Summary NSG 202 Exam 1 Study Guide

202 Exam 1
Focused Learning Tool
Concepts: Fluid and Electrolytes, Elimination, Inflammation
Note: Test may include, but is not limited to the information below:

Apply the PLOs to care of patients with Bowel & urinary elimination.
 PLO 1 best practices in the care of patients with UC, Crohn’s, IBS.IBD (constipation &
diarrhea; including infectious diarrhea, HD/PD)
 Best Practices in Patient Care
 Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
 Crohn’s Disease
 Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
 Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
 Constipation- Hard, dry stool that is difficult to pass through the rectum
 Diarrhea- watery stool without form (at least 3 or more times/day)
-Contagious until determined (wash hands, sanitize toilet seat, and equipment)
 PLO 2 communication
 Communication
 PLO 3 Application of the nursing process in the care of patients with UC, Crohn’s,
IBS.IBD (constipation & diarrhea; including infectious diarrhea, HD/PD)
 Application of Nursing Process
 Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
 Crohn’s Disease
 Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
 Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
 Constipation
 Diarrhea
 Assessment:
 Inspect, Auscultate, Palpate the Abdomen
 S/S: cold and clammy/moist, vascular is compensating, tenting,
dehydration, cardiac dysrhythmias, LOC (confusion), Increased
RR (Kussmaul), Metabolic Acidosis
 Orders might include: IV Fluids, Electrolyte panel (look at
trend), obtain a daily weight
 PLO 4 cultural legal ethical
 Cultural
 Legal
 Ethical
 Ethics- a theoretical and reflective domain of human knowledge that
addresses issues and questions about morality in human choices, actions,
character, and ends.
 Considering what is right and wrong when using clinical
judgement to make clinical decisions.
 Attributes of Ethics
 Autonomy
 Beneficence

,  Nonmaleficence
 Fidelity
 Veracity
 Justice

 PLO 5 collaboration with all members of the health care team i.e., roles of each member
& what can be delegated to a UAP VS LPN
 Collaboration
 Roles
 Delegation
 PLO 6 Application of critical thinking & clinical decision making.
 Application
 Critical Thinking
 Clinical Decision Making
 Clinical Judgement- iterative process that uses nursing knowledge to
observe and access presenting situations, identify a prioritized client
concern, and generate the best possible evidence-based solutions in order
to deliver safe client care. (use nursing knowledge to observe, access,
prioritize, and generate EBP solutions to deliver great patient care)
 Use the Nursing Process to determine problem and plan of action
for the patient
 ADPIE
 Assessment
 Diagnose
 Planning
 Implementation
 Evaluation
 Systems thinking- the ability to recognize, understand, and synthesize the
interactions and interdependencies in a set of components designed for a
specific purpose.
 Functions on a continuum from individuals to larger environmental
components, such as teams, units, and organizations.
 PLO 7 advocacy-includes reporting abnormal data, questioning orders, & empowering
the patient & family to manage conditions.
 Advocacy
 Reporting Abnormal Data
 Questioning Orders
 Empowering Patient
 Family and Managing Conditions
 Any past learning applies to the current course.

Things to memorize:
 Electrolyte levels and labs that relate
 Electrolytes
 Sodium (Na)
 Potassium (K)