Study Guide for Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing

Unit One: Patient Care Concepts 1. The Health Care System 2. Patient Care Settings 3. Legal and Ethical Considerations 4. The Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical Nurse 5. The Nurse-Patient Relationship 6. Cultural Aspects of Nursing Care 7. The Nurse and the Family 8. Health and Illness 9. Nutrition 10. Developmental Processes 11. The Older Patient 12. The Nursing Process and Critical Thinking Unit Two: Physiologic Responses to Illness 13. Inflammation, Infection, and Immunity 14. Fluid and Electrolytes 15. Pain Management Unit Three: Acute Care 16. First Aid and Emergency Care 17. Surgical Care 18. Intravenous Therapy 19. Shock Unit Four: Long-Term Care and Home Health Care 20. Falls 21. Immobility 22. Confusion 23. Incontinence 24. Loss, Death, and End-of-Life Care Unit Five: Cancer 25. The Patient with Cancer 26. The Ostomy Patient Unit Six: Neurologic Disorders 27. Neurologic Disorders 28. Cerebrovascular Accident 29. Spinal Cord Injury Unit Seven: Respiratory Disorders 30. Acute Respiratory Disorders 31. Chronic Respiratory Disorders Unit Eight: Hematologic and Immunologic Disorders 32. Hematologic Disorders 33. Immunologic Disorders 34. HIV/AIDS Unit Nine: Cardiovascular Disorders 35. Cardiac Disorders 36. Vascular Disorders 37. Hypertension Unit Ten: Digestive Disorders 38. Digestive Tract Disorders 39. Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas Unit Eleven: Urologic Disorders 40. Urologic Disorders Unit Twelve: Musculoskeletal Disorders 41. Connective Tissue Disorders 42. Fractures 43. Amputations Unit Thirteen: Endocrine Disorders 44. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders 45. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders 46. Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia Unit Fourteen: Reproductive Disorders 47. Female Reproductive Disorders 48. Male Reproductive Disorders 49. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Unit Fifteen: Integumentary Disorders 50. Skin Disorders Unit Sixteen: Disorders of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat 51. Eye and Vision Disorders 52. Ear and Hearing Disorders 53. Nose, Sinus, and Throat Disorders Unit Seventeen: Mental Health and Illness 54. Psychological Responses to Illness 55. Psychiatric Disorders 56. Substance-Related Disorders