Preferred Label : Medical-Surgical Nursing;
NCIt synonyms : Med/Surg Nursing;
NCIt definition : Medical-Surgical Nursing includes the provision of care to individuals who have a
known or predicted physiological alteration. Working within an interdisciplinary team
and guided by theory and research, medical-surgical nursing practice considers all
influences on health status and the related social and behavioral problems arising
because of the patient's physiological condition. Medical-surgical nursing is practiced
in primary, acute, or long-term nursing care facilities. (from ANCC);
Origin ID : C20874;
UMLS CUI : C1513053;
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