Medical-Surgical Nursing

Medical or health problems with associated symptoms or disabilities that require long-term management (3 months or longer)

Restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in a normal manner; the consequences of impairment in terms of an individual’s functional performance and activity. Disabilities represent disturbances at the level of the person

Loss or abnormality of psychological, physiologic, or anatomic structure or function at the organ level; an abnormality of body structure, appearance, and organ or system function resulting from any cause

Any physical, mental, or social disorders resulting directly or indirectly from an initial disabling condition; a condition to which a person with a disability is more susceptible because of having a primary disabling condition