Medical Surgical Nursing Iii

1. Discuss concepts and theories of nursing care.
2. Apply knowledge in providing care for patients with alterations in fluid and electrolyte balance.
3. Discuss physical and psychosocial needs of clients/patients with special medical/surgical conditions.
4. Discuss the cause, the course, and the management of inflammation.
5. Apply the nursing process to patients with medical-surgical conditions.

13 weeks, about 133 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Caring for Patients with Disorder of Respiratory Function

   • Unit 1: Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation of Disorder of the Respiratory System · 7 hours

     Review respiratory anatomy and physiology.. Understand the structures and functions of the upper and lower respiratory tracts.. Discuss ventilation, perfusion, diffusion, and shunting..

   • Unit 2: Review of Related Anatomy and Physiology · 7 hours

     Differentiate between normal and abnormal breath sounds.. Discuss various diagnostic tests used in respiratory disorders.. Identify nurses roles during the procedures..

2. Week 2Module 1: Caring for Patients with Disorder of Respiratory Function

   • Unit 3: Caring for Patient with Upper Airway Infection: Rhinitis; Sinusitis; Pharyngitis; Tonsilitis and Adenoiditis; Peritonsillar Abscess; Laryngitis · 7 hours

     Compare and contrast upper airway infections.. Apply the nursing process for patients with upper airway infection.. Discuss medical and nursing management of patients with upper airway infections..

3. Week 3Module 1: Caring for Patients with Disorder of Respiratory Function

   • Unit 4: Caring for Patients with Disorder of Obstruction and Trauma of the Upper Respiratory Airway: Obstruction During Sleep; Epistaxis; Nasal Trauma or Deviated Septum; Laryngeal Obstruction; Laryngeal Cancer; Laryngectomy · 7 hours

     Discuss the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea and nursing management.. Describe the nursing management of a patient with epistaxis.. Identify risk factors and treatment for laryngeal cancer..

4. Week 4Module 1: Caring for Patients with Disorder of Respiratory Function

   • Unit 5: Caring for Patients with Lower Airway Respiratory Infections and Inflammatory Disorders: Acute Bronchitis, Pneumonia; Tuberculosis; Lung Abscess; Empeyema; Emergency Respiratory Infection · 7 hours

     Describe bronchiolectasis and its management.. Define the cause, treatment, collaborative interventions, and clinical outcomes in tuberculosis (TB).. Discuss emerging respiratory infections..

5. Week 5Module 1: Caring for Patients with Disorder of Respiratory Function

   • Unit 6: Caring for Patient with Obstructive and Restrictive Lung Disorders: Asthma; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD); Cystic Fibrosis; Atelectasis; Bronchiectasis · 7 hours

     Describe the pathophysiology of asthma.. Discuss the medications used in asthma management.. Describe asthma self-management strategies..

6. Week 6Module 1: Caring for Patients with Disorder of Respiratory Function

   • Unit 7: Caring for patient with Interstitial Lung Disorders: Occupational Lung Diseases; Sarcoidosis · 7 hours

     Describe preventive measures for occupational lung disease.. Describe the pathophysiology, medical and nursing management of sarcoidosis.. Discuss interstitial lung disorders..

   • Unit 8: Caring for patient with Pulmonary Vascular Disorders: Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Hypertension; Cor Pulmonale · 7 hours

     Describe risk factors and measures for pulmonary embolism.. Describe the pathophysiology, medical and nursing management of cor pulmonale.. Discuss pulmonary vascular disorders..

7. Week 7Module 1: Caring for Patients with Disorder of Respiratory Function

   • Unit 9: Caring for patient with Pleural Disorders and Trauma: Pleuritis; Pleural Effusion; Pneumothorax; Haemothorax; Aspiration; Chest and Lung Trauma · 7 hours

     Describe the pathophysiology, nursing and medical management of pleuritis.. Describe the complications of chest trauma and their clinical manifestations and nursing management.. Describe nursing measures to prevent aspiration..

   • Unit 10: Caring for patient with Critical Respiratory Conditions: Respiratory Failure; Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome · 7 hours

     Differentiate acute and chronic respiratory failure.. Discuss conditions that may lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome.. Describe critical respiratory conditions..

8. Week 8Module 1: Caring for Patients with Disorder of Respiratory Function

   • Unit 11: Caring for patient with Chest Cancer: Lung Cancer; tumor of the Mediastinum · 7 hours

     Describe the pathophysiology and management of lung cancer.. Explain the difficulties associated with early diagnosis of lung cancer.. List the clinical manifestations and surgical management of tumors of the mediastinum..

9. Week 9Module 2: Caring for Patients with Integumentary system disorders

   • Unit 1: Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation of Disorder of the Integumentary System · 7 hours

     Highlight the changes in the integument system.. Mention various modalities of assessment of the integument system.. Discuss the comprehensive subjective assessment of a patient with disorders of the integument.. Discuss the objective modalities of assessment of the integument..

10. Week 10Module 2: Caring for Patients with Integumentary system disorders

    • Unit 3: Caring for patient with common skin disorder · 7 hours

      Discuss the types of pruritic disorders of skin.. Discuss types of secretory disorders of the skin.. Discuss the management of pruritus.. Highlight the management of acne vulgaris..

    • Unit 4: Caring for patient with Infections and infestations of the skin · 7 hours

      Discuss the types of bacterial skin infections.. Discuss the clinical manifestations of psoriasis.. Manage toxic epidermal necrolysis.. Highlight general preventive measures of scabies..

11. Week 11Module 2: Caring for Patients with Integumentary system disorders

    • Unit 5: Caring for patient with Pressure ulcers · 7 hours

      Identify pressure areas.. Outline the stages of Pressure Ulcer.. Enumerate the predisposing factors to development of pressure ulcer.. Manage pressure ulcer using the nursing process..

12. Week 12Module 3: Caring for Patients with Musculoskeletal system disorders

    • Unit 1: Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation of Disorder of the Musculoskeletal system · 7 hours

      List the components of the musculoskeletal system.. Describe anatomy and physiology of a long bone.. Describe a joint..

    • Unit 2: Review of Related Anatomy and Physiology · 7 hours

      Discuss elements of the nursing assessment of the musculoskeletal system.. List common diagnostic and laboratory tests used in the evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders..

13. Week 13Module 3: Caring for Patients with Musculoskeletal system disorders

    • Unit 3: Caring for Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma: Soft tissue trauma, fractures, Hip fracture · 7 hours

      Differentiate strains, contusions, and sprains.. Discuss potential complications associated with a fractured hip.. Describe musculoskeletal trauma..

    • Unit 4: Caring for Patients with Joint Trauma and injury: Repetitive use injuries; Amputation; · 7 hours

      Discuss amputation, including reasons it may be performed and appropriate nursing management of the client.. Describe joint trauma and injury..