Medical-Surgical Nursing
Medical-Surgical Nursing focuses on the care of adult patients with a wide range of medical conditions and surgical procedures. It emphasizes clinical judgment, patient safety, and evidence-based interventions to promote recovery and overall health.
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Management of Care (Coordinated Care)
1. Prioritization & delegation with critically ill patients (e.g., burn, trauma, neuro, renal)
2. Multidisciplinary collaboration (respiratory therapy, dialysis, wound care, rehab)
3. Ethical & legal considerations in end-of-life care
4. Advance directives, palliative vs. hospice
Safety & Infection Control
1.Central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention
2. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) bundles
I3. solation precautions: airborne (TB), droplet (meningitis), contact (MRSA, C. diff)
4. Safe handling of chemotherapy & radiation precautions.
Health Promotion & Maintenance
1. Patient/family teaching: lifestyle modifications for chronic disease management
2. Screening and prevention: cancer, renal disease, cardiovascular risk factors
3. Survivorship & rehabilitation post major illness (stroke, MI, burns)
Psychosocial Integrity
1. Coping with chronic illness (renal failure, cancer, neurological disorders)
2. Body image changes (burns, amputations, colostomies, mastectomy)
3. Anxiety, depression, delirium in critically ill patients
4. End-of-life support: grief, family dynamics, spiritual considerations
Physiological Integrity
A. Basic Care & Comfort
B. Pharmacological & Parenteral Therapies
C. Reduction of Risk Potential
D. Physiological Adaptation
