Table OF CONTENTS TESTING Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)...1 Test Taking Strategies... 2 CONCEPTS OF NURSING PRACTICE Maslow s Hierarchy of Basic Human Needs...3 Steps in the Nursing Process... 4 The 10 Supervisory Commandments... 5 Charting Body Fluids - COACH...6 Care of the Chronically Ill Child...7 Asepsis...8 Pre Op Checklist - Day of Surgery...9 Day of Surgery - Nursing Responsibilities...10 O.R. Patient... 11 Immediate Post Op Recovery...12 Post Op Nursing Care...13 Post Op Complications...14 Dehiscence/Evisceration...15 Pain... 16 PHARMACOLOGY Medication Administration... 17 Medication Calculations...18 Atropine Overdose...19 Ear Drops Administration... 20 Heparin & Coumadin Lab Tests...21 FLUIDS, ACID-BASE AND ELECTROLYTES Inflammation...22 Respiratory Acidosis... 23 Metabolic Acidosis...24 Respiratory Alkalosis...25 Metabolic Alkalosis... 26 Acid Base Mnemonic (ROME)...27 IMMUNE Immunization Schedule... 28 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection... 29 Prevention of Infection...30 Infectious Mononucleosis - Mono...31 2012 Nursing Education Memory Notebook of Nursing, Vol. 1-5th ed. Consultants, Inc. NursingEd.com vii
ABNORMAL CELL GROWTH CAUTION - Early Warning Signs...32 Cancer... 33 PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING CONCEPTS Alterations of Body Image... 34 Basic Components of a Psych Assessment... 35 Psych Assessment...36 Hallucinations - Illusions - Delusions...37 Mental Retardation...38 Delirium Tremens... 39 Senile Dementia - Assess Changes in...40 Eating Disorders...41 Bipolar Disorder...42 Depression... 43 Suicide Precautions... 44 Schizophrenia... 45 SENSORY Eye Medications...46 Cataract...47 ENDOCRINE Hyperthyroidism... 48 Hypothyroidism... 49 Diabetes Insipidus... 50 Diabetes Mellitus - Type 1 Signs & Symptoms...51 Diabetes Mellitus - Nursing Care...52 Blood Sugar Mnemonic... 53 Triangle of Diabetes Management... 54 Hypoglycemia... 55 Metabolic Syndrome - Syndrome X...56 Addison s Disease - Adrenocortical Insufficiency...57 Cushing s Syndrome - Corticosteroid Excess... 58 Adrenal Gland Hormones... 59 HEMATOLOGY Anemias...60 Blood Administration...61 Blood Transfusion Reaction... 62 RESPIRATORY Hypoxia...63 Asthma (Reactive Airway Disease)...64 COPD...65 Memory Notebook of Nursing, Vol. 1-5th ed. 2012 Nursing Education viii NursingEd.com Consultants, Inc.
Emphysema...66 Chronic Bronchitis...67 Acute Laryngotracheobronchitis - LTB (Croup)...68 Pulmonary Edema...69 Tuberculosis (TB)...70 Sleep Apnea... 71 VASCULAR Neurovascular Assessment...72 Potential Circulatory Compromise...73 Signs of Shock... 74 Hypertension Nursing Care...75 Complications of the Trauma Patient...76 CARDIAC Ausculating Heart Sounds... 77 Preload and Afterload...78 LDL/HDL...79 Myocardial Infarction (MI)...80 Left Sided Heart Failure...81 Right Sided Heart Failure (Cor Pulmonale)... 82 Cyanotic Heart Defects Mnemonic... 83 Congenital Heart Defects - Low Pulmonary Blood Flow...84 Congenital Heart Defects - Increased Pulmonary Blood Flow...85 Congenital Heart Defect Symptoms...86 ECG Complex...87 Cardiac Electrophysiology...88 GASTROINTESTINAL Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)...89 Peritonitis (Acute Abdomen)...90 Crohn s Disease...91 LIVER Hepatic Encephalopathy... 92 Cirrhosis: Later Clinical Manifestations... 93 Cholecystitis... 94 Hepatitis A & E (Hepatitis with a Vowel)... 95 NEUROLOGY Abnormal Posturing...96 Cranial Nerve Mnemonic...97 Increased Intracranial Pressure...98 Increased Intracranial Pressure (IICP) - Cushing s Triad... 99 Increased Intracranial Pressure - Nursing Care...100 2012 Nursing Education Memory Notebook of Nursing, Vol. 1-5th ed. Consultants, Inc. NursingEd.com ix
Stroke (Brain Accident, CVA)...101 Stroke - Nursing Care...102 FAST Recognition of a Stroke...103 Parkinson s Disease...104 Bell s Palsy...105 MUSCULOSKELETAL Fractures... 106 Hip Fractures - Nursing Care... 107 Sprains and Strains...108 Care of Patient in Traction...109 Rheumatoid Arthritis... 110 Amputations - Nursing Care...111 Joint Replacements...112 REPRODUCTIVE Post Mastectomy - Nursing Care... 113 TURP... 114 URINARY-RENAL Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)... 115 Renal Calculi... 116 Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)...117 Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Signs & Symptoms... 118 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) - End-Stage Kidney (Renal) Disease... 119 MATERNITY AND NEWBORN Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy...120 Prenatal Care...121 Complications with Pregnancy... 122 Non-Stress Test...123 Assessment Tests for Fetal Well-Being... 124 HELLP Syndrome - Severe Preeclampsia... 125 Stages of Labor...126 Postpartum Assessment...127 Evaluation of Episiotomy Healing...128 Newborn Assessment...129 High Risk Newborn - Nursing Interventions...130 Tracheal - Esophageal Fistula... 131 Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip... 132 Cleft Lip - Post Op Care...133 Imminent Deadline Stress Disorder...134 Index... 135-138 Memory Notebook of Nursing, Vol. 1-5th ed. 2012 Nursing Education x NursingEd.com Consultants, Inc.
STEPS IN THE NURSING PROCESS A Delicious P I E: An Apple P I E: Assessment Assessment Diagnosis Analysis Planning Planning Implementation Implementation Evaluation Evaluation Nursing Education Consultants, Inc. Concepts of Nursing Practice 2012 Nursing Education 4 NursingEd.com Consultants, Inc.
HEPARIN & COUMADIN LAB TESTS H E P A R I N P T T HEPARIN + PTT = 10 LETTERS O U M I N P C A T D COUMADIN + PT = 10 LETTERS Wow, this is a good way to remember which lab goes with which medication. Nursing Education Consultants, Inc. 2012 Nursing Education Pharmacology Consultants, Inc. NursingEd.com 21