Medical-surgical Nursing

Section I General Concepts of Nursing Practice 1 Applying Critical Thinking to the Nursing Process 2 Community-Based Nursing and Home Health Care 3 Adult Development 4 Gerontologic Considerations 5 Health History and Physical Examination 6 Patient Education 7 Nursing Management: Stress 8 Alternative and Complementary Therapies 9 Nursing Management: Pain 10 Nursing Management: Substance Abuse and Dependence Section II Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Disease 11 Nursing Management: Inflammation and Infection 12 Nursing Management: Altered Immune Responses 13 Nursing Management: HIV Infection 14 Nursing Management: Cancer 15 Nursing Management: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances Section III Surgical Experience 16 Nursing Management: Preoperative Patient 17 Nursing Management: Patient During Surgery 18 Nursing Management: Postoperative Patient Section IV Problems Related to Altered Sensory Input 19 Nursing Assessment: Visual and Auditory Systems 20 Nursing Management: Vision and Hearing Problems 21 Nursing Assessment: Integumentary System 22 Nursing Management: Integumentary Problems 23 Nursing Management: Patient with Burns Section V Problems of Oxygenation: Ventilation 24 Nursing Assessment: Respiratory System 25 Nursing Management: Upper Respiratory Problems 26 Nursing Management: Lower Respiratory Problems 27 Nursing Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Section VI Problems of Oxygenation: Transport 28 Nursing Assessment: Hematologic System 29 Nursing Management: Hematologic Problems Section VII Problems of Oxygenation: Perfusion 30 Nursing Assessment: Cardiovascular System 31 Nursing Management: Hypertension 32 Nursing Management: Coronary Artery Disease 33 Nursing Management: Congestive Heart Failure and Cardiac Surgery 34 Nursing Management: Arrhythmias 35 Nursing Management: Inflammatory and Valvular Heart Disorders 36 Nursing Management: Vascular Disorders Section VIII Problems of Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination 37 Nursing Assessment: Gastrointestinal System 38 Nursing Ma