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BNKN602: Knowledge for Nursing Practice is designed to equip nursing students with the essential skills, clinical reasoning, and evidence‑based knowledge needed for safe, effective patient care. This course covers core nursing concepts, professional standards, and practical applications that prepare learners for real‑world healthcare settings. Through interactive lessons, case studies, and reflective practice, students will strengthen their critical thinking, communication, and decision‑making abilities. Whether you’re preparing for nursing exams or advancing your clinical expertise, BNKN602 provides a strong foundation for success in nursing education and professional practice.

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BNKN602: Nursing Practice Essentials






, BNKN602: Nursing Practice Essentials

1.
2. V/Q mismatch Ventilation/perfusion ratio (V/Q ratio) is a ratio used to assess
the ef-
ficiency and adequacy of the matching of two variables = ventilation
(V) and perfusion (P)

3. Mechanical insufficiency Structural damage- Nervous System (alter resp rate and
depth),
Muscles (Abdo, intercoastal, diaphragm- (impact intrathoracic
vol= dec pressure to exchange air), Airway obstruction-
physiological and foreign objects (inflammation,
obstructions) Medication- CNS Depressant.

4. functional insufficiency Attecting gas exchange- Cardiac comprimise (reducing ability
carry o2 due to reduce Cardiac output), PE (decreased pul
per- fusion), HB (oxygen carried on HB), Tumor, Infection
(fill alveolar space increasing dittusion distance), COPD
(Compliance- decreased stretch and expand, Resistance of
resp tract during inspiration and exhalation, surface area-
loss of surfactant decrease surface area for gas exchange)

5. Bronchodilators Short acting Relievers- 4-6 hrs, rapid onset 5-10 min, acute
asthma
attack, salbutamol+ Terbutaline. Long acting- 12 hrs, slow
onset, not for acute symptoms, salmeterol+Eformoteril.

6. Inhaled Corticosteroids potent anti-inflammatory agents, inhalation prevents system
adverse
ettects, Flucticasone+Beclomethasone, prevents
hypersensitiveness of bronchial smooth muscle to
irritants, taken continuously.

7. Ventricular Tachycardia Absence of P waves. QRS complex is wide and fast

8. Ventricular Fibrillation rapid disorganised contraction of the ventricles


, BNKN602: Nursing Practice Essentials


9. Two key points in • Atrial Fibrillation (AF) - completely disorganised atrial
relation to identifying electrical activity
Atrial Fibril- lation • Impulses arise from the SA node and other sites in the
atria






, BNKN602: Nursing Practice Essentials

• Conduction through the AV node is irregular and usually fas
• There are no P waves and it is irregular
• Instead of a P wave - it has uneven fibrillatory lines (F
waves) before the QRS complex

10. What are the two Modifiable (Being overweight or obese, Smoking)
cate- gories of Non- Modifiable (Having a family history of early heart
cardiovascular disease,Hav- ing a history of preeclampsia during pregnancy,
disease prevention? Age)

11. Rheumatic Fever Rheumatic fever is an autoimmune disease that results from a
Group
A Streptococcus. If untreated, it may develop into rheumatic
heart disease and go onto damage the heart ’valve/s may
need to be replaced

12. Coronary artery angina, myocardial infarction
disease (CAD)

13. Angina •Angina is the symptom of reversible myocardial ischaemia
• It occurs due to a stable lesion / plaque in the coronary
artery

14. Myocardial Infarction •Results from sustained ischaemia or sudden complete
blockage of the coronary artery
• Myocardial tissue distal to the obstruction dies
• Can be partial thickness (NSTEMI) or full thickness
(transmural) (STEMI)

15. Acute Coronary Syndrome •Group of clinical symptoms that are consistent with acut
myocar-
(ACS) underlying pathophysiology of Acut
Coronary Syndrome?

16. What is the

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