MSN-I Master Class is a 90 days course for nursing students. This syllabus will cover the following syllabus 1. Introduction:  Introduction to medical surgical nursing – Evolution and trends of medical and surgical nursing  Review of Concepts of Health and illness, Disease – concepts, causations, classification- International Classification of Diseases (ICD – 10 or later version), Acute illness chronic illness & Terminal illness, stages of illness  Review of concepts of comprehensive nursing care in medical surgical conditions based on nursing process.  Role of nurse, patient and family in care of adult patient  Role and responsibilities of a nurse in medical surgical settings:  Outpatient department  In-patient unit  Intensive care unit.  Home and community setting  Introduction to medical surgical asepsis  Inflammation and infection  Immunity  Wound healing  Care of surgical patient  Pre-operative  Intra operative  Post operative 2. Common signs and symptoms and management  Fluid and electrolyte imbalance  Vomiting  Dyspnea and cough, respiratory obstruction  Fever  Shock  Unconsciousness, syncope  Pain  Incontinence  Edema  Age related problems-geriatric 3. Nursing management of patients (adults including elderly) with respiratory problems  Review of anatomy and physiology of respiratory system  Nursing assessment – History and Physical assessment  Etiology, Pathophysilogy, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment modalities and medical, surgical, dietetic & nursing management of adults including elderly with –  Upper Respiratory tract infections  Bronchitis  Asthma  Emphysema  Atelectasis  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)  Bronchiectasis  Pneumonia  Pulmonary tuberculosis  Lung abscess  Pleural effusion  Cysts and tumours  Chest Injuries  Respiratory arrest and insufficiency  Pulmonary embolism Special therapies, alternative therapies Nursing procedures Drugs used in treatment of respiratory disorders 4. Nursing Management of patient (adults including elderly) with disorders of digestive system  Review of anatomy and physiology of digestive system  Nursing assessment-history and physical assessment  Etiology, pathophysiology, Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment modalities and medical, surgical, dietetics & nursing management  Disorders of  Oral cavity-lips, gums tongue, salivary glands and teeth  Oesophague – inflammation, stricture, obstruction, bleeding and tumours  Stomach and deudenum hiatus hernia, gastritis, peptic and duodenal ulcer, bleeding, tomours, pyloric stenosis.  Small intestinal disorders- inflammation and infection, enteritis, malabsorption, obstruction, tumour and perforation  Large intestinal disorders- colitis, inflammation and infection, obstruction and tumour and lump  Hernias  Appendix-inflammation, mass, abscess, rupture  Anal & Rectum; hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas  Peritonitis/acute abdomen  Pancreas; inflammation, cyst, abscess and tumours  Liver; inflammation, cyst, abscess, cirrhosis, portal hypertension, hepatic failure, tumours  Gall Bladder; inflammation, obstruction, stones and tumours Special therapies, alternative therapies Nursing procedures Drugs used in treatment of disorders of digestive system 5. Nursing management of patient (adults including elderly) with blood and cardio vascular problems  Review of anatomy and physiology of blood and cardio vascular system,  Nursing Assessment-History and physical assessment  Etiology, Pathophysiology, clinical manifestation diagnosis, treatment modalities and medical, surgical, dietetics & nursing management of -  Vascular system  Hypertension, hypotension  Artheriosclerosis  Raynaud’s disease  Aneurism and peripheral Vascular disorders Heart  Coronary artery diseases  Ischemic Heart Disease  Coronary atherosclerosis  Angina pectoris  Myocaridal infarction  Valvular disorders of the heart  Congential and acquired  Rehumatic Heart disease  Endocarditis, pericarditis, Myocaridtis  Cardio Myopathies  Cardiac dysrhythmias, Heart Block  Congestive cardiac failure  Cor-pulmonale, pulmonary edema, cardiogenic shock, cardiac temponade  Cardiac emergices and arrest  Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)  Blood  Anaemias  Polycythemia  Bleeding disorders; clotting factor defects and platelets defects  Thalassemia  Leukaemias  Leukopenias and agranulocytosis  Lymphomas  Myelomas  Special therapies  Blood transfusion, safety checks, procedure and requirements, management of adverse transfusion reaction, records for blood transfusion.  Management and counseling of blood donors, phlebotomy procedure, and post donation management, blood bank functioning and hospital transfusion committee. Bio-safety and waste management in relation to blood transfusion  Role of a nurse in Organ donation, retrieval and banking Alternative therapies Nursing procedures Drugs used in treatment of blood and cardio vascular disorders