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Contents
Before You Get Started 6
Pharmacology Table 8
List of Medical Diseases/Conditions 10
Atrial fibrillation (A Fib) 10
Pneumonia 10
Diverticular disease 11
Crohn’s disease 11
Irritable bowel syndrome 12
COPD 12
Acute Pancreatitis 13
Cushing’s disease 13
Addision’s disease 14
Diabetes mellitus 14
Diabetes insipidus 15
Heart failure 15
Urinary tract infection 15
Asthma 16
Coronary artery disease 16
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) 16
Kidney disease 17
Hepatic encephalopathy 17
Hypertension 17
Hypothyroidism 18
Hyperthyroidism 18
Sickle cell anemia 18
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Abdominal Aneurysm 19
Renal failure 19
Pernicious Anemia 19
Liver Cirrhosis 20
Myasthenia gravis 21
Nursing Procedures You Must Know 22
Chest Tube 22
Blood Transfusion 22
Thoracentesis 22
Urinary Catheter Insertion 23
Nasogastric/Tube Feeding 23
Paracentesis 23
Contact Precautions 24
Droplet precautions 24
Airborne Precautions 24
Fluid & Electrolyte Balance 25
Hyponatremia 25
Hypernatremia 25
Hypokalemia 25
Hyperkalemia 26
Hypomagnesemia 26
Hypermagnesemia 26
Hypocalcemia 26
Hypercalcemia 27
IV Fluids 28
Isotonic solutions 28
Rules 30
Rule of Nines 30
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MONA 31
MONA 31
RICE 32
ABGs 33
Key Nurse Role Differences 34
Physical Restraints 34
Chemical restraint 34
Seclusion 35
Advance Directives 35
Developmental Stages of Transition 36
Trust Versus Mistrust (Birth to About 18 Months) 36
Autonomy Versus Shame and Doubt (About 18 Months to About 3 Years) 36
Initiative Versus Guilt (About 3 Years to About 5 Years) 36
Industry Versus Inferiority (About 5 Years to About 13 Years) 37
Identity Versus Role Confusion (About 13 Years to About 21 Years) 37
Intimacy Versus Isolation (About 21 Years to About 40 Years) 37
Generativity Versus Stagnation (About 40 Years to About 60 Years) 37
Integrity Versus Despair (About 60 Years to Death) 37
Maternal Nursing 38
Age of Gestation (AOG) 38
Nagele’s Rule 38
McDonald’s Method 38
Bartholomew’s Rule 39
Prolapsed Cord 39
Premature Rupture of Membranes PROM 39
Shoulder Dystocia 39
Induction of Labor 39
Mental Health 40
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Contents
Before You Get Started 6
Pharmacology Table 8
List of Medical Diseases/Conditions 10
Atrial fibrillation (A Fib) 10
Pneumonia 10
Diverticular disease 11
Crohn’s disease 11
Irritable bowel syndrome 12
COPD 12
Acute Pancreatitis 13
Cushing’s disease 13
Addision’s disease 14
Diabetes mellitus 14
Diabetes insipidus 15
Heart failure 15
Urinary tract infection 15
Asthma 16
Coronary artery disease 16
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) 16
Kidney disease 17
Hepatic encephalopathy 17
Hypertension 17
Hypothyroidism 18
Hyperthyroidism 18
Sickle cell anemia 18
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Abdominal Aneurysm 19
Renal failure 19
Pernicious Anemia 19
Liver Cirrhosis 20
Myasthenia gravis 21
Nursing Procedures You Must Know 22
Chest Tube 22
Blood Transfusion 22
Thoracentesis 22
Urinary Catheter Insertion 23
Nasogastric/Tube Feeding 23
Paracentesis 23
Contact Precautions 24
Droplet precautions 24
Airborne Precautions 24
Fluid & Electrolyte Balance 25
Hyponatremia 25
Hypernatremia 25
Hypokalemia 25
Hyperkalemia 26
Hypomagnesemia 26
Hypermagnesemia 26
Hypocalcemia 26
Hypercalcemia 27
IV Fluids 28
Isotonic solutions 28
Rules 30
Rule of Nines 30
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MONA 31
MONA 31
RICE 32
ABGs 33
Key Nurse Role Differences 34
Physical Restraints 34
Chemical restraint 34
Seclusion 35
Advance Directives 35
Developmental Stages of Transition 36
Trust Versus Mistrust (Birth to About 18 Months) 36
Autonomy Versus Shame and Doubt (About 18 Months to About 3 Years) 36
Initiative Versus Guilt (About 3 Years to About 5 Years) 36
Industry Versus Inferiority (About 5 Years to About 13 Years) 37
Identity Versus Role Confusion (About 13 Years to About 21 Years) 37
Intimacy Versus Isolation (About 21 Years to About 40 Years) 37
Generativity Versus Stagnation (About 40 Years to About 60 Years) 37
Integrity Versus Despair (About 60 Years to Death) 37
Maternal Nursing 38
Age of Gestation (AOG) 38
Nagele’s Rule 38
McDonald’s Method 38
Bartholomew’s Rule 39
Prolapsed Cord 39
Premature Rupture of Membranes PROM 39
Shoulder Dystocia 39
Induction of Labor 39
Mental Health 40
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