NR 304 Exam 1 Study guide
I I I I I
In Ipreparation Ifor Ithe INR I304 IHealth IAssessment IExam I#1 Iplease Iutilize Ithe Ifollowing IstudyIguide
Ito Iassist Iin Iorganizing Ithe Irelevant Iconcepts Iaccordingly.
Please Ireview Ithe Ifollowing Itopics Ias Ifollows:
Anatomy Iand IFunction:
o What Isystem Idoes Ithis Ieffect?
o What Iare Ithe Ithree Imost Isignificant Ithings Ithat Ithe Inurse IMUST Iknow?
Pathophysiology:
o Discuss Ithe Ipathology Iof Ithis Itopic Ias Iit Irelates Ito:
▪ Etiology
• Causes, IContributing IFactors
▪ Signs Iand ISymptoms
▪ Medical Itreatment Imodalities
▪ Nursing Iconsiderations
Nursing ICare:
o Identify Ithe IPRIORITY Inursing Idiagnosis Irelated Ito Ithe Itopic. I(Nursing IDiagnosis)
▪ Identify Ione Ilong Iterm Iand Ione Ishort Iterm Igoal Ifor Ieach Ipriority Iitem.
▪ Utilize IMaslow’s Ihierarchy Ito Iappropriately Iidentify Ipriorities.
o What Iare Ithe IKEY Inursing Iassessments?
▪ Physical Iexamination Iof Ithe Ipatient Ishould Iinclude?
▪ Identify Iexpected Iverses Iunexpected. IWhat Idoes Ieach Ifinding Imean Ito Ithe
Inurse?
o What Iis Ithe Iplan Iof Icare Ifor Ithis Ipatient?
▪ Review Iboth Iindependent Ias Iwell Ias Icollaborative Iinterventions.
▪ Independent Iinterventions/ INursing IManagement
• Why Iis Ithe Inurse Idoing Ithis?
• How Iwill Ithis Iassist Ithe Ipatient Iin Imeeting Ithe Iestablished Igoal?
• How Iwill Ithe Inurse Ievaluate Ithe Ieffectiveness Iof Ithe Iintervention?
▪ Collaborative Iinterventions
• Medications
o Classification
o Action/ IAdministration
o Side IEffects
o Adverse IEffects
o Nursing IConsiderations
o Patient/ IFamily Ieducation.
• Treatments
o Reason?
o Review Isteps Iof Ithe Iprocedure.
o Side IEffects
o Adverse IEffects
o Nursing IConsiderations
o Patient/ IFamily IEducation
• Diagnostics
o Reason?
o Is Ithis Ithe I“gold” Istandard Idiagnostic Ifor Ithis Iissue?
o What Iresults Iare Iexpected Irelated Ito Ithe Ipathology?
, o What Iare Ithe Inursing Iconsiderations Iassociated Iwith Ithis
Idiagnostic?
o Special Iinstructions?
Testing Istrategies Ito Ireview…
• Analyze Ithe Isituation Idescribed Iin Ithe Iquestion.
• Treat Ieach Iquestion Ias Ia INEW Isituation Iunless Ieither Iwise Idirected.
• Determine Iwhat Ithe Iquestion Iis Iasking.
• ACCEPT Ithat Iwhat Iis Ithe Icorrect Inursing Iaction/ Ianswer Ifor Ione Iitem IMAY INOT Ibe
ICORRECT Iin Ianother Iscenario.
• Select Ithe Ianswer Ithat Irepresents Ithe Isafest Inursing Ijudgment.
• Identify Ithe Itopic Iof Ithe Iquestion.
• Select Ian Ianswer Iby Ieliminating Ichoices.
• Do Inot Iuse Ibackground Iinformation Iunless Iabsolutely Inecessary.
• Do Inot I“read Iinto” Ithe Iquestion.
• Think Iabout Iwhat Ithe Ianswer Ichoices Ireally Imean
• THERAPEUTIC ICOMMUNICATION:
• Open Iended Iresponses
• Nonjudgmental Iresponse
• ONLY Iuse IYES Ior INo Iquestions Iin Ia Icrisis Isituation.
• “Why”.. IPlaces Ipeople Ion Ithe Idefensive.
• Delegation/ IAssignment
• ONLY IAN IRN IMAY:
• Assess
• Teach
• Perform Ia Iskill Ithat Irequires I“clinical Ijudgment”
• POSITIONING:
• Are Iyou Ibeing Iasked Ito Iprevent Ior Ipromote Isomething?
• Does Iit Iaddress Ithe Iproblem?
• PRIORITIZATION:
• Select IACTUAL Iover IPotential Iproblems
• What Iis Ithe Isafest Ithing Ito Ido?
• Address Ithe IMOST Iunstable Iissue Ifirst.
The ICenter Ifor IAcademic ISuccess Ioffers ITESTING IStrategies Iworkshops Iroutinely. IAll Istudents Iare
Irecommended Ito Iattend Iat Ileast Ione Iper Isession. IPlease Ireach Iout Ito Iyour Ifaculty Ior Idirectly Ito Ithe ICAS
Istaff Ito Iobtain Ia Ischedule.
