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PHYSIOLOGICALINTEGRITY
ReductionforRiskPotential(1016%)
oKnowthesignsandsymptomsandtreatmentsaboutcataracts,glaucoma,menieresdisease,
guillainbarresyndrome,meningitis,migraine,huntingtonsdisease.
oKnowthedifferenceindiabetes1and2.Howaretheytreated?Whataresignsand
symptomsandcomplications?
oKnowthesignsandsymptomsofhypoglycemiaandhowaretheytreated.
oConcentrateoncomplicationsofdiabetes1.Diabetesketoacidosisand2.Hyperglycemia
hyperosmolarnonketoticsyndrome.
oKnowwhatcausescysticfibrosisanditscomplications.
oKnowwhatPKUishowitstreatedandalsoitscomplications.
oKnowwhatdoeshiatalhernia,pyloricstenosis,gastritismeans.
oKnowthedifferencebetweenduodenalulcerandgastriculcer.
oKnowwhatChronsdiseasemeans,whatkindofdietisadvisedforit?
oBeabletodifferentiatebetweenappendicitis,diverticulardisease,andperitonitis.
oKnowwhathirschspurngsdiseasemeans.
oKnowhowtocareforostomies.Knowaboutspecificdietsfordifferenttypesofostomiesand
knowwhatkindofreturntoexpectfrodifferenttypesofostomies.
oKnoweverythingaboutcirrhosis,cholecystitis,cholelithiasis,pancreatitis,lupus.
oKnowabouttwodifferenttypesofjaundicethatareseeninnewborns.
oKnowtheageappropriatehealthcareproceduresforpreoperation
oKnowwhatcouldbethepotentialcomplicationsaftersurgeryandknowthenursing
considerationforeachoneofthem.
oTrytolearnasmuchaboutdiagnostictestsaspossible.Recognizetheonesforwhichpatient
hastobeonNPOandneedspecialcarepreandposttest.
oKnowaboutchesttubeswaterfluctuation,bubbling,removal,andcomplications.
oKnowaboutCentralvenouspressure,anditscomplications
PhysiologicalAdaptation(1117%)
oKnowthenormalbreathsoundsandabnormalones.Knowwhichpulmonarydiseasewillhave
whichtypeofadventitioussound.
oKnowwhattodoinemergenciessuchasCardiopulmonaryarrest,epilottitis,MI,
dysrhythmias,headinjury,chesttrauma,abdominalinjury,shock,ICP,sezuire,andstroke.
oKnowhowtoreadanEKG.CalculateHRandrhythmoffanEKG.
oKnowthedifferencebetweendefilbrillationandcardioversion.
oKnowwhatkindoffunctionabilitycorelateswiththespinalcordinjury.
oSignsandsymptomsandtreatmentoffluidvolumeoverloadanddeficit.
oKnowAZofADHandSIADH
oKnowAZofhypokalemia,hyperkalemia,hyponatremia,hypernatremia,hypocalcemia,
hypercalcemia,hypomagnesemiam,andhypermagnesemia.Youhavetostudythese.Theres
noescaping.
oKnowthe9rulesofburnsandnursingcareforburnpt.
oKnowaddisonsdiseaseandcushingsyndromeandtheircomplications.Breiflyreadabout
pheochromocytoma.
oKnowalltheCOPDs.
oKnowallthereistoknowaboutpneumonia.
oKnowthedifferenceintwodifferenttypesofHeartfailure.
oKnowanemiaandirondeficiencyanemia.
oKnowaboutsicklecelldiseaseanditstreatment
oKnowaboutcancer,leukemiaandhowtheyaretreated
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BasicCareandComfort(612%)
oKnowhowtousecrutches,andotherassistivedevices
oKnowaboutskintractionandskeletaltractionandspecialnursingconsiderationswhileusing
them
oKnoweverythingaboutcaringforacastanditscomplication
oBeabletodifferentiatebetweenJointdisorders:Osteoarthritis,rheumatoidarthritis,and
gout.
oKnowaboutosteoporosis,osteomyelitis,andosteomalacia.
oKnowdifferenttypesoffacturesandtreatment.
oKnowhowtocareforfracturedhipandaftertotalhipreplacementsurgery.
oKnowhowtocareforpatientwhogotamputation.
oKnowdifferencebetweenalziemersdiseaseandparkinsons.
oMustknoweverythingaboutThyrioddisorder!!!!Focusonsignsandsymptomsofhypoand
hyperthyroidism,treatment,andcomplications.VeryImp!!!
oAlsoknowaboutparathyroiddisorder
oKnowaboutdifferenttypesofdietsandwhentheyareindicated.Forexample:forchronic
renalfailurelowsodium,lowprotein,andlowpotassiumdietisindicated.
oKnowaboutpyelonephritis,andglomerulonephritis.
oKnowaboutacuteandchronicrenalfailure.
oKnowhemodialysisandperitonealdialysis.
Pharmacology(1319%)
oStudyallthedrugclassesofantibiotics.Beabletorecognizeantibioticsofdifferentclass.
Knowsideeffectsofspecifictoeachclass.
oStudyallthecardiacmedsandtheirsideeffects.
oKnowallyoubronchodialators,steroidsusedforrespiratorydisorders.Knowwhichonesare
givenforacuteandlongtermmaintainence.
oKnowdifferenttypesofinsulin.Yesmemorizetheireffectivehours.
oKnowmedsusedfordepression,bipolar,anxiety,PTSD,etc
oKnowanticoagulantmeds.
oKnowdifferentclassificationofmedsusedforpain:narcotics,NSAIDS.
oKnowwhichconditionsaspirin,NSAIDSarecontraindicated.
oYoustillneedtoknowrestofthemeds,butmakesureyouatleaststudytheonesthatare
mentionedabove.
TObeContinued...
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