Monroe School of Nursing

NS 117

Fundamentals of Nursing

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PN STUDENT GUIDE

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UNIT Exam 5

Winter 2020

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50 questions total (Fundamentals, Drugs and Dosage Calculations)

Multiple choice, select all that apply and ordering

Chapters 26 and 27 ( 8 - 12 questions)

 Dietary guidelines
 Proteins
 Vegetarian diets
 Carbs, Fats, Vitamins and Minerals
o Functions
o Sources
o RDI’s
 Factors that influence nutrition
 Cultural factors and nutrition
 Assessment
 Nutrition across the lifespan
 Nursing care and management
 Diet therapy
o Postop patient
 Health issues related to nutrition
 Disease processes that benefit from diet therapy
o Cardiovascular
 Sodium restriction
 Fats
o Diabetes (see next item)
o HIV/AIDS
 Calories
 Protein
 Etc
 Assisted feeding
o Nasogastric and enteral tubes, PEG
 Purposes
 Insertion technique
 Nursing management
 Feeding tubes and pumps
o Principles of tube feeding (Box 27-3)

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  TPN, PPN
o Nursing management
 Aseptic technique
 Monitoring (table 27-4)

Chapters 19 and 38 ( 8 to 12 questions)

 Structure and functions of the skin

 Changes with aging
 Factors affecting hygiene
 Skin and pressure ulcers
o Risk factors
o Pressure ulcer assessment
o Predicting pressure ulcers
o Stages of pressure ulcers
o Prevention
o Treatment and nursing care
 Hygiene care
o Bathing
 Types of baths
o Perineal care
o Mouth care
o Ear and eye care
 Types of wounds and the healing process
 Phases of wound healing
 Factors affecting wound healing
o Age
o Nutrition
o Medications
o Illness
 Complications of wound healing
o Hemorrhage
o Infection
o Dehiscence and evisceration
 Treatment of wounds
o Types of wounds and dressing needed
 Red
 Yellow
 Black

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 o Drains and devices
o Debridement
o Dressings
 Treatment of pressure ulcers
o Nursing process
 Wound cleansing
 Irrigation
 Dressings
 Teaching
 Documentation
 Hot and cold applications
 Contraindications
 Principles

Chapters 29 and 30 ( 8 - 12 questions)

 Normal Urinary Elimination

o Characteristics
 Alterations in urinary elimination patterns (box-29-1)
 Urine specimen collection
 Helping a patient urinate
 Types of catheters
o Care
o Teaching
 Helping a patient who is incontinent
o Types of incontinence
o Teaching
 Characteristics of stool
o Normal/Abnormal
 Constipation
o Meds that contribute to constipation (box 30-1)
o Teaching
o Nursing interventions
 Diarrhea
o Meds used for constipation/diarrhea (box 30-2)
o Effects of diarrhea
 Enemas
 Fecal impaction
 Bowel training for incontinence

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  Bowel ostomy
o Diet
o Care
o Teaching

Chapter 28 ( 8 to 12 questions)

 Hypoxemia
 Hypoxia
o Signs of hypoxia (table 28-1)
o Pulse oximetry
 The effective cough
 Postural drainage
 Oxygen administration
o Cannula
o Masks
o Safety
 Artificial airways
o Maintenance
o Suctioning
o Care
 Respiratory issues
o Teaching
o Elderly changes
o Treatments
o Positioning

Chapters 24 ( 4 to 8 questions)

 Diagnostic test and procedures

 Terminology
 Labs
o CBC
o Blood chemistry
o Urinalysis
 Diagnostic test
o Ultrasound
o MRI
o Cardiac cath

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  Endoscopic exams
o Bronchoscopy
o Colonoscopy
 Aspirations
o Nursing management
o Procedures

PLEASE REVIEW ALL SKILL RELATED TO THE MATERIAL ON THE BLUEPRINT

PLEASE REVIEW ALL INFORMATION IN THE TABLES/BOXES WITHIN THE

CHAPTERS

This list is a guide to assist you with studying and is not all inclusive.