Comprehensive Medical Surgical Exam Blueprint (1)

Advanced Adult Health Nursing Comprehensive Medical Surgical Exam Blueprint -By Khush  Chapter 11: Health care of the older adult: KNOW signs and symptoms of, treatment for, nursing management, medications used, and complications of specific disorders: Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s Disease Cx: Increasing age, genes, environment, diet, inflammation, neurotransmitter, vacular, stress, neurotic plaques and acetylcholine alteration S/S: Slow onset, wandering, pacing, restlessness, depression, lost feeling Dx: Rule out other conditions Tx: Donepezil, Rivastigmine, memantine: cognition enhancers NurseMx: Asses, promote function/independence, nutrition, cognitive stimulation Chapter 13: Fluid and electrolyte, acid base disorders KNOW LAB VALUES: CBC, chemistries, coagulation, and inflammatory indicators. Signs and symptoms of electrolyte disorders, Treatment of electrolyte disorders, Physiology of acid base balance and imbalance, Regulation of acid/base, ABG interpretation, Treatment of abnormal ABG’s ( CHECK SHEET ATTACHED, labs, electrolytes, acid/base) Anticoagulants Monitor Reversal agent LMWH Platelets Protamine Sulfate Heparin PTT (25-35 sec) Protamine Sulfate Warfarin PT (11-14 sec)/INR (0.8-1.2) Vitamin K/FFP