NUR 304 Med Surg Exam 1 Practice Questions and Answers
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
gas exchange - correct answer ✔ ✔ the process of obtaining oxygen
from the environment and releasing carbon dioxide
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
gas exchange - correct answer ✔ ✔ the process of obtaining oxygen
from the environment and releasing carbon dioxide
