Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing

Donna Ignatavicius is nationally recognized as an expert in nursing education and medical-surgical/gerontological nursing and has a wealth of experiences as a nurse educator, clinical nurse specialist, and administrator for over 40 years. Currently, she provides curriculum consultation and presentations for nursing faculty on topics such as concept-based curriculum, assessment of learning methods, and active learning strategies through her consulting company, DI Associates, Inc. Additionally, she is the primary author of numerous articles and books, including Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, 11th ed. (2024) and her new student workbooks, Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing Practice and NGN Readiness, 2nd ed. (2024) and Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Examination (2021). In 2007 she was inducted as a fellow into the prestigious Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF) for her national contribution to the field of nursing education. In 2016 she obtained her Certified Nurse Educator® (CNE) credential; in 2020 she obtained her Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl) credential.

Section I: Essential Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing
Chapter 1. Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
Chapter 2. Clinical Judgment and Systems Thinking
Chapter 3. Overview of Health Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
Chapter 4. Concepts of Care for Older Adults
Chapter 5. Concepts of Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients
Chapter 6. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Pain
Chapter 7. Concepts of Rehabilitation for Chronic and Disabling Health Conditions
Chapter 8. Concepts of Care for Patients at End-of-Life
Chapter 9. Concepts of Care for Perioperative Patients
Section II: Concepts of Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness
Chapter 10. Concepts of Emergency and Trauma Nursing
Chapter 11. Concepts of Care for Patients with Common Environmental Emergencies
Chapter 12. Concepts of Disaster Preparedness
Section III: Concepts of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
Chapter 13. Concepts of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Imbalance
Chapter 14. Concepts of Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
Chapter 15. Concepts of Infusion Therapy
Section IV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Immunity Conditions
Chapter 16. Concepts of Inflammation and Immunity
Chapter 17. Concepts of Care for Patients with Allergy and Immunity Conditions
Chapter 18. Concepts of Care for Patients with Cancer
Chapter 19. Concepts of Care for Patients with Infection
Section V: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Integumentary System Conditions
Chapter 20. Assessment of Skin, Hair, and Nails
Chapter 21. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
Section VI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Respiratory System Conditions
Chapter 22. Assessment of the Respiratory System
Chapter 23. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninfectious Upper Respiratory Conditions
Chapter 24. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Conditions
Chapter 25. Concepts of Care for Patients with Infectious Respiratory Conditions
Chapter 26. Critical Care of Patients with Respiratory Emergencies
Section VII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Cardiovascular System Conditions
Chapter 27. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 28. Concepts of Care for Patients with Dysrhythmias
Chapter 29. Concepts of Care for Patients with Cardiac Conditions
Chapter 30. Concepts of Care for Patients with Vascular Conditions
Chapter 31. Critical Care of Patients with Shock
Chapter 32. Critical Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
Section VIII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Hematologic System Conditions
Chapter 33. Assessment of the Hematologic System
Chapter 34. Concepts of Care for Patients with Hematologic Conditions
Section IX: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Nervous System Conditions
Chapter 35. Assessment of the Nervous System
Chapter 36. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Brain
Chapter 37. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Spinal Cord
Chapter 38. Critical Care of Patients with Neurologic Emergencies
Section X: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Sensory System Conditions
Chapter 39. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Eye and Vision Conditions
Chapter 40. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Ear and Hearing Conditions
Section XI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Musculoskeletal System Conditions
Chapter 41. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 42. Concepts of Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions
Chapter 43. Concepts of Care for Patients with Arthritis and Total Joint Arthroplasty
Chapter 44. Concepts of Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma
Section XII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Gastrointestinal System Conditions
Chapter 45. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System
Chapter 46. Concepts of Care for Patients with Oral Cavity and Esophageal Conditions
Chapter 47. Concepts of Care for Patients with Stomach Conditions
Chapter 48. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninflammatory Intestinal Conditions
Chapter 49. Concepts of Care for Patients with Inflammatory Intestinal Conditions
Chapter 50. Concepts of Care for Patients with Liver Conditions
Chapter 51. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Biliary System and Pancreas
Chapter 52. Concepts of Care for Patients with Malnutrition: Undernutrition and Obesity
Section XIII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Endocrine System Conditions
Chapter 53. Assessment of the Endocrine System
Chapter 54. Concepts of Care for Patients with Pituitary and Adrenal Gland Conditions
Chapter 55. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
Chapter 56. Concepts of Care for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Section XIV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Renal/Urinary System Conditions
Chapter 57. Assessment of the Renal/Urinary System
Chapter 58. Concepts of Care for Patients with Urinary Conditions
Chapter 59. Concepts of Care for Patients with Kidney Conditions
Chapter 60. Concepts of Care for Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
Section XV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Reproductive System Conditions
Chapter 61. Assessment of the Reproductive System
Chapter 62. Concepts of Care for Patients with Breast Conditions
Chapter 63. Concepts of Care for Patients with Gynecologic Conditions
Chapter 64. Concepts of Care for Patients with Male Reproductive Conditions
Chapter 65. Concepts of Care for Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections
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