NUR 2003 - Pathophysiology (ASD)

• Demonstrate an understanding of the pathogenesis, compensatory mechanisms, and clinical manifestations of disease conditions (Person-Centered Care)
• Apply clinical judgment to interpret diagnostic tests, understand treatment modalities, and recognize disease sequelae to implement nursing interventions that address disease processes (Clinical Judgment)
• Apply knowledge of pathophysiology to identify nursing interventions that lowers risk of progression of specific disease processes (Person-Centered Care)
• Integrate the process of cellular and tissue repair in response to injury, infection, and disease (Evidence-Based Practice)
• Explain the role of genetic factors in triggering disease processes (Evidence-Based Practice)
• Accept personal responsibility and participate in own development toward the role of the professional nurse through acts of integrity, mutual respect, and actively seeking out opportunities to learn (Professional Role)
• Acknowledge the importance of accessing current and reliable sources to maintain and update one’s knowledge of disease conditions over the course of a nursing career (Evidence-Based Practice)

• None

• Cellular responses to stress, injury, and aging
• Inflammation, tissue repair and fever, cell proliferation, and tissue regeneration
• Genetic control of cell function, inheritance and genetic and congenital disorders
• Neoplasia
• Disorders of fluid, electrolyte, and acid/base balance
• Disorders of the white blood cells and lymphoid tissue
• Mechanisms of infectious disease and innate and adaptive immunity
• Disorders of the immune system
• Disorders of hemostasis
• Disorders of red blood cells
• Control of cardiovascular function, disorders of blood flow and blood pressure, and cardiac function, including heart failure and circulatory shock
• Control of respiratory function, respiratory tract infections, neoplasms, childhood disorders and disorders of ventilation and gas exchange
• Structure and function of the kidney, disorders of renal function, and disorders of the bladder and lower urinary tract
• Structure and disorders of the GI system and disorders of hepatobiliary and exocrine pancreas
• Disorders of endocrine function, diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome
• Organization and control of neural function, somatosensory function of pain, disorders of neuromuscular function, and disorders of brain function
• Disorders of musculoskeletal metabolic and rheumatic function
• Sexually transmitted infections
• Disorders of male and female genitourinary/reproductive system
• Disorders of sensory function
• Disorders of skin integumentary function