Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 9th Edition Key Points-Chapter 01: Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing

The scope of medical-surgical nursing, sometimes called adult health nursing, is to : - promote health and prevent illness or injury in patients from 18 years of age to older than 100 years of age. Medical-surgical nursing requires special knowledge and clinical skills to meet the needs of: - adult patients in a variety of settings across the continuum. Patients are recipients of care in: - 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: - 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: - care coordinator, transition manager, caregiver, patient educator, leader, and patient and family advocate. To function in these roles, nurses need to have: - the knowledge, skills, and attitudes /KSA's, to keep patients and their families safe. Nurses play a major role in coordinating care with: - the interprofessional team to promote safe, quality care. The Joint Commission /TJC requires that healthcare organizations create a culture of: - SAFETY and encourage patients and families to become safety partners in protecting patients from harm