Contents

Part 1

Abbreviations

Lab values

Causes for electrolyte fluctuations

Maslow; Health; Disease; Prevention

Promoting health & wellness; Stress adaptation syndrome

Nursing history

Nurse practice acts, role as a nurse

Different nurses

Medical & Surgical asepsis, advance directives

Fire safety (R.A.C.E., P.A.S.S.) M.S.D.S.

Restraints

Culture and nursing

Crimes, Incident Reports, H.I.P.P.A. 

Comforting & communication

Caring, Helping relationship, process-recording

Therapeutic communication techniques

Barriers to communication (impairments to communication)

Nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation)

Teaching

Domains of learning (learning outcomes)

Delegation

Vital signs (body temp., pulse, resp., (adventitious lung sounds) BP)

Older adult

Oxygenation (hyperventilation, hypoventilation, hypoxia)

Activity, rest & sleep (alignment, posture, balance, benefits of exercise, effects of 

immobility)         

Skin, hygiene, asepsis, infection (integumentary system, S/S of aging, inflammatory

response, chain of infection, stages of infection)

Health Assessment (inspecting, auscultations, palpating, percussion, differentiating 

sounds, skin color, edema, nails)

Medications (IV, IA, ID, SQ, IM, Z-track, syringes, NG & G tubes, mixing meds)

Pain management (perception to pain, sensory stimulation/deprivation, types of pain, 

stages of pain, pharmaceutical / non-pharmaceutical pain relief, commonly used 

meds)

Wounds (open wounds, incision, contusion, abrasion, puncture, laceration, penetration, hemorrhage, hematomas, infection, dehiscence, evisceration, hot & cold therapy, wound care, dressings, wound contamination, inflammation)

Pressure ulcers

Diets (malnutrition, clear liquid, soft)

F&E (Na K Ca, solutions-isotonic, hypertonic, hypotonic, anaphylactic shock, complications of IV therapy, fluid volume access/deficit, dehydration)

Conversion & math

Aids/HIV (HIV testing, CD4 categories, opportunistic infections, ways to prevent transmission, AIDS meds)

Perioperative nursing (pre-op, post-op, intra-op, drains, blood transfusion)

Biliary Disorders (bile ducts, cystic ducts, gall bladder, cholesistitis, intestinal obstruction, small/large bowel, peritonitis)

Shock (hypovolemic, cardiogenic, obstructive, distributive (neurogenic, septic, anaphylactic)

Respiratory (bronchoscopy, laryngoscopy, conscious sedation, thoracentisis, pneumonia, asthma, COPD, CO2 pulminale, vents, suctioning, alarms, chest tubes, ABG's, metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis)

Chest trauma (pulmonary contusion, rib fracture, flail chest, pneumothorax, hemothorax, PE, 

    ARDS)  

Gastrointestinal (GERD, hiatal hernia (sliding/rolling), gastritis, peptic ulcer decease, gastric & duodenal ulcers)

Cardiac (atherosclerosis / CAD / angina / MI / TPA / Cardiac surgeries / HTN / cardiac 

dysrhythmias (sinus tachycardia, sinus bradycardia, A. fib, atrial flutter / premature ventricular fibrillation, V. tach, ventricular fibrillation, asystole, 3^rd degree heart block), pacemaker, heart failure (R) & (L) / pulmonary edema)                

Anemia (iron deficiency anemia, pernicious anemia)            

Peripheral vascular decease (arterial & venous) dissecting aortic aneurism, acute arterial 

    occlusion, compartment syndrome, Reynaud's decease

Diabetes (Type I & type II, meds, samogie effect, dawn phenomenon, hypoglycemia,

    hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, HHNS)

Oncological vocabulary

Oncological facts

Risk factors

Common metastasis

Psychological & physiological effects of cancer

Cancer screening for early detection

TNM system

Tumor markers

Radiation

Chemotherapy

Safe administration of chemotherapy

Meds

Central Venous Access Devices

BRM's

BMT's

Oncological emergencies

Leukemia

Lymphomas (Hodgkins & non-Hodgkins)

Multiple Myeloma

Lung Cancer

Head & Neck Cancer

 Esophageal Cancer

 Stomach/Gastric Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Liver Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

Breast Cancer

Uterine Cancer

Cervical Cancer

Ovarian Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Testicular Cancer

Neuro vocabulary

Glasgow Coma Scale

Cranial Nerves

Headaches

ICP

TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury

 Spinal Cord Injury

CVA - Stroke

 Brain tumors

Meningitis

Seizure Disorder

Multiple Sclerosis

Myasthenia Gravis

Parkingsons

Gullian Barrett

Osteoarthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Gout

Glaucoma

Cataracts

Retinal Detachment

Macular Degeneration

Meniere's Decease 

Ottis Extrema

Ottis Media

Serious Ottis Media c Effusion

Mastoditis

Labyrynthitis

Part 2

Goals particular to the pediatric population, enabling / empowering, types of care,       prevention, mortality / morbidity
Family influence on child development, culture sensitive interaction c children  Communicating c children, play, stressors, separation anxiety reactions  
G&D Physical
G&D Gross motor
G&D Fine motor
G&D Sensory
G&D Vocalization
G&D Socialization
G&D Cognition
Family relationships
G&D schoolage child
Immunizations
Managing pain in a child
Medication administration, effects of illness on a hospitalized child, informed consent, preparing children for procedures
Limit setting, discipline
Piajet
Freud, Erickson, Duval
SIDS
Apnea of Infancy
RSV (Bronchiolitis)
CHD/CHF
ASD
VSD
PDA
COA
TOF
F&E Imbalance
Gastroenteritis
Hirschsprung's disease
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
Intussusception
Short Bowel Syndrome
Hernias
Cleft Lip / Cleft Palate
GER
Congenital Hip Displasia
Congenital Club foot
Osteomyelitis
Eczema
Hydrocephalus
Meningitis
Spina Bifida
Failure To Thrive
Health Maintenance of the Toddler
Tonsillitis
Croop syndrome (epiglottitis, LTB, Spasmatic croop)
Bronchial Asthma
Aspiration of Foreign Body
Ottis Media
Poisonings (corrosives, Tylenol, Aspirin, Lead)
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella
Burns
Cystic Fibrosis
Celiac disease
Nephrotic Syndrome
Acute Glomerulonephritis
Wilms Tumor
Rheumatic Fever
Sickle Cell anemia
B. Thalassemia
Hemophilia
Leukemia
Ringworms, Roundworms, Pinworms, Lice, Scabies
Lyme disease 
Impetigo
Appendicitis
Diabetes Mellitus
Cerebral Palsy
Epilepsy disorder
Reyes syndrome
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