Exam 1 med surg study guide 2026/2027) (Complete and Verified) (42pages)

Unit 1

Specialty practice of medical-surgical nursing

Promote, restore, or maintain optimal health for patients 18 years and older

Nurses must have knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be

Care coordinators

Transition managers

Caregivers

Pt educators

Leaders

Advocates for the pt and family

The joint commission: effective care coordination and transition management

Understandable discharge instructions for the patient and family

Explanation of self-care activities

Ongoing or emergency care information

List of community and outpatient resources and referrals

Knowledge of the pts language, culture, and health literacy

Medication reconciliation

Safety

The ability to keep the patient and staff free from harm and minimize errors in care

Nursing safety priority boxes

Critical rescue

Action alert

Drug alert

The join commission: a culture of safety

Blame-free approach

Patients and families are safety partners w/hcp and organizations

Serious events must be reported

Teamwork and interprofessional collaboration

Collaborate with interprofessional health care team

Interprofessional education collaborative competencies

Values/ethics for interprofessional practice

Role-responsibilities

Interprofessional communication

Teams and teamwork

Communication: SBAR

Formal method of hand-off communication between two or more health care team

members

4 steps

s-situation (name, age, dx)

b-background (history, home meds, allergies)

A-assessment (ivs, v/s, labs)

Recommendation/request (plan, pt updates)

teamSTEPPS