Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing

Section One – Concepts in Nursing Practice

1. Professional Nursing    

2. Health Equity and Culturally Competent Care    

3. Health History and Physical Examination      

4. Patient and Caregiver Teaching                           

5. Chronic Illness and Older Adults

Section Two – Problems Related to Comfort and Coping                                                    

6. Stress Management    

7. Sleep and Sleep Disorders       

8. Pain         

9. Palliative and End-of-Life Care   

10. Substance Use Disorders

Section Three – Problems Related to Homeostasis and Protection

11. Inflammation and Healing       

12. Genetics

13. Immune Responses and Transplantation

14. Infection

15. Cancer         

16. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
   
Section Four – Perioperative Care

17. Management: Preoperative Care    

18. Management: Intraoperative Care     

19. Management: Postoperative Care 
   
Section Five – Problems Related to Altered Sensory Input

20. Assessment and Management: Visual Problems  

21. Assessment and Management: Auditory Problems  

22. Assessment:  Integumentary System   

23. Management: Integumentary Problems    

24. Management: Burns 
     
Section Six – Problems of Oxygenation: Ventilation

25. Assessment:  Respiratory System      

26. Management: Upper Respiratory Problems   

27. Management: Lower Respiratory Problems    

28. Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
   
Section Seven – Problems of Oxygenation: Transport

29. Assessment: Hematologic System      

30. Management: Hematologic Problems
   
Section Eight – Problems of Oxygenation: Perfusion

31. Assessment: Cardiovascular System     

32. Management: Hypertension

33. Management: Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome

34. Management: Heart Failure      

35. Management: Dysrhythmias     

36. Management: Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders 

37. Management: Vascular Disorders 
    
Section Nine – Problems of Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination

38. Assessment:  Gastrointestinal System   

39. Management: Nutritional Problems    

40. Management: Obesity     

41. Management: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems  

42. Management: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems   

43. Management: Liver, Biliary Tract, Pancreas
   
Section Ten – Problems of Urinary Function

44. Assessment:  Urinary System     

45. Management: Renal and Urologic Problems    

46. Management: Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease
 
Section Eleven – Problems Related to Regulatory and Reproductive Mechanisms

47. Assessment:  Endocrine System     

48. Management: Diabetes Mellitus    

49. Management: Endocrine Problems      

50. Assessment: Reproductive System      

51. Management: Breast Disorders     

52. Management: Sexually Transmitted Infections

53. Management: Female Reproductive Problems    

54. Management: Male Reproductive Problems  

Section Twelve – Problems Related to Movement and Coordination

55. Assessment:  Nervous System    

56. Management: Acute Intracranial Problems   

57. Management: Stroke     

58. Management: Chronic Neurologic Problems 

59. Management: Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia  

60. Management: Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Problems

61. Assessment:  Musculoskeletal System   

62. Management: Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery 

63. Management: Musculoskeletal Problems      

64. Management: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases 

Section Thirteen – Nursing Care in Specialized Settings

65. Management: Critical Care     

66. Management: Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

67. Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

68. Management: Emergency Care Situations
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