Prepare for Med-surg mastery with confidence

What your Med-surg 90-day path covers

• ✓Sodium and volume disorders on the medical-surgical unit
• ✓Potassium, calcium and magnesium replacement and the cardiac risk
• ✓Acid-base interpretation without an arterial line
• ✓Acute coronary syndrome recognized on a general ward
• ✓Heart failure exacerbation and getting the volume off
• ✓Atrial fibrillation, rate control and stroke prevention
• ✓Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and peripheral vascular assessment
• ✓COPD exacerbation and the oxygen that makes it worse
• ✓Pneumonia, aspiration risk and the swallow that was never checked
• ✓Asthma, bronchospasm and escalating airway obstruction
• ✓Pulmonary embolism recognized on the floor
• ✓Upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding on the ward
• ✓Bowel obstruction, ileus and the abdomen that stops working
• ✓Pancreatitis, cholecystitis and the acute upper abdomen
• ✓Inpatient glycemic control and the insulin that was held
• ✓Hyperglycemic crises and severe hypoglycemia
• ✓Acute kidney injury and the nephrotoxins on the chart
• ✓Urinary retention, infection and CAUTI prevention
• ✓Stroke recognition and the first hours of care
• ✓Delirium, dementia and the confusion that is new
• ✓Arthroplasty, fractures and compartment syndrome
• ✓Immobility, falls and functional decline
• ✓Pressure injury staging and prevention
• ✓Surgical wound healing, dehiscence and infection
• ✓Anemia, transfusion and the reaction that starts early
• ✓Neutropenia, oncologic emergencies and the fever that cannot wait
• ✓Sepsis recognition on a general ward
• ✓Clostridioides difficile, multidrug resistance and isolation
• ✓Multimodal analgesia and opioid safety
• ✓Chronic pain, tolerance and substance use disorder
• ✓Preoperative preparation and risk reduction
• ✓Postoperative complications in the first 48 hours
• ✓Prioritization, delegation and the assignment that is unsafe
• ✓Patient education, health literacy and teach-back
• ✓Discharge planning and the transition that fails

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