《外科护理学》是护理专业的一门涉及范围广和整体性较强的主干专业课程，它以外科学的系统理论为基础，研究外科手术病人在手术前后的健康问题及外科感染、损伤病人的生理、心理、社会变化，在此基础上介绍包括普通外科、心胸外科、泌尿外科、骨外科、颅脑外科等外科各专业常见疾病病人的临床表现、防治原则、护理评估及整体护理措施。介绍外科常用的基本操作技术，讨论国内外外科护理学的新进展。 Surgical nursing is a main course which covers a wide range and strong integrity of the course，the basis of scientific system theory， of surgical operation patients in operation before and after health problems and surgical infection, injury patient's physiological, psychological, social change, introduced on the basis of general surgery, including department of cardiothoracic surgery, department of urology, bone surgery, brain surgery and other major diseases surgery patient's clinical manifestations, treatment principle, nursing assessment and nursing measures. Introduction surgical basic technical operation, new progress at home and abroad and surgical nursing discussion.