Chapter 1 Medical-Surgical Nursing 11th Edition
Ignatavicius with questions and well verified
answers actual exam!!! 2026
Adverse event - ANSWER -A variation in the standard of care
Autonomy - ANSWER -Ethical principle which one is capable of making informed
decisions about one's own care ; self determination, self management
Beneficence - ANSWER -Ethical principle in which nurses promote positive actions to
help others
Care coordination - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -Process to ensure quality and cost-effective services and
resources to achieve positive patient outcomes
Chronic disease care - ANSWER -Sphere of health care delivery that includes chronic
disease management and prevention of complications
, Clinical judgement - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -Process that incorporates language, beliefs, customs, and actions
specific to a particular group; much broader than race, ethnicity, and gender
Culture of safety - ANSWER -Heath care organization's commitment to safety with a
major effort to minimize harm
Delegated responsibility - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -Physical or mental condition that can limit an individual's
movement, senses, or activities
Disease prevention/promotion of health and well-being - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -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) - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -Theoretical & reflective domain of human knowledge that addresses
issues and questions about morality in human choices, actions, character, and ends
Ignatavicius with questions and well verified
answers actual exam!!! 2026
Adverse event - ANSWER -A variation in the standard of care
Autonomy - ANSWER -Ethical principle which one is capable of making informed
decisions about one's own care ; self determination, self management
Beneficence - ANSWER -Ethical principle in which nurses promote positive actions to
help others
Care coordination - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -Process to ensure quality and cost-effective services and
resources to achieve positive patient outcomes
Chronic disease care - ANSWER -Sphere of health care delivery that includes chronic
disease management and prevention of complications
, Clinical judgement - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -Process that incorporates language, beliefs, customs, and actions
specific to a particular group; much broader than race, ethnicity, and gender
Culture of safety - ANSWER -Heath care organization's commitment to safety with a
major effort to minimize harm
Delegated responsibility - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -Physical or mental condition that can limit an individual's
movement, senses, or activities
Disease prevention/promotion of health and well-being - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -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) - ANSWER -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 - ANSWER -Theoretical & reflective domain of human knowledge that addresses
issues and questions about morality in human choices, actions, character, and ends
