Summary NURSING 266 Med-Surg (Exam One) Study Guide Final | University of California, Los Angeles | DETAILED SOLUTION

Med-Surg Exam One Study Guide (Fox) What to Know For Exams: ● Test Yourself NCLEX Examination Challenge ● Know Nursing Safety Priority QSEN for the chapters (starts after multiple choice study guides-below) ● Know the type of IV to infuse for a patient with hypovolemia (in chart and in youtube link) ● The RN should assess patient manifestations for what in the patient with fluid volume deficit? ○ Loss of extracellular fluid volume exceeds intake of fluid ○ This is not dehydration ○ Urine output 30 mL/hr ○ Acute daily loss of 1 pound ○ Monitor fluid overload: shoes, belt, abdominal girth ○ Weak, rapid pulse, and postural hypotension ○ Tissue turgor decreased (not accurate in elderly) ○ Urine specific gravity: 1.020 ○ Increased BUN ○ Increased creatinine (normal = 0.7-1.4) better indicator of renal function than BUN ● The highest priority nursing for a patient with a serum potassium level of 2.2 mEq/L (Initiate cardiac monitoring) ● RN Pharmacology for Nursing ATI book (Chapter 27) will be on exam ● RN Medical Surgical Nursing will be on Exam 1 (2 ATI Chapters to study, BOTH are Chapter 27 but 2 ATI books=Pharmacology and Med-Surg, also see the beginning of each powerpoint for information to review for exams) Left VS Right Sided-Heart Failure Video: (Video to Help Explain Left VS Right-Sided Heart Failure)