Nursing 01 – Study Guide for Test #2
1. Identify interventions to prevent pressure ulcers.
2. Describe the type and appearance of wound drainage.
3. Identify applicable Nursing Diagnosis for the patient with impaired skin.
4. Interpret the difference between medical (clean) asepsis and surgical (sterile) asepsis.
5. Identify types of infectious organism and where they reside. How are they transmitted?
6. Know the difference of colonization, localization, and systemic when dealing with infection.
7. What are the different treatments for bacteria, virus and fungal infections?
8. Identify patients who are at the greatest risk for nosocomial infections.
9. How does stress play a role in healing and recovering?
10. Identify interventions for the febrile patient.
11. Understand medication orders for drug, dose, frequency and route. Recognize abbreviations used within the medication order.
12. Identify the correct location and landmarks for routes of medication administration.
13. Know the correct procedure for identifying a patient and the correct patient identifiers.
14. Know your conversions for oral liquid administration (tsp, Tsp, ml, L, oz, etc…), as well as mass (gm, mg, lb, kg, etc...)
15. When administering oral medications how does a nurse prevent aspiration?
16. Understand how to handle narcotics regarding signing out, wasting, disposal and counting. Identify who makes the policies for storage and distribution of narcotics.
17. Describe how to assess a patient for allergies and the steps involved in preventing any further reactions.
18. Identify precautions for patients and caregiver when dealing with transdermal medication patches.
19. Identify the most common medication errors and why they occur.
20. How can a nurse advocