Maternal and Fetal Health INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY NURSING Providing care to childbearing families is aimed at the ideal of having every pregnancy result in a healthy mother, baby, and family…

Emergent Conditions OVERVIEW AND ASSESSMENT Emergency medicine is the care, diagnosis, and treatment of unforeseen illness or injury. It is provided to patients with conditions ranging from minor to serious…

Pediatric Growth and Development GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Infant to Adolescent Growth and Development Growth and development begin with birth. As infants and children grow and mature, they pass through predictable…

Burns OVERVIEW AND ASSESSMENT Burns are a form of traumatic injury caused by thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive agents. Inhalation injury and associated pulmonary complications are a significant factor in…

Dermatologic Disorders OVERVIEW AND ASSESSMENT Description of Skin Lesions The description of dermatologic conditions always includes the morphology of the lesions that appear on the skin (ie, their size, shape,…

Connective Tissue Disorders OVERVIEW AND ASSESSMENT Connective tissue is a fibrous tissue that supports and connects internal organs, forms bones and the walls of blood vessels, attaches muscles and bones…

Asthma and Allergy OVERVIEW AND ASSESSMENT The Allergic Reaction An allergic reaction results from antigen-antibody reaction on sensitized mast cells or basophils, causing the release of chemical mediators. The reaction…

HIV Infection and AIDS OVERVIEW AND ASSESSMENT Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a viral infection that is transmitted from person to person. Over time, HIV overburdens the immune system’s ability…

Diabetes Mellitus and Related Disorders OVERVIEW AND ASSESSMENT Evidence Base Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2011). National diabetes fact sheet: National estimates and general information on diabetes and…

Infectious Diseases OVERVIEW AND ASSESSMENT An infection results when a microorganism or pathogen colonizes a host organism, using its resources to live and replicate. A disease results when there is…