MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING(Adult Including Geriatrics-I)
Course Description : The purpose of this course is to acquire knowledge and develop proficiency in caring for patients with medical and surgical disorders in varieties of health care settings and at home.
Learning Objectives
- Appreciate the trends in medical and surgical nursing
- Describe the role of a nurse in caring for adult patient in hospital and community
- Describe the concepts of medical surgical asepsis
- Describe the common signs, symptoms, problems and their specific nursing interventions
- Describe the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic measures, and management of patients (adults including elderly) with disorders of respiratory systems, digestive systems, gentio-urinary system, male reproductive system, endocrine system, integumentary system, musculoskeletal system, immunological system & communicable diseases
- Describe the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic measures, and management of patients (adults including elderly) with blood and cardio vascular problems
- Describe the vascular conditions and its nursing management
- Describe the organization and physical set up of operation theatre
- Identify the various instruments and equipments used for common surgical procedures
- Describe the infection control measures in the operation theatre
- Describe the role of the nurse in the peri operative nursing care
(Adult Including Geriatrics)-II
- Describe the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic measures and management of patients with disorders of Ear, Nose, Throat, Eye, Neurological disorders, female reproductive system
- Describe the concepts of reproductive health and family welfare programme
- Describe the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic measures and management of patients with burns, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
- Describe the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic measures and management of patients with oncology
- Describe organization of emergency and disaster care services
- Describe the role of nurse in disaster management
- Describe the role of nurse in management of common emergencies
- Explain the concept and problems of aging
- Describe nursing care of the elderly
- Describe organization of critical care units
- Describe the role of nurse in management of patient critical care units
- Describe the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic measures and management of patients with occupational and industrial health disorder