Exam (elaborations)
NUR 2115 Final Exam – Fundamentals of Professional Nursing – Final Exam Concept Review-
NUR 2115 Final Exam – Fundamentals of Professional Nursing – Final Exam Concept Review- 
All Modules 
 
Review various nursing diagnoses related to specific patient problems discussed in Fundamentals 
Roughly 60% of the final exam will be cumulative over Module 1-7 
Module 1-3 Concepts: 
 
Importance of documentation of assessments & interventions 
Types of nonverbal behavior which could promote improved communication 
The importance of QSEN competencies in nursing education 
What is a sentinel event? 
What is the main purpose for incident reporting? 
Examples of health promotion activities for primary, secondary and tertiary 
ISBARR, DARE, SOAPIEnotes for team communication 
Review teaching for a patient with modifiable health risk factors 
Age related safety concerns across the lifespan 
6 Dimensions of wellness definitions 
Know the importance of basing our care plan on nursing theory 
HP 2020 Goals 
Developmental theories: focus on Erickson’s 
EBP- what information to trust for best practices- ANA, CDC, US Dept of Health, National Institute of Health (NIH). 
No .com sites for professional nursing. No blogs should be used as a reference-. 
OK to use most .org .edu or .gov sites. 
I.C.O. statements 
ANA Scope of Practice 
ANA Standards of Professional Performance- definitions (mod 1) 
Musculoskeletal: 
 
Review education on crutch, cane, walkerambulation 
Review safety precautions when repositioning patient in bed 
Review nursing interventions which would be included in caring for a patient with contractures 
Review the difference between active and passive range of motion 
Vital Signs: 
 
Review the assessment of all vital signs including BP, HR, respirations, temperature and pulse ox. 
Think about how you would handle VS outside of range for each VS and Spo2 
What trends in VS are worrisome and how should the RN respond? 
Review normal values for VS: BP, HR, respirations, temperature and pulse ox across the lifespan 
When may it be inappropriate to delegate VS? 
Module 4-7: 
 
Review definitions of the nursing process including: 
Assessment 
nursing diagnoses 
Planning 
Outcomes 
interventions 
evaluation 
When you obtain your assessment data, what is the next step in the process ? 
 
After establishing goals, what is the next step? 
 
After implementing a new teaching plan, what is the next step (using the nursing process?) 
 
In order to create a nursing diagnosis, what details do you reference?: A. the medical diagnosis or B. the Nursing assessment? 
 
When prioritizing the nursing diagnoses, what goes first, your actual diagnoses or the “risk for” diagnoses. 
 
Respiratory/Cardiac: 
 
 
 
Review various lab data and normal values: BUN, electrolytes, CBC, blood glucose 
Review the common adventitious lungs sounds (wheezes, pleural friction rub, rhonchi, crackles and stridor) and what specific conditions you would auscultate them (COPD, pneumonia, asthma, CHF) 
Review respiratory terminology: dyspnea, cyanosis, tachypnea, bradypnea, apnea in beginning of Chap 38 
Review the ACUTE and Chronic effects of hypoxia on the respiratory system and the rest of the body. 
Review the anatomical locations for auscultation of cardiac and respiratory systems (aortic, pulmonic, tricuspid and mitral) 
Review how to determine types of pitting edema: 1+, 2+, 3+ and 4+ 
Review interventions to decrease risks for pulmonary embolism 
Review grading of pulses: bounding, normal, diminished, absent 
Infection/ Inflammation/ Thermoregulation: 
 
Review the difference between inflammation and infection 
Review the effects of excessive or ineffective inflammatory response which could occur in a patient 
Review the purpose/benefits of the inflammatory process including fever benefits 
Review infection terms: opportunistic, virulence, phagocytosis, hospital-acquired, nosocomial, immunocompromised 
Review the chain of infection: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, portal of entry, susceptible host, mode of transmission 
Review stages of infection: incubation period, prodromal stage, full stage of illness, convalescent period nur 2115 final exam 
Review types of nosocomial and hospital acquired infections (HAI’s) 
Review rationale of proper hand hygiene 
Review terminology: bacteremia 
Review signs and symptoms of infection 
Review the difference between endogenous nosocomial and exogenous nosocomial infection 
(Mod 7) Integumentary and Tissue Integrity: 
 
 
Review the stages of pressure ulcers including I, II, II and VI ulcers as well as unstageable and suspected deep tissue injury 
Review integumentary changes in various developmental ages 
Review the importance of nutrition and wound healing 
Review the following precautions: protective, droplet, airborne, contact, standard, isolation, airborne 
Review the difference between a wound evisceration, dehiscence, fistula, hemorrhage. 
Review the use and advantages of negative pressure wound therapy (wound vac) 
Review process of healing: primary, secondary, tertiary 
Review the use and rationale of the Braden scale 
Review the difference between acute and chronic wounds 
Review the effect of shearing force and friction on skin integrity 
40% OF EXAM WILL BE ON THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: 
Glucose Regulation: 
 
Review patient education a nurse would include in self administration of insulin 
 
Review the normal lab values for fasting blood glucose and A1C 
Review risk factors and complications of diabetes 
Review treatment modalities for diabetes 
Review treatment for hypoglycemia 
Review education and teaching on foot care of a diabetic patient 
Gastrointestinal: 
 
Review the complete assessment of the GI system including inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion 
Review conditions of diarrhea and constipation and precipitating factors of each 
 
Review the components in a focused GI assessment 
Review risks and treatments for constipation& diarrhea 
Review effects of immobility on the GI system 
Review the risk factors which increase irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)