Test Bank Medical-Surgical Nursing Concepts For Interprofessional Collaborative Care 9th Edition - All Chapters |a+ Ultimate Guide 2022

Course {Ans: pattern of development of a disease}Mortality {Ans: number of persons who die from the disease}Therapeutic intervention {Ans: treatment directed toward a cure or alleviation of signs and symptoms}Incidence {Ans: frequency of occurence of a disease}... {Ans: *Age range and healthcare needs specific to individual patients makes medical-surgical nursing an ever-changing and challenging area of nursing practice *Remember: patients are members of families and communities *In some instances, nursing care is directed toward the family or even the community}Syndrome {Ans: cluster of signs and symptoms that collectively indicate alternate functioning}Symptom {Ans: change in body function,usually expressed by the patient(subjective)}... {Ans: *Must be strong communicators!!1 *Able to communicate with other members of the healthcare team,patients, and their families *Must be able to safely perform often complex nursing care skills and tasks *Must be able to delegate to,manage and supervise nursing assistive personnel}Duration {Ans: ultimate outcome}Onset {Ans: beginning of a disease}Morbidity {Ans: number of persons having the disease in a given population}Sign {Ans: observable change in body function(objective)}Spontaneous resolution {Ans: healing occurs with little or no treatment}... {Ans: *No matter the type of healthcare service or setting,medical-surgical