CRAM SHEET HESI
PHARMACOLOGY
VERSION 2
COMPLETE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
SOLUTION (FORTIS
COLLEGE)
,
, NCLEX-RN NOTES − Slander: character attacked and uttered in the presence
of others.
− Assault: act in which there is a threat or attempt to do
TIPS:
bodily harm.
− Deal with patients rather than with machines.
− Battery: unauthorized physical contact.
− AVOID: never, always, must, <why?=, <I understand=.
− If 2 opposites (e.g. hyper−/hypo−), one is correct.
− Do not leave the patient alone. CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS
− Choose physical over psychological. 1. African Americans
− IDK the answer: pick the one with the most information. − Higher incidence of high blood pressure and obesity;
− High incidence of lactose intolerance.
ABC (except in emergencies, distress situations & CPR) 2. Arab Americans
Assessment vs. Implementation − May remain silent about STIs, substance abuse, and
Acute vs. Chronic mental illness;
Stable vs. Unstable − After death, the family may want to prepare the body
Expected vs. Unexpected and autopsy is discouraged unless required by law;
Real vs. Potential − Use same−sex family members as interpreters.
Odd man out 3. Asian Americans
− Believe in the yin/yang <hot−cold= theory of illness;
DO NOT DELEGATE (PACET): − Sodium intake is generally high because of salted and
− Planning; dried foods;
− Assessment (initial); − Usually refuse organ donation;
− Collaboration; − May nod without necessarily understanding.
− Evaluation; 4. Latino Americans
− Teaching. − Family members are typically involved in all aspects
of decision making such as terminal illness;
UAP’s cannot be delegated: <EAT=, medication & − May see no reason to submit to mammograms
unstable patients. or vaccinations.
LPN’s cannot be delegated anything related with blood and 5. Native Americans
are assigned the most stable patients. − Diet may be deficient in vitamin D and calcium because
many suffer from lactose intolerance or don’t drink milk;
− Obesity and diabetes are major health concerns.
1 tsp = 5 ml 1 pint = 2 cups (16 oz)
1 tbsp = 3 tsp (15 ml) 1 quart = 2 pints (32 oz) RELIGIOUS CONSIDERATIONS
1 oz = 30 ml 1 gr (grain) = 60 mg − Jehovah’s Witness: no blood products should be used.
1 cup = 8 oz 1 kg = 2,2 lbs − Hindu: no beef or items containing gelatin.
1 g = 1 ml (diapers) ºF = (ºC x 1,8) + 32 − Jewish: special dietary restrictions, use of kosher foods.
− Adventists: no pork nor alcohol and sometimes no meat.
Temperature normal range: 98,6ºF ±1 (37ºC
±0,5) − Muslims: no pork nor alcohol; people with chronic illnesses
and women that are pregnant, breast−feeding or
MAP: (systolic + 2xdyastolic)/3 menstruating don’t fast during Ramadan.
Normal: 70−105 mmHg (>60 mmHg)
CVP: 2−8 mmHg ( CVP can indicate right ORDER OF ASSESSMENT:
ventricular failure or fluid volume overload)
Inspection
Abdomen:
ETHICS & LEGAL ISSUES Palpation 1º Inspection
− Veracity is truth and is an essential component of a 2º Auscultation
therapeutic relationship between a health care provider and his Percussion 3º Percussion
4º Palpation
patient.
Auscultation
− Beneficence is the duty to do no harm and the duty to do
good. There’s an obligation in patient care to do no harm and
an equal obligation to assist the patient. ABO BLOOD TYPE COMPATIBILITY
− Nonmaleficence is the duty to do no harm.
Blood Type Can receive from: Can donate to:
− Tort: litigation in which one person asserts that an injury
(physical, emotional or financial) occurred as a consequence of O O O, A, B, AB
another’s actions or failure to act. A A, O A, AB
− Negligence: harm that results because a person didn’t act
reasonably. B B, O B, AB
− Malpractice: professional negligence. AB O, A, B, AB AB
PHARMACOLOGY
VERSION 2
COMPLETE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
SOLUTION (FORTIS
COLLEGE)
,
, NCLEX-RN NOTES − Slander: character attacked and uttered in the presence
of others.
