Medical Surgical Nursing

UNIT 1 MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING TODAY
1. Scope of Medical-Surgical Nursing
2. The Aging Population
3. Healthy Lifestyles
4. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
5. Genetics and Disease
6. Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism
7. Rehabilitation and Chronic Illness
8. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
UNIT 2 CARE SETTINGS
9. Emergency Care
10. Critical Care
11. Community-Based Care
12. Long-Term Care
UNIT 3 PERIOPERATIVE NURSING
13. Preoperative Nursing
14. Intraoperative Nursing
15. Postoperative Nursing
UNIT 4 COMMON PROBLEMS
16. Pain
17. Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance
18. Acid-Base Imbalance
19. Shock
UNIT 5 IMMUNOLOGIC PROBLEMS
20. Assessment of the Immune System
21. Immunologic Problems
22. HIV Infection and AIDS
23. Cancer
UNIT 6 RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
24. Assessment of the Respiratory System
25. Upper Airway Problems
26. Lower Airway Problems
27. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
UNIT 7 CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS
28. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
29. Coronary Artery Disease and Dysrhythmias
30. Heart Failure, Valvular, and Inflammatory Problems of the Heart
31. Vascular Problems
UNIT 8 HEMATOLOGIC PROBLEMS
32. Assessment of the Hematologic System
33. Hematologic Problems
UNIT 9 RENAL PROBLEMS
34. Assessment of the Renal System
35. Kidney and Urinary Tract Problems
36. Kidney Failure
UNIT 10 ENDOCRINE PROBLEMS
37. Assessment of the Endocrine System
38. Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal Gland Problems
39. Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia
UNIT 11 GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
40. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System
41. Mouth and Esophagus Problems
42. Stomach and Duodenum Problems
43. Intestinal Problems
44. Gallbladder and Exocrine Pancreatic Problems
UNIT 12 HEPATIC PROBLEMS
45. Assessment of the Hepatic Problems
46. Hepatic Problems
UNIT 13 NEUROLOGIC PROBLEMS
47. Assessment of the Nervous System
48. Traumatic and Neoplastic Problems of the Brain
49. Vascular and