Medical-Surgical Nursing

**Semantic type:** Biomedical Occupation or Discipline

**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)

**Synonyms:** - Med/Surg Nursing