Table of Contents

Section I: Essential Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing
1. Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
2. Clinical Judgment and Systems Thinking
3. Overview of Health Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
4. Concepts of Care for Older Adults
5. Concepts of Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients
6. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Pain
7. Concepts of Rehabilitation for Chronic and Disabling Health Conditions
8. Concepts of Care for Patients at End-of-Life
9. Concepts of Care for Perioperative Patients

Section II: Concepts of Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness
10. Concepts of Emergency and Trauma Nursing
11. Concepts of Care for Patients with Common Environmental Emergencies
12. Concepts of Disaster Preparedness

Section III: Concepts of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
13. Concepts of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Imbalance
14. Concepts of Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
15. Concepts of Infusion Therapy

Section IV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Immunity Conditions
16. Concepts of Inflammation and Immunity
17. Concepts of Care for Patients with Allergy and Immunity Conditions
18. Concepts of Care for Patients with Cancer
19. Concepts of Care for Patients with Infection

Section V: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Integumentary System Conditions
20. Assessment of Skin, Hair, and Nails
21. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Skin, Hair, and Nails

Section VI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Respiratory System Conditions
22. Assessment of the Respiratory System
23. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninfectious Upper Respiratory Conditions
24. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Conditions
25. Concepts of Care for Patients with Infectious Respiratory Conditions
26. Critical Care of Patients with Respiratory Emergencies

Section VII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Cardiovascular System Conditions
27. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
28. Concepts of Care for Patients with Dysrhythmias
29. Concepts of Care for Patients with Cardiac Conditions
30. Concepts of Care for Patients with Vascular Conditions
31. Critical Care of Patients with Shock
32. Critical Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

Section VIII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Hematologic System Conditions
33. Assessment of the Hematologic System
34. Concepts of Care for Patients with Hematologic Conditions

Section IX: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Nervous System Conditions
35. Assessment of the Nervous System
36. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Brain
37. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Spinal Cord
38. Critical Care of Patients with Neurologic Emergencies

Section X: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Sensory System Conditions
39. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Eye and Vision Conditions
40. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients with Ear and Hearing Conditions

Section XI: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Musculoskeletal System Conditions
41. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
42. Concepts of Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions
43. Concepts of Care for Patients with Arthritis and Total Joint Arthroplasty
44. Concepts of Care for Patients with Musculoskeletal Trauma

Section XII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Gastrointestinal System Conditions
45. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System
46. Concepts of Care for Patients with Oral Cavity and Esophageal Conditions
47. Concepts of Care for Patients with Stomach Conditions
48. Concepts of Care for Patients with Noninflammatory Intestinal Conditions
49. Concepts of Care for Patients with Inflammatory Intestinal Conditions
50. Concepts of Care for Patients with Liver Conditions
51. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Biliary System and Pancreas
52. Concepts of Care for Patients with Malnutrition: Undernutrition and Obesity

Section XIII: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Endocrine System Conditions
53. Assessment of the Endocrine System
54. Concepts of Care for Patients with Pituitary and Adrenal Gland Conditions
55. Concepts of Care for Patients with Conditions of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
56. Concepts of Care for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Section XIV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Renal/Urinary System Conditions
57. Assessment of the Renal/Urinary System
58. Concepts of Care for Patients with Urinary Conditions
59. Concepts of Care for Patients with Kidney Conditions
60. Concepts of Care for Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease

Section XV: Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients with Reproductive System Conditions
61. Assessment of the Reproductive System
62. Concepts of Care for Patients with Breast Conditions
63. Concepts of Care for Patients with Gynecologic Conditions
64. Concepts of Care for Patients with Male Reproductive Conditions
65. Concepts of Care for Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections

About the Author

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.