Study Guide for Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing

Section 1 Concepts in Nursing Practice
1. Professional Nursing
2. Social Determinants of Health
3. Health History and Physical Examination
4. Patient and Caregiver Teaching
5. Chronic Illness and Older Adults
6. Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Gender-Diverse Patients

Section 2 Problems Related to Comfort and Coping
7. Stress Management
8. Sleep and Sleep Disorders
9. Pain
10. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
11. Substance Use Disorders

Section 3 Problems Related to Homeostasis and Protection
12. Inflammation and Healing
13. Genetics
14. Immune Responses and Transplantation
15. Infection
16. Cancer
17. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances

Section 4 Perioperative and Emergency Care
18. Preoperative Care
19. Intraoperative Care
20. Postoperative Care
21. Emergency and Disaster Nursing

Section 5 Problems Related to Altered Sensory Input
22. Assessment and Management: Visual Problems
23. Assessment and Management: Auditory Problems
24. Assessment: Integumentary System
25. Integumentary Problems
26. Burns

Section 6 Problems of Oxygenation: Ventilation
27. Assessment: Respiratory System
28. Supporting Ventilation
29. Upper Respiratory Problems
30. Lower Respiratory Problems
31. Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
32. Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Section 7 Problems of Oxygenation: Transport
33. Assessment: Hematologic System
34. Hematologic Problems

Section 8 Problems of Oxygenation: Perfusion
35. Assessment: Cardiovascular System
36. Hypertension
37. Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome
38. Heart Failure
39. Dysrhythmias
40. Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders
41. Vascular Disorders
42. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Section 9 Problems of Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, and Elimination
43. Assessment: Gastrointestinal System
44. Nutrition Problems
45. Obesity
46. Upper Gastrointestinal Problems
47. Lower Gastrointestinal Problems
48. Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas Problems

Section 10 Problems of Urinary Function
49. Assessment: Urinary System
50. Renal and Urologic Problems
51. Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease

Section 11 Problems Related to Regulatory and Reproductive Mechanisms
52. Assessment: Endocrine System
53. Diabetes
54. Endocrine Problems
55. Assessment: Reproductive System
56. Breast Disorders
57. Sexually Transmitted Infections
58. Female Reproductive Problems
59. Male Reproductive Problems

Section 12 Problems Related to Movement and Coordination
60. Assessment: Nervous System
61. Acute Intracranial Problems
62. Stroke
63. Chronic Neurologic Problems
64. Dementia and Delirium
65. Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Problems
66. Assessment: Musculoskeletal System
67. Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery
68. Musculoskeletal Problems
69. Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases