Exam 2 Study Guide
1.Pain scale- when would you utilize it, how often would you assess it, when do you give medications for it
2.Types of pain and their definitions (Referred, Visceral, Neuropathic, 3.Nursing Process – Assessment, Diagnosis, Plan, Implement, Evaluation
4.Founder of Professional Nursing? 5.Evidence-Based practice – What is it, 6.What would be needed for a person to obtain a copy of their records?
7.Incident reporting – When should they be done, What type of documentation should be used, not mentioned or placed in a chart?
8.What is the first thing you would do in the nursing process 9.Types of nonpharmacological interventions for pain (Imagery, Acupuncture, Music/TV, Animal facilitated therapy, etc.)
10.PCA (Patient controlled Analgesia) – Who is in control of it?
11.Who determines what pain is? Determines the intensity?
12.Signs and symptoms of acute pain – vital signs, etc. 13.Pain assessment – Location, duration, Intensity, Type
14.Types of Opioids (Morphine, Dilaudid, Fentanyl) Reversal Naloxone (Narcan), side effects, 15.What/Who is responsible for regulating Nursing Practice? 16.HIPAA – Rights that a person has about their information. 17.Nurses roles during a legal proceeding
18.What is a whistle blower and are they protected?
19.Elements of informed Consent
20.What is needed to be performing Competent nursing practice (Communication skills, etc.) 21.Risk Management programs
22.What does OSHA regulate?
23.What types of situations are mandatory reporting required?
24.Nursing Knowledge – Types, 25.Define what a Theory is.
26.Define what holistic care is and what it consists of.
27.Two major types of Nursing Research
28.Impediments to nursing research
29.Define Evidence-Based Practice.
30.Parts of a research article and what do they contain (definition)
1.Pain scale- when would you utilize it, how often would you assess it, when do you give medications for it
2.Types of pain and their definitions (Referred, Visceral, Neuropathic, 3.Nursing Process – Assessment, Diagnosis, Plan, Implement, Evaluation
4.Founder of Professional Nursing? 5.Evidence-Based practice – What is it, 6.What would be needed for a person to obtain a copy of their records?
7.Incident reporting – When should they be done, What type of documentation should be used, not mentioned or placed in a chart?
8.What is the first thing you would do in the nursing process 9.Types of nonpharmacological interventions for pain (Imagery, Acupuncture, Music/TV, Animal facilitated therapy, etc.)
10.PCA (Patient controlled Analgesia) – Who is in control of it?
11.Who determines what pain is? Determines the intensity?
12.Signs and symptoms of acute pain – vital signs, etc. 13.Pain assessment – Location, duration, Intensity, Type
14.Types of Opioids (Morphine, Dilaudid, Fentanyl) Reversal Naloxone (Narcan), side effects, 15.What/Who is responsible for regulating Nursing Practice? 16.HIPAA – Rights that a person has about their information. 17.Nurses roles during a legal proceeding
18.What is a whistle blower and are they protected?
19.Elements of informed Consent
20.What is needed to be performing Competent nursing practice (Communication skills, etc.) 21.Risk Management programs
22.What does OSHA regulate?
23.What types of situations are mandatory reporting required?
24.Nursing Knowledge – Types, 25.Define what a Theory is.
26.Define what holistic care is and what it consists of.
27.Two major types of Nursing Research
28.Impediments to nursing research
29.Define Evidence-Based Practice.
30.Parts of a research article and what do they contain (definition)
