JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY -NRSG 3320 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SURGERY-NURSING STUDY GUIDE 2025

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
-NRSG 3320 INTRODUCTION TO
MEDICAL SURGERY-NURSING
STUDY GUIDE 2025




What is med-surg nursing mainly concerned with?
tertiary prevention




What is primary prevention?
no disease or injury is present




What are examples of primary prevention?
-vaccines
-healthy diet
-regular exercise

,What is secondary prevention?
early detection and treatment before disease becomes symptomatic,
no symptoms




What are examples of secondary prevention?
-colonoscopy
-pa-mammograms
p smear
-digital rectal exams




Secondary prevention can sometimes be primary prevention. True
or false.
false, secondary prevention can NEVER be primary prevention




What is tertiary prevention?
preventing complications of established disease or injury,
symptoms present

, What are examples of tertiary prevention?
surgical tumor resection




A nurse just receives a patient on arrival at the med-surg unit after
discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit. What should they
assess on the patient?
T: temperature
I: IV fluids
M: mental status
S: surgical incision site
T: tubes & drains
A: airway
B: breathing
S: skin


C: cardiovascular status