.
Original Medical-Surgical Nursing Study Guide • Page 1 of 978
,Medical-Surgical Nursing Priorities
Original educational material designed for medical-surgical nursing review. Use systematic assessment, clinical judgment,
prioritization, safe interventions, reassessment, patient education, and current institutional policies.
• Establish baseline findings and identify the reason for the current change.
• Prioritize immediate threats to airway, breathing, circulation, neurologic status, or safety.
• Use focused assessment and relevant objective data to support clinical judgment.
• Implement safe nursing actions within scope and reassess the response.
• Communicate deterioration clearly and document clinically meaningful findings.
Original Medical-Surgical Nursing Study Guide • Page 2 of 978
,ABCs and Rapid Assessment
Original educational material designed for medical-surgical nursing review. Use systematic assessment, clinical judgment,
prioritization, safe interventions, reassessment, patient education, and current institutional policies.
• Establish baseline findings and identify the reason for the current change.
• Prioritize immediate threats to airway, breathing, circulation, neurologic status, or safety.
• Use focused assessment and relevant objective data to support clinical judgment.
• Implement safe nursing actions within scope and reassess the response.
• Communicate deterioration clearly and document clinically meaningful findings.
Original Medical-Surgical Nursing Study Guide • Page 3 of 978
, Nursing Process and Clinical Judgment
Original educational material designed for medical-surgical nursing review. Use systematic assessment, clinical judgment,
prioritization, safe interventions, reassessment, patient education, and current institutional policies.
• Establish baseline findings and identify the reason for the current change.
• Prioritize immediate threats to airway, breathing, circulation, neurologic status, or safety.
• Use focused assessment and relevant objective data to support clinical judgment.
• Implement safe nursing actions within scope and reassess the response.
• Communicate deterioration clearly and document clinically meaningful findings.
Original Medical-Surgical Nursing Study Guide • Page 4 of 978
Original educational material designed for medical-surgical nursing review. Use systematic assessment, clinical judgment,
prioritization, safe interventions, reassessment, patient education, and current institutional policies.
• Establish baseline findings and identify the reason for the current change.
• Prioritize immediate threats to airway, breathing, circulation, neurologic status, or safety.
• Use focused assessment and relevant objective data to support clinical judgment.
• Implement safe nursing actions within scope and reassess the response.
• Communicate deterioration clearly and document clinically meaningful findings.
Original Medical-Surgical Nursing Study Guide • Page 1 of 978
,Medical-Surgical Nursing Priorities
Original educational material designed for medical-surgical nursing review. Use systematic assessment, clinical judgment,
prioritization, safe interventions, reassessment, patient education, and current institutional policies.
• Establish baseline findings and identify the reason for the current change.
• Prioritize immediate threats to airway, breathing, circulation, neurologic status, or safety.
• Use focused assessment and relevant objective data to support clinical judgment.
• Implement safe nursing actions within scope and reassess the response.
• Communicate deterioration clearly and document clinically meaningful findings.
Original Medical-Surgical Nursing Study Guide • Page 2 of 978
,ABCs and Rapid Assessment
Original educational material designed for medical-surgical nursing review. Use systematic assessment, clinical judgment,
prioritization, safe interventions, reassessment, patient education, and current institutional policies.
• Establish baseline findings and identify the reason for the current change.
• Prioritize immediate threats to airway, breathing, circulation, neurologic status, or safety.
• Use focused assessment and relevant objective data to support clinical judgment.
• Implement safe nursing actions within scope and reassess the response.
• Communicate deterioration clearly and document clinically meaningful findings.
Original Medical-Surgical Nursing Study Guide • Page 3 of 978
, Nursing Process and Clinical Judgment
Original educational material designed for medical-surgical nursing review. Use systematic assessment, clinical judgment,
prioritization, safe interventions, reassessment, patient education, and current institutional policies.
• Establish baseline findings and identify the reason for the current change.
• Prioritize immediate threats to airway, breathing, circulation, neurologic status, or safety.
• Use focused assessment and relevant objective data to support clinical judgment.
• Implement safe nursing actions within scope and reassess the response.
• Communicate deterioration clearly and document clinically meaningful findings.
Original Medical-Surgical Nursing Study Guide • Page 4 of 978
