Study Guide for Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing

1.�The Health Care System
2.�Nursing in Varied 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
13.�Inflammation, Infection, and Immunity
14.�Fluid and Electrolytes
15.�Pain Management
16.�First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management
17.�Surgical Care
18.�Intravenous Therapy
19.�Shock
20.�Falls
21.�Immobility
22.�Delirium and Dementia
23.�Incontinence
24.�Loss, Death, and End-of-Life Care
25.�The Patient with Cancer
26.�The Patient with an Ostomy
27.�Neurologic Disorders
28.�Cerebrovascular Accident
29.�Spinal Cord Injury
30.�Disorders of the Upper Respiratory Tract: Nose, Sinuses, Throat
31.�Acute Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract
32.�Chronic Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract
33.�Hematologic Disorders
34.�Immunologic Disorders
35.�Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
36.�Cardiac Disorders
37.�Vascular Disorders
38.�Hypertension
39.�Disorders of the Upper Digestive Tract
40.�Disorders of the Lower Digestive Tract
41.�Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic Disorders
42.�Urologic Disorders
43.�Connective Tissue Disorders
44.�Fractures
45.�Amputations
46.�Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders
47.�Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
48.�Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia
49.�Female Reproductive Disorders
50.�Male Reproductive Disorders
51.�Sexually Transmitted Infections
52.�Skin Disorders
53.�Eye and Vision Disorders
54.�Ear and Hearing Disorders
55.�Psychologic Responses to Illness
56.�Psychiatric Disorders
57.�Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders