Summary NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE / NR224 FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE(LATEST 2022/2023)| -Chamberlain College of Nursing

NR i224 iExam i1Study iGuide

In ipreparation ifor ithe iNR i224 iFundamentals iExam i#1 iplease iutilize ithe i following istudy iguideito
i assist i in i organizing i the i relevant i concepts i accordingly.



Please ireview ithe ifollowing itopics i as ifollows:

Anatomy iand iFunction:
o What i system i does ithis i effect?
o What i are i the i three i most i significant i things i that i the i nurse i MUST i know?

Pathophysiology:
o Discuss ithe ipathology iof ithis itopic ias iit irelates ito:
 Etiology
 Caus es, i Contributing i Factors
 Signs i and i Symptoms
 Medical i treatment i modalities 
 Nursing i considerations 
Nursing iCare:
o Identify ithe iPRIORITY inursing idiagnosis irelated ito ithe itopic. i(Nursing iDiagnosis)
 Identify i one i long i term i and i one i short i term i goal i for i each i priority i item.
 Utilize i Maslow’s i hierarchy i to i appropriately i identify i priorities.
o What iare ithe iKEYinursing iassessments?
 Physical i examination i of i the i patient i should i include?
 Identify i expected i verses i unexpected. i What i does i each i finding i mean i to
i theinurse?

o What iis ithe iplan iof icare ifor ithis ipatient?
 Review iboth iindependent ias i well ias icollaborative iinterventions.
 Independent iinterventions/ iNursing iManagement
 Why i is i the i nurse i doing i this?
 How i will i this i assist ithe i patient i in i meeting i the i established i goal?
 How i will i the i nurse i evaluate i the i effectiveness i of i the i intervention?
 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 i steps i of i the i procedure.
o Side i Effects
o Adverse i Effects
o Nursing i Considerations
o Patient/ i Family i Education
 Diagnostics 
o Reas on?
o Is i this i the i “gold” i standard i diagnostic i for i this i issue?
o What i results i are i expected i related i to i the i pathology?
o What i are i the i nursing i considerations i associated i with
i thisidiagnostic?

, o Special i instructions?




Testing i strategies i to i review…

• Analyze i the i situation i described i in i the i question.
• Treat i each i question i as i a i NEW i situation i unless i either i wise i directed.
• Determine i what i the i question i is i asking.
• ACCEP T i that i what i is ithe i correct i nursing i action/ i answer i for i one i item i MAY i NOT
i beiCORRECT i in i another i scenario.

• Select i the i answer i that i represents i the i safest inursing ijudgment.
• Identify i the i topic i of i the i question.
• Select i an i answer i by i eliminating i choices.
• Do i not i use i background i information i unless i absolutely i necessary.
• Do i not i “read i into” i the i question.
• Think i about i what i the i answer i choices i really i mean
• THERAPE UTIC i COMMUNICA TION:
• Open i ended i responses
• Nonjudgmental i response
• ONLY i use i YES i or i No i questions i in i a i crisis i situation.
• “Why”. i Places i people i on i the i defensive.
• Delegation/ i Assignment
• ONLY i AN i RN i MAY:
• Assess
• Teach
• Perform i a i skill ithat i requires i “clinical i judgment”
• POSITIONING:
• Are i you i being i asked i to i prevent i or i promote i something?
• Does i it i address i the i problem?
• PRIORITIZA TION:
• Select i ACTUA L i over i Potential i problems
• What i is i the i safest i thing i to i do?
• Address i the i MOST i unstable i issue i first.

The i Center i for i Academic i Success i offers i TES TING i Strategies i workshops i routinely. i All i students i are
i recommended i to i attend i at i least i one i per i session. i Please i reach i out i to i your i faculty i or i directly i to i the

i CAS is taff i to i obtain i a i schedule.