IGNATAVICIUS MEDICAL SURGICAL
NURSING FINAL PAPER UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS BUNDLED REVIEW GUIDE
●● Medical-surgical nursing requires special knowledge and clinical
skills to meet the needs of:
Answer: adult patients in a variety of settings across the continuum.
●● Patients are recipients of care in:
Answer: mutually trusting relationships with nurses and other members
of the health care team.
●● Medical-surgical nurses focus on meeting the basic needs (concepts)
of adult patient in the areas of:
Answer: 1. fluid and electrolyte balance
2. protection
3. oxygenation and tissue perfusion
4. mobility
5. sensation
6. cognition
7. nutrition
, 8. metabolism and bowel elimination
9. sexuality—to provide a holistic approach to patient care.
●● The nurse can function in various roles as a:
Answer: care coordinator, transition manager, caregiver, patient
educator, leader, and patient and family advocate.
●● To function in these roles, nurses need to have:
Answer: the knowledge, skills, and attitudes /KSA's, to keep patients
and their families safe.
●● Nurses play a major role in coordinating care with:
Answer: the interprofessional team to promote safe, quality care.
●● The Joint Commission /TJC requires that healthcare organizations
create a culture of:
Answer: SAFETY and encourage patients and families to become safety
partners in protecting patients from harm.
●● National Patient Safety Goals /NPSGs address:
Answer: high-risk issues such as drug administration, fall reduction,
pressure ulcer prevention, infection prevention, and communication
among health care team members.
NURSING FINAL PAPER UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS BUNDLED REVIEW GUIDE
●● Medical-surgical nursing requires special knowledge and clinical
skills to meet the needs of:
Answer: adult patients in a variety of settings across the continuum.
●● Patients are recipients of care in:
Answer: mutually trusting relationships with nurses and other members
of the health care team.
●● Medical-surgical nurses focus on meeting the basic needs (concepts)
of adult patient in the areas of:
Answer: 1. fluid and electrolyte balance
2. protection
3. oxygenation and tissue perfusion
4. mobility
5. sensation
6. cognition
7. nutrition
, 8. metabolism and bowel elimination
9. sexuality—to provide a holistic approach to patient care.
●● The nurse can function in various roles as a:
Answer: care coordinator, transition manager, caregiver, patient
educator, leader, and patient and family advocate.
●● To function in these roles, nurses need to have:
Answer: the knowledge, skills, and attitudes /KSA's, to keep patients
and their families safe.
●● Nurses play a major role in coordinating care with:
Answer: the interprofessional team to promote safe, quality care.
●● The Joint Commission /TJC requires that healthcare organizations
create a culture of:
Answer: SAFETY and encourage patients and families to become safety
partners in protecting patients from harm.
●● National Patient Safety Goals /NPSGs address:
Answer: high-risk issues such as drug administration, fall reduction,
pressure ulcer prevention, infection prevention, and communication
among health care team members.
