The only professional nursing organization dedicated to medical-surgical nursing, the
foundation of all nursing practice has it's roots in this practice area. - answer Academy
of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN)
What does AMSN stand for? - answer Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
The importance of evidence-based care is reflected in what? - answer American
Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition program
What does ANCC stand for? - answer American Nursing Credentialing Center
Includes two groups, those with a specific disorder and those without, and then
comparisons are made between the two groups. - answerCase-Control Study
Magnet status is awarded to healthcare facilities that demonstrate excellence in the
recruitment, recognition, and retention of nursing staff as well as excellence in patient
care and quality. - answerAmerican Nursing Credentialing Center
The recognized path to demonstrate excellence in medical-surgical nursing. -
answerCertified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN)
What does CMSRN stand for? - answerCertified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
A group of people who are initially free of disease and are then followed over a period of
time to examine whether the development of new cases differs between those with and
without exposure to some type of disease, environmental hazard, or other factor. -
answerCohort Studies
The foundation of professional nursing practice - answerEvidence-based Nursing
practice
The importance of patient centered cared - answerInstitute of Medicine (IOM)
What does IOM stand for? - answerInstitute of Medicine
Over the years, medical-surgical nursing has developed into a specialty practice area,
RN's who meet specific requirements are eligible for certification through what? -
answerMedical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB)
What does MSNCB stand for? - answerMedical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board
,What is aimed at improving patient safety through goals that focus on potential
problems in the healthcare setting? - answerNational Patient Safety Goals
Who serves nursing administrators through data collection around the best practices,
strategic initiatives, and operational issues? - answerNursing Executive Center of the
Advisory Board
What is clinical decision making, and evidence based care, patient-centered care,
quality and safety, and interprofessional practice? - answerNursing Process
What are the 5 steps of the nursing process? - answerAssessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What is contextual, continuous, and evolving process, where data are gathered,
interpreted, and evaluated in order to select an evidence-based choice of action? -
answerClinical Decision Making
What focuses on the patient and the individual's particular health care needs? -
answerPatient Centered Care
What are the steps of evidence based practice? - answer1. Develop the Question
2. Search and collate the best evidence
3. Evaluate the quality of the evidence
4. Integrate evidence into practice
5. Evaluate outcomes of practice change
6. Disseminate the evidence
What is the best way to evaluate levels of evidence? - answerThrough reviews of
randomized controlled studies- Goal standard
What does RCT stand for? - answerRandomized control studies
What is the benchmark of evaluating nursing care? - answerPatient Centered Care
What does the best Patient Centered Care rely on? - answer1. Effective Communication
Skills
2. Empathy
3. Compassion
4. Caring
What is Patient Centered Care and and communication incorporated in to? - answerThe
Joint Commission
, What does TJC stand for? - answerThe Joint Commission
What is an independent, non-profit organization that accredits and certifies hospitals in
the US? - answerTJC
What percentage of hospitals does TJC accredit? - answer77%
What is an organization that fosters patient-centered care through the "patient
experience"? - answerThe Beryl Institute
How many Patient Safety Goals are there? - answer7
What are the 7 Patient Safety Goals? - answer1. Identify patients correctly
2. Improve staff communication
3. Use Medicine Safely
4. Use alarms safely
5. Prevent Infection
6. Identify patient safety risks
7. Prevent mistakes in surgery "time-outs"
What are the 5 rights of medication administration? - answer1. right dose
2. right route
3. right patient
4. right time
5. right medication
What is a "time-out" in surgery? - answerRequires all personnel involved in the
procedure to stop to make sure that the patient is identified, the correct anatomical site
is identified, and all equipment is in working order.
What is the one approach to decreasing communication barriers and focuses on a
standard way to state the situation, background, assessment, and recommendation of
patient events? - answerSBAR
What does SBAR stand for? - answer-Situation
-Background
-Assessment
-Recommendation
What does QSEN stand for? - answerQuality and Safety Education for Nurses
What are the QSEN for nurses? - answer1. Patient-Centered Care
2. Teamwork and collaboration
3. Evidence-Based practice
4. Quality Improvement
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