NUR 304 Med-Surg Exam 1 – Study Guide and Exam Review Material
adverse event - correct answer ✔✔a variation in the standard of care
Asthma - correct answer ✔✔A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe
breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing.
atelectasis - correct answer ✔✔collapse of alveoli
Autonomy - correct answer ✔✔An ethical principle in which one is capable of making informed
decisions about one's own care; also known as self-determination or self-management.
Beneficence - correct answer ✔✔An ethical principle in which nurses promote positive actions
to help others
bronchoscopy - correct answer ✔✔fiberoptic endoscope examination of the bronchial tubes
chronic bronchitis - correct answer ✔✔inflammation of the bronchi persisting over a long time
Care coordination - correct answer ✔✔The deliberate organization of and communication
about patient care activities between two or more members of the health care team (including
the patient) to facilitate appropriate and continuous health care to meet that patient's needs.
Clinical judgment - correct answer ✔✔The observed outcome of critical thinking and decision
making. it is an iterative process that uses nursing knowledge to observe and access presenting
situations, identifying a prioritized client concern, and generate the best possible evidence-
based solutions to deliver safe client care.
, Crepitus - correct answer ✔✔is grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations
experienced under the skin and joints or a crackling sensation due to the presence of air in the
subcutaneous tissue.
Culture of safety - correct answer ✔✔An environment that provides a blame-free approach to
improving care in high-risk, error-prone health care settings using interprofessional
collaboration.
Dyspnea - correct answer ✔✔difficulty breathing
emphysyma - correct answer ✔✔Loss of elasticity in lung tissue, reducing expansion volume
(EWS) or EWSS Early warning system/scoring system - correct answer ✔✔A guide for the health
care team to quickly determine a patient's condition on the basis of physiologic scoring matrix.
Ethics - correct answer ✔✔A theoretical and reflective domain of human knowledge that
addresses issues and questions about morality in human choices, actions, character, and ends.
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) - correct answer ✔✔A QSEN competency in which the nurse uses
the integration of the best current evidence and practices to make decisions about patient care.
It considers the patient's preferences and values and one's own clinical expertise for the
delivery of optimal health care.
Failure to rescue - correct answer ✔✔The inability of nurses or other interprofessional health
team members to save a patient's life in a timely manner when a health care issue or medical
complication occurs.
fremitus - correct answer ✔✔a palpable vibration from the spoken voice felt over the chest wall
adverse event - correct answer ✔✔a variation in the standard of care
Asthma - correct answer ✔✔A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe
breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing.
atelectasis - correct answer ✔✔collapse of alveoli
Autonomy - correct answer ✔✔An ethical principle in which one is capable of making informed
decisions about one's own care; also known as self-determination or self-management.
Beneficence - correct answer ✔✔An ethical principle in which nurses promote positive actions
to help others
bronchoscopy - correct answer ✔✔fiberoptic endoscope examination of the bronchial tubes
chronic bronchitis - correct answer ✔✔inflammation of the bronchi persisting over a long time
Care coordination - correct answer ✔✔The deliberate organization of and communication
about patient care activities between two or more members of the health care team (including
the patient) to facilitate appropriate and continuous health care to meet that patient's needs.
Clinical judgment - correct answer ✔✔The observed outcome of critical thinking and decision
making. it is an iterative process that uses nursing knowledge to observe and access presenting
situations, identifying a prioritized client concern, and generate the best possible evidence-
based solutions to deliver safe client care.
, Crepitus - correct answer ✔✔is grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations
experienced under the skin and joints or a crackling sensation due to the presence of air in the
subcutaneous tissue.
Culture of safety - correct answer ✔✔An environment that provides a blame-free approach to
improving care in high-risk, error-prone health care settings using interprofessional
collaboration.
Dyspnea - correct answer ✔✔difficulty breathing
emphysyma - correct answer ✔✔Loss of elasticity in lung tissue, reducing expansion volume
(EWS) or EWSS Early warning system/scoring system - correct answer ✔✔A guide for the health
care team to quickly determine a patient's condition on the basis of physiologic scoring matrix.
Ethics - correct answer ✔✔A theoretical and reflective domain of human knowledge that
addresses issues and questions about morality in human choices, actions, character, and ends.
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) - correct answer ✔✔A QSEN competency in which the nurse uses
the integration of the best current evidence and practices to make decisions about patient care.
It considers the patient's preferences and values and one's own clinical expertise for the
delivery of optimal health care.
Failure to rescue - correct answer ✔✔The inability of nurses or other interprofessional health
team members to save a patient's life in a timely manner when a health care issue or medical
complication occurs.
fremitus - correct answer ✔✔a palpable vibration from the spoken voice felt over the chest wall
