Medical Surgical Nursing
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subject outline
- Concepts and assessment
- Concepts in Medical/surgical Nursing: Holistic care, Primary nursing, Team nursing
- Health-illness continuum
- Adaptation, homeostasis and stress
- Behavior in illness
- Diagnostics and screening
- Diagnostic Measures: Background information, steps and roles of the nurse
- Assessment: History taking, Physical examination
- Vital signs, weight, height, apex heat and fetal heart beat
- Health screening preparation
- Urine testing
- Blood analysis: Blood groups and cross matching, Urea and electrolytes
- Imaging: X-ray, Ultra sound, MRI, CT-SCAN
- Adaptation threats and infection
- Common situations that threaten adaptation: Inflammation, Pain, Fatigue, Hemorrhage, Shock, Fever, Fluid and electrolyte imbalance, Asphyxia, Unconsciousness, Anxiety, Fear, Insomnia, Dyspnea, Oedema
- Management of Patients with Infectious Diseases: Body defense mechanism, Infection process
- Preventing infection in the Hospital
- Emerging Infectious Disease - HIV and AIDS
- Peri-op, GI and urinary procedures
Emergency and respiratory care- Basic Life Support: CPR, AED
- Pediatric Advanced Life support (PALS)
- Supporting respiratory functions: Inhalation/Nelson’s inhaler/ Nebulization, Steam tent, Oxygen administration (intranasal, tent, face mask)
- Intermittent suction of the tracheobronchial tree
- Assessment of client with respiratory problems
- Upper airway infections, Obstruction and trauma
- Lower respiratory tract infections, Chest disorders, Occupational lung disease
- Special procedures: tracheostomy, under-water seal drainage, endotracheal intubation, thoracentesis, mechanical ventilation
Digestive disorders- Assessment of clients with digestive disorders
- Disorders of the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, small and large intestines
