NSG3037 Adult Medical Surgical 1

Learn how normal cells become malignant, from hyperplasia and dysplasia to carcinoma in situ, invasion, metastasis, and TNM staging. The episode also reviews the most common cancers nurses see, along with major risk factors, hallmark symptoms, and key screening clues.

Heather Murphy breaks down how family history, genomics, and pharmacogenetics shape safer nursing assessments and medication responses. She also explains immune system basics, infection patterns, and the key differences between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis at the bedside.

This episode breaks down high-yield endocrine comparisons for nursing exams, including hypothyroidism vs. hyperthyroidism, SIADH vs. diabetes insipidus, and Cushing’s vs. Addison’s disease. Learn the lab patterns, key symptoms, and emergency red flags like myxedema coma, thyroid storm, and adrenal crisis.

This episode for NSG3037 Adult Medical Surgical 1 BSN students breaks down diabetes mellitus in a simple, NCLEX-focused way using your course PowerPoint structure. We compare Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, review key pathophysiology and clinical manifestations, and walk through nursing priorities you’re expected to know for exams and safe practice. Throughout the episode, Heather Murphy weaves in concrete NCLEX test-taking tips so you can better predict the right answer, spot priority patients, and avoid common trap options.You’ll hear about diagnostic criteria, hallmark signs like the “3 Ps,” red-flag complications including DKA and HHS, evidence-based interventions from the latest ADA Standards of Care, and practical teaching points for patients on insulin and oral agents. This is designed as an audio companion to your diabetes PowerPoint to help you connect the slides to real-world med-surg nursing and NCLEX-style questions.

This episode of the NSG3037 Adult Medical Surgical 1 podcast gives BSN students a big-picture refresher on the endocrine system as they enter their first Med-Surg course. Using a conversational, case-based approach, the hosts review core anatomy and physiology of the major endocrine glands and connect these concepts directly to practical bedside assessment.We start by revisiting how hormones work, feedback mechanisms, and the neuroendocrine connection between the hypothalamus and pituitary. Then we walk system-by-system through the thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, and pancreas, highlighting key hormones, what they do in the body, and why they matter for common Med-Surg problems. Finally, we focus on nursing assessment of the endocrine system, including priority history questions, focused physical findings, and essential lab tests, with special attention to gerontologic considerations and how normal aging can mimic endocrine disease.Designed as a clear, high-yield review, this episode helps students link pathophysiology to real-world assessment and prepares them to tackle endocrine content throughout Med-Surg I.