Medical Surgical Nursing

UNIT 1: PERSPECTIVES FOR NURSING PRACTICE 1. Medical-Surgical Nursing Today 2. Complementary and Alternative Therapies NEW! 3. Promoting Healthy Lifestyles 4. Nursing Care of Older Adults 5. Chronic Illness 6. Loss, Grief, Dying, and End of Life Care UNIT 2: CARE SETTINGS 7. Emergency Care 8. Critical Care 9. Community-Based Care NEW! 10. Long-Term Care NEW! UNIT 3: COMMON PROBLEMS IN THE CARE OF ADULTS 11. Inflammation and Infection 12. Pain 13. Fluid, Electrolyte, & Acid-Base Imbalance 14. Shock 15. Cancer UNIT 4: PERIOPERATIVE NURSING 16. Preoperative Nursing 17. Intraoperative Nursing 18. Postoperative Nursing UNIT 5: RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS 19. Assessment of the Respiratory System 20. Upper Airway Problems 21. Lower Airway Problems UNIT 6: CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS 22. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System 23. Dysrhythmias and Coronary Artery Disease 24. Heart Failure and Valvular and Inflammatory Problems 25. Vascular System Problems UNIT 7: HEMATOLOGIC PROBLEMS 26. Assessment of the Hematologic System 27. Hematologic Problems UNIT 8: ENDOCRINE PROBLEMS 28. Assessment of the Endocrine System 29. Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal Gland Problems 30. Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia UNIT 9: GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS 31. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System 32. Mouth and Esophagus Problems 33. Stomach and Duodenum Problems 34. Intestinal Problems 35. Gallbladder and Exocrine Pancreatic Problems UNIT 10: HEPATIC PROBLEMS 36. Assessment of the Hepatic System 37. Hepatic Problems UNIT 11: RENAL PROBLEMS 38. Assessment of the Renal System 39. Kidney and Urinary Tract Problems 40. Kidney Failure UNIT 12: NEUROLOGIC PROBLEMS 41. Assessment of the Nervous System 42. Traumatic and Neoplastic Problems of the Brain 43. Vascular and Degenerative Problems of the Brain 44. Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Problems UNIT 13: MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS 45. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System 46. Trauma to the Musculoskeletal System 47. Degenerative Disorders UNIT 14: IMMUNOLOGIC PROBLEMS 48. Assessment of the Immune System 49. Immunologic Problems 50. HIV Infection and AIDS 51. Organ Transplantation UNIT 15: REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS 52. Assessment of the Reproductive System 53. Female Reproductive Problems 54. Problems of the Breast 55. Male Reproductive Problems 56. Sexually Transmitted Diseases UNIT 16: EYE PROBLEMS 57. Assessment of the Visual System 58. Problems of the Eye UNIT 17: EAR PROBLEMS 59. Assessment of the Auditory System 60. Problems of the Ear UNIT 18: SKIN PROBLEMS 61. Assessment of the Skin 62. Problems of the Skin 63. Burns