I I I I I
In Ipreparation Ifor Ithe INR I304 IHealth IAssessment IExam I#1 Iplease Iutilize Ithe Ifollowing IstudyIguide
Ito Iassist Iin Iorganizing Ithe Irelevant Iconcepts Iaccordingly.
Please Ireview Ithe Ifollowing Itopics Ias Ifollows:
Anatomy Iand IFunction:
o What Isystem Idoes Ithis Ieffect?
o What Iare Ithe Ithree Imost Isignificant Ithings Ithat Ithe Inurse IMUST Iknow?
Pathophysiology:
o Discuss Ithe Ipathology Iof Ithis Itopic Ias Iit Irelates Ito:
▪ Etiology
• Causes, IContributing IFactors
▪ Signs Iand ISymptoms
▪ Medical Itreatment Imodalities
▪ Nursing Iconsiderations
Nursing ICare:
o Identify Ithe IPRIORITY Inursing Idiagnosis Irelated Ito Ithe Itopic. I(Nursing IDiagnosis)
▪ Identify Ione Ilong Iterm Iand Ione Ishort Iterm Igoal Ifor Ieach Ipriority Iitem.
▪ Utilize IMaslow’s Ihierarchy Ito Iappropriately Iidentify Ipriorities.
o What Iare Ithe IKEY Inursing Iassessments?
▪ Physical Iexamination Iof Ithe Ipatient Ishould Iinclude?
▪ Identify Iexpected Iverses Iunexpected. IWhat Idoes Ieach Ifinding Imean Ito Ithe
Inurse?
o What Iis Ithe Iplan Iof Icare Ifor Ithis Ipatient?
▪ Review Iboth Iindependent Ias Iwell Ias Icollaborative Iinterventions.
▪ Independent Iinterventions/ INursing IManagement
• Why Iis Ithe Inurse Idoing Ithis?
• How Iwill Ithis Iassist Ithe Ipatient Iin Imeeting Ithe Iestablished Igoal?
• How Iwill Ithe Inurse Ievaluate Ithe Ieffectiveness Iof Ithe Iintervention?
▪ Collaborative Iinterventions
• Medications
o Classification
o Action/ IAdministration
o Side IEffects
o Adverse IEffects
o Nursing IConsiderations
o Patient/ IFamily Ieducation.
• Treatments
o Reason?
o Review Isteps Iof Ithe Iprocedure.
o Side IEffects
o Adverse IEffects
o Nursing IConsiderations
o Patient/ IFamily IEducation
• Diagnostics
o Reason?
o Is Ithis Ithe I“gold” Istandard Idiagnostic Ifor Ithis Iissue?
o What Iresults Iare Iexpected Irelated Ito Ithe Ipathology?
, o What Iare Ithe Inursing Iconsiderations Iassociated Iwith Ithis
Idiagnostic?
o Special Iinstructions?
Testing Istrategies Ito Ireview…
• Analyze Ithe Isituation Idescribed Iin Ithe Iquestion.
• Treat Ieach Iquestion Ias Ia INEW Isituation Iunless Ieither Iwise Idirected.
• Determine Iwhat Ithe Iquestion Iis Iasking.
• ACCEPT Ithat Iwhat Iis Ithe Icorrect Inursing Iaction/ Ianswer Ifor Ione Iitem IMAY INOT Ibe
ICORRECT Iin Ianother Iscenario.
• Select Ithe Ianswer Ithat Irepresents Ithe Isafest Inursing Ijudgment.
• Identify Ithe Itopic Iof Ithe Iquestion.
• Select Ian Ianswer Iby Ieliminating Ichoices.
• Do Inot Iuse Ibackground Iinformation Iunless Iabsolutely Inecessary.
• Do Inot I“read Iinto” Ithe Iquestion.
• Think Iabout Iwhat Ithe Ianswer Ichoices Ireally Imean
• THERAPEUTIC ICOMMUNICATION:
• Open Iended Iresponses
• Nonjudgmental Iresponse
• ONLY Iuse IYES Ior INo Iquestions Iin Ia Icrisis Isituation.
• “Why”.. IPlaces Ipeople Ion Ithe Idefensive.
• Delegation/ IAssignment
• ONLY IAN IRN IMAY:
• Assess
• Teach
• Perform Ia Iskill Ithat Irequires I“clinical Ijudgment”
• POSITIONING:
• Are Iyou Ibeing Iasked Ito Iprevent Ior Ipromote Isomething?
• Does Iit Iaddress Ithe Iproblem?
• PRIORITIZATION:
• Select IACTUAL Iover IPotential Iproblems
• What Iis Ithe Isafest Ithing Ito Ido?
• Address Ithe IMOST Iunstable Iissue Ifirst.
The ICenter Ifor IAcademic ISuccess Ioffers ITESTING IStrategies Iworkshops Iroutinely. IAll Istudents Iare
Irecommended Ito Iattend Iat Ileast Ione Iper Isession. IPlease Ireach Iout Ito Iyour Ifaculty Ior Idirectly Ito Ithe ICAS
Istaff Ito Iobtain Ia Ischedule.
