This is where a comprehensive understanding of pathophysiology is a must to all nurses who are taking part of giving care to a patient at any level of the nursing career regardless that nurse is RN or NP. Herdman (2011) has noted that the course of pathophysiology has been a foundational study in health care since the advent of western medicine; as a result, it is important for nurses to understand and be able to assess common health challenges or diseases. Each disease has a trajectory. Some could be a gene mutation, inherit, congenital, or acquire. Therefore, the purpose of understanding a comprehensive of the pathophysiology is to study the state of the disease of its biological aspect, and also to look into the physical manifestations of disease as it correlates with the underlying abnormalities and physiological disturbances. By knowing all of these important aspects that can help the practitioner to have a better picture of the
This is where a comprehensive understanding of pathophysiology is a must to all nurses who are taking part of giving care to a patient at any level of the nursing career regardless that nurse is RN or NP. Herdman (2011) has noted that the course of pathophysiology has been a foundational study in health care since the advent of western medicine; as a result, it is important for nurses to understand and be able to assess common health challenges or diseases. Each disease has a trajectory. Some could be a gene mutation, inherit, congenital, or acquire. Therefore, the purpose of understanding a comprehensive of the pathophysiology is to study the state of the disease of its biological aspect, and also to look into the physical manifestations of disease as it correlates with the underlying abnormalities and physiological disturbances. By knowing all of these important aspects that can help the practitioner to have a better picture of the