− Assault: act in which there is a threat or attempt to do
TIPS:
bodily harm.
− Deal with patients rather than with machines.
− Battery: unauthorized physical contact.
− AVOID: never, always, must, <why?=, <I understand=.
− If 2 opposites (e.g. hyper−/hypo−), one is correct.
− Do not leave the patient alone. CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS
− Choose physical over psychological. 1. African Americans
− IDK the answer: pick the one with the most information. − Higher incidence of high blood pressure and obesity;
− High incidence of lactose intolerance.
ABC (except in emergencies, distress situations & CPR) 2. Arab Americans
Assessment vs. Implementation − May remain silent about STIs, substance abuse, and
Acute vs. Chronic mental illness;
Stable vs. Unstable − After death, the family may want to prepare the body
Expected vs. Unexpected and autopsy is discouraged unless required by law;
Real vs. Potential − Use same−sex family members as interpreters.
Odd man out 3. Asian Americans
− Believe in the yin/yang <hot−cold= theory of illness;
DO NOT DELEGATE (PACET): − Sodium intake is generally high because of salted and
− Planning; dried foods;
− Assessment (initial); − Usually refuse organ donation;
− Collaboration; − May nod without necessarily understanding.
− Evaluation; 4. Latino Americans
− Teaching. − Family members are typically involved in all aspects
of decision making such as terminal illness;
UAP’s cannot be delegated: <EAT=, medication & − May see no reason to submit to mammograms
unstable patients. or vaccinations.
LPN’s cannot be delegated anything related with blood and 5. Native Americans
are assigned the most stable patients. − Diet may be deficient in vitamin D and calcium because
many suffer from lactose intolerance or don’t drink milk;
− Obesity and diabetes are major health concerns.
1 tsp = 5 ml 1 pint = 2 cups (16 oz)
1 tbsp = 3 tsp (15 ml) 1 quart = 2 pints (32 oz) RELIGIOUS CONSIDERATIONS
1 oz = 30 ml 1 gr (grain) = 60 mg − Jehovah’s Witness: no blood products should be used.
1 cup = 8 oz 1 kg = 2,2 lbs − Hindu: no beef or items containing gelatin.
1 g = 1 ml (diapers) ºF = (ºC x 1,8) + 32 − Jewish: special dietary restrictions, use of kosher foods.
− Adventists: no pork nor alcohol and sometimes no meat.
Temperature normal range: 98,6ºF ±1 (37ºC
±0,5) − Muslims: no pork nor alcohol; people with chronic illnesses
and women that are pregnant, breast−feeding or
MAP: (systolic + 2xdyastolic)/3 menstruating don’t fast during Ramadan.
Normal: 70−105 mmHg (>60 mmHg)
CVP: 2−8 mmHg ( CVP can indicate right ORDER OF ASSESSMENT:
ventricular failure or fluid volume overload)
Inspection
Abdomen:
ETHICS & LEGAL ISSUES Palpation 1º Inspection
− Veracity is truth and is an essential component of a 2º Auscultation
therapeutic relationship between a health care provider and his Percussion 3º Percussion
4º Palpation
patient.
Auscultation
− Beneficence is the duty to do no harm and the duty to do
good. There’s an obligation in patient care to do no harm and
an equal obligation to assist the patient. ABO BLOOD TYPE COMPATIBILITY
− Nonmaleficence is the duty to do no harm.
Blood Type Can receive from: Can donate to:
− Tort: litigation in which one person asserts that an injury
(physical, emotional or financial) occurred as a consequence of O O O, A, B, AB
another’s actions or failure to act. A A, O A, AB
− Negligence: harm that results because a person didn’t act
reasonably. B B, O B, AB
− Malpractice: professional negligence. AB O, A, B, AB AB
