NSG210 Study Notes
Study notes for NSG210, a combined medical-surgical and maternity nursing course (Fall 2026). Textbooks: Hinkle & Cheever, Brunner & Suddarth’s Medical-Surgical Nursing (15th ed.), and Durham & Chapman, Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care (4th ed.).
These are personal study notes, not official course material. Verify clinical values against current references.
Practice Questions
- Quiz schedule, Oct 22 to Dec 14: day-by-day practice quiz plan through the final exam
- Using UWorld for NSG210: which UWorld filters match each chapter and exam
Clinical Workshops
- Death and Dying Communication Workshop: grief, breaking bad news, postmortem care, and what to bring
Textbook Chapter Outlines
- Chapter index by exam
- Durham Ch. 1: Trends and Issues
- Durham Ch. 2: Ethics and Standards of Practice Issues
- Durham Ch. 3: Genetics, Conception, Fetal Development, and Reproductive Technology
- Durham Ch. 5: The Psycho-Social-Cultural Aspects of Pregnancy
- Durham Ch. 12: Postpartum Physiological Assessments and Nursing Care
- Durham Ch. 13: Transition to Parenthood
- Durham Ch. 14: High-Risk Postpartum Nursing Care (Postpartum Complications)
- Durham Ch. 15: Nursing Care of the Neonate and Family
- Durham Ch. 16: Newborn Nutrition
- Durham Ch. 17: Complications of the Neonate and Nursing Care
- Durham Ch. 18: Well Women’s Health
- Durham Ch. 19: Alterations in Women’s Health
- Hinkle Ch. 7: Disability and Chronic Illness
- Hinkle Ch. 8: Management of the Older Adult Patient
- Hinkle Ch. 12: Management of Patients With Oncologic Disorders
- Hinkle Ch. 17: Assessment of Respiratory Function
- Hinkle Ch. 19: Management of Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
- Hinkle Ch. 20: Management of Patients With Chronic Pulmonary Disease
- Hinkle Ch. 21: Assessment of Cardiovascular Function
- Hinkle Ch. 25: Management of Patients With Complications From Heart Disease
- Hinkle Ch. 26: Assessment and Management of Patients With Vascular Disorders and Problems of Peripheral Circulation
- Hinkle Ch. 30: Management of Patients With Hematologic Neoplasms
- Hinkle Ch. 34: Assessment and Management of Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Disorders
- Hinkle Ch. 35: Assessment of Musculoskeletal Function
- Hinkle Ch. 36: Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Hinkle Ch. 37: Management of Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma
- Hinkle Ch. 43: Assessment and Management of Patients with Hepatic Disorders
- Hinkle Ch. 44: Management of Patients with Biliary Disorders
- Hinkle Ch. 45: Assessment and Management of Patients with Endocrine Disorders
- Hinkle Ch. 47: Assessment of Kidney and Urinary Function
- Hinkle Ch. 48: Management of Patients with Kidney Disorders
- Hinkle Ch. 49: Management of Patients with Urinary Disorders
- Hinkle Ch. 53: Assessment and Management of Patients with Male Reproductive Disorders
- Hinkle Ch. 60: Assessment of Neurologic Function
- Hinkle Ch. 61: Management of Patients with Neurologic Dysfunction
- Hinkle Ch. 63: Management of Patients with Neurologic Trauma
- Hinkle Ch. 64: Management of Patients with Neurologic Infections, Autoimmune Disorders, and Neuropathies
- Hinkle Ch. 65: Management of Patients with Oncologic or Degenerative Neurologic Disorders
- Hinkle Ch. 68: Disaster Nursing
Weekly Lecture Notes
- September 30 Lecture: Management of Patients With Arrhythmias and Conduction Problems
- DVT Simulation Prep
- Week 01 Summary: Orientation, Calculation Review, Pharmacology Review
- Week 02 Summary: Chronic Illness, Older Adult Care, Oxygenation, Cardiac Assessment, Heart Failure
- Week 03 Summary: OB Lecture 1 and OB Medications
- Week 03b Summary: OB Lecture 1 Continued - Genetics, Fetal Development, and Antepartal Testing
- Week 05 Summary: OB Lecture 2 - Complications of Pregnancy
- Week 06 Practice: ECG Strip Interpretation
- Week 06 Summary: Alterations in Perfusion - Valvular Heart Disorders and Dysrhythmias
- Week 08 Lecture: Alterations in Perfusion - Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Week 08 Lecture: Alterations in Activity and Rest - Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
- Week 08 Summary: Alterations in Perfusion (PVD) and Alterations in Activity and Rest
- Week 09 Lecture: Cancer (Oncologic Management)
- Week 09 Lecture: Chest Tubes
- Week 09 Lecture: Lung Cancer and Chest Drainage
- Week 09 Lecture: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Week 09 Summary: Alterations in Protection
- Week 10 Lecture: OB Lecture 4 - Postpartum, Newborn, and Women’s Health
- Week 10 Class Notes: OB Lecture 4 (October 28)
Exam Study Guides
- Exam 1 Study Guide
- Exam 2 - Arrhythmias Chapter Summary (Hinkle Ch. 22)
- Exam 2: Labor and Birth Study Sheet (Durham Ch. 8-11)
- Exam 2 Reading Outline - Durham Ch. 4: Physiological Aspects of Pregnancy
- Exam 2 Reading Outline - Durham Ch. 6: Antepartal Tests
- Exam 2 Reading Outline - Durham Ch. 7: Complications of Pregnancy (High-Risk Antepartum Nursing Care)
- Exam 2 Reading Outline - Hinkle Ch. 24: Management of Patients With Structural, Infectious, and Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders
- Exam 2 Readings Outline
- Exam 2 - Valvular Heart Disease Chapter Summary (Hinkle Ch. 24)
- Exam 3 Topic Guide
- Exam 3: Lecture Slides vs Textbook Differences
- Exam 4 Topic Guide (built from the chapter outlines; lecture notes added as the lectures happen)
- Hinkle Chapter 22 Outline - Arrhythmias and Conduction Problems