NR283: IPathophysiology IExam I1Study I Guide
Please Ireview Ithe Ifollowing Itopics Ias Ifollows:
Anatomy Iand IFunction:
o What Isystem Idoes Ithis Ieffect?
o What Iare Ithe Ithree Imost Isignificant Ithings Ithat Ithe Inurse IMUS T Iknow?
Pathophysiology:
o Discuss Ithe Ipathology Iof Ithis Itopic Ias Iit Irelates Ito:
▪ Etiology
• Caus es, IContributing IFactors
▪ Signs Iand ISymptoms
▪ Medical Itreatment Imodalities
▪ Nursing Iconsiderations
Nursing ICare:
o Identify Ithe IPRIORITY Inursing Idiagnosis Irelated Ito Ithe Itopic. I(Nursing IDiagnosis)
▪ Identify Ione Ilong Iterm Iand Ione Ishort Iterm Igoal Ifor Ieac h Ipriority Iitem.
▪ Utilize IMaslow’s Ihierarchy Ito Iappropriately Iidentify Ipriorities.
o What Iare Ithe IKEYInursing Iassessments?
▪ Physical Iexamination Iof Ithe Ipatient Ishould Iinclude?
▪ Identify Iexpected I verses Iunexpected. IWhat Idoes Ieach Ifinding Imean Ito
ItheInurs e?
o What Iis Ithe Iplan Iof Icare Ifor Ithis Ipatient?
▪ Review Iboth Iindependent Ias Iwell Ias Icollaborative Iinterventions.
▪ Independent Iinterventions/ INursing IManagement
• Why Iis Ithe Inurse Idoing Ithis?
• How Iwill Ithis Iassist Ithe Ipatient Iin Imeeting Ithe Iestablished Igoal?
• How Iwill Ithe Inurse Ievaluate Ithe Ieffectiveness Iof Ithe Iintervention?
▪ Collaborative Iinterventions
• Medications
o Classification
o Action/ IAdministration
o Side IEffects
o Adverse IEffects
o Nursing IConsiderations
o Patient/ IFamily Ieducation.
• Treatments
o Reas on?
o Review Isteps Iof Ithe Iprocedure.
o Side IEffects
o Adverse IEffects
o Nursing IConsiderations
o Patient/ IFamily IEducation
• Diagnostics
o Reas on?
o Is Ithis Ithe I“gold” Istandard Idiagnostic Ifor Ithis Iissue?
o What Iresults Iare Iexpected Irelated Ito Ithe Ipathology?
, o What Iare Ithe Inursing Iconsiderations Iassociated Iwith
IthisIdiagnostic?
o Special Iinstructions?
Testing Istrategies Ito Ireview…
• Analyze Ithe Isituation Idescribed Iin Ithe Iquestion.
• Treat Ieach Iquestion Ias Ia INEW Isituation Iunless Ieither Iwise Idirected.
• Determine Iwhat Ithe Iquestion Iis Iasking.
• ACCEP T Ithat Iwhat Iis Ithe Icorrect Inursing Iaction/ Ianswer Ifor Ione Iitem IMAY INOT
IbeICORRECT Iin Ianother Iscenario.
• Select Ithe Ianswer Ithat Irepresents Ithe Isafe st Inursi ng Ijudgment.
• Identify Ithe Itopic Iof Ithe Iquestion.
• Select Ian Ianswer Iby Ieliminating Ichoices.
• Do Inot Iuse Ibackground Iinformation Iunless Iabsolutely Inecessary.
• Do Inot I“read Iinto” Ithe Iquestion.
• Think Iabout Iwhat Ithe Ianswer Ichoices Ireally Imean
• THERAPE UTIC ICOMMUNICA TION:
• Open Iended Iresponses
• Nonjudgmental Iresponse
• ONLY Iuse IYES Ior INo Iquestions Iin Ia Icrisis Isituation.
• “Why”. IPlaces Ipeople Ion Ithe Idefensive.
• Delegation/ IAssignment
• ONLY IAN IRN IMAY:
• Assess
• Teach
• Perform Ia Iskill Ithat Irequires I“clinical Ijudgment ”
• POSITIONING:
• Are Iyou Ibeing Iasked Ito Iprevent Ior Ipromote Isomething?
• Does Iit Iaddress Ithe Iproblem?
• PRIORITIZA TION:
• Select IACTUAL Iover IPotential Iproblems
• What Iis Ithe Isafest Ithing Ito Ido?
• Address Ithe IMOST Iunstable Iissue Ifirst.
The ICenter Ifor IAcademic ISuccess Ioffers ITES TING IStrategies Iworkshops Iroutinely. IAll Istudents Iare
Irecommended Ito Iattend Iat Ileast Ione Iper Isession. IPlease Ireach Iout Ito Iyour Ifaculty Ior Idirectly Ito Ithe
ICAS Is taff Ito Iobt ain Ia Ischedule.
Total INumber Iof IQue stions:
50 Iquestions; I4 Ipoints Ieach I= I200 Ipoints
Chapters ICovered:
Chapters I1, I2, I5, I6, I7, I20, I21,
Topics RelatedIResources Course
*** I Objective(s
)
Unit I1 Van IMeter, IKarin 1, I2, I3
1. Cellular IAdaptation—Types IC.Iand IRobert IJ.
A. IAtrophy- Idecrease Iin Ithe Isize Iof Icells IHubert. I(2014).
Gould's
Please Ireview Ithe Ifollowing Itopics Ias Ifollows:
Anatomy Iand IFunction:
o What Isystem Idoes Ithis Ieffect?
o What Iare Ithe Ithree Imost Isignificant Ithings Ithat Ithe Inurse IMUS T Iknow?
Pathophysiology:
o Discuss Ithe Ipathology Iof Ithis Itopic Ias Iit Irelates Ito:
▪ Etiology
• Caus es, IContributing IFactors
▪ Signs Iand ISymptoms
▪ Medical Itreatment Imodalities
▪ Nursing Iconsiderations
Nursing ICare:
o Identify Ithe IPRIORITY Inursing Idiagnosis Irelated Ito Ithe Itopic. I(Nursing IDiagnosis)
▪ Identify Ione Ilong Iterm Iand Ione Ishort Iterm Igoal Ifor Ieac h Ipriority Iitem.
▪ Utilize IMaslow’s Ihierarchy Ito Iappropriately Iidentify Ipriorities.
o What Iare Ithe IKEYInursing Iassessments?
▪ Physical Iexamination Iof Ithe Ipatient Ishould Iinclude?
▪ Identify Iexpected I verses Iunexpected. IWhat Idoes Ieach Ifinding Imean Ito
ItheInurs e?
o What Iis Ithe Iplan Iof Icare Ifor Ithis Ipatient?
▪ Review Iboth Iindependent Ias Iwell Ias Icollaborative Iinterventions.
▪ Independent Iinterventions/ INursing IManagement
• Why Iis Ithe Inurse Idoing Ithis?
• How Iwill Ithis Iassist Ithe Ipatient Iin Imeeting Ithe Iestablished Igoal?
• How Iwill Ithe Inurse Ievaluate Ithe Ieffectiveness Iof Ithe Iintervention?
▪ Collaborative Iinterventions
• Medications
o Classification
o Action/ IAdministration
o Side IEffects
o Adverse IEffects
o Nursing IConsiderations
o Patient/ IFamily Ieducation.
• Treatments
o Reas on?
o Review Isteps Iof Ithe Iprocedure.
o Side IEffects
o Adverse IEffects
o Nursing IConsiderations
o Patient/ IFamily IEducation
• Diagnostics
o Reas on?
o Is Ithis Ithe I“gold” Istandard Idiagnostic Ifor Ithis Iissue?
o What Iresults Iare Iexpected Irelated Ito Ithe Ipathology?
, o What Iare Ithe Inursing Iconsiderations Iassociated Iwith
IthisIdiagnostic?
o Special Iinstructions?
Testing Istrategies Ito Ireview…
• Analyze Ithe Isituation Idescribed Iin Ithe Iquestion.
• Treat Ieach Iquestion Ias Ia INEW Isituation Iunless Ieither Iwise Idirected.
• Determine Iwhat Ithe Iquestion Iis Iasking.
• ACCEP T Ithat Iwhat Iis Ithe Icorrect Inursing Iaction/ Ianswer Ifor Ione Iitem IMAY INOT
IbeICORRECT Iin Ianother Iscenario.
• Select Ithe Ianswer Ithat Irepresents Ithe Isafe st Inursi ng Ijudgment.
• Identify Ithe Itopic Iof Ithe Iquestion.
• Select Ian Ianswer Iby Ieliminating Ichoices.
• Do Inot Iuse Ibackground Iinformation Iunless Iabsolutely Inecessary.
• Do Inot I“read Iinto” Ithe Iquestion.
• Think Iabout Iwhat Ithe Ianswer Ichoices Ireally Imean
• THERAPE UTIC ICOMMUNICA TION:
• Open Iended Iresponses
• Nonjudgmental Iresponse
• ONLY Iuse IYES Ior INo Iquestions Iin Ia Icrisis Isituation.
• “Why”. IPlaces Ipeople Ion Ithe Idefensive.
• Delegation/ IAssignment
• ONLY IAN IRN IMAY:
• Assess
• Teach
• Perform Ia Iskill Ithat Irequires I“clinical Ijudgment ”
• POSITIONING:
• Are Iyou Ibeing Iasked Ito Iprevent Ior Ipromote Isomething?
• Does Iit Iaddress Ithe Iproblem?
• PRIORITIZA TION:
• Select IACTUAL Iover IPotential Iproblems
• What Iis Ithe Isafest Ithing Ito Ido?
• Address Ithe IMOST Iunstable Iissue Ifirst.
The ICenter Ifor IAcademic ISuccess Ioffers ITES TING IStrategies Iworkshops Iroutinely. IAll Istudents Iare
Irecommended Ito Iattend Iat Ileast Ione Iper Isession. IPlease Ireach Iout Ito Iyour Ifaculty Ior Idirectly Ito Ithe
ICAS Is taff Ito Iobt ain Ia Ischedule.
Total INumber Iof IQue stions:
50 Iquestions; I4 Ipoints Ieach I= I200 Ipoints
Chapters ICovered:
Chapters I1, I2, I5, I6, I7, I20, I21,
Topics RelatedIResources Course
*** I Objective(s
)
Unit I1 Van IMeter, IKarin 1, I2, I3
1. Cellular IAdaptation—Types IC.Iand IRobert IJ.
A. IAtrophy- Idecrease Iin Ithe Isize Iof Icells IHubert. I(2014).
Gould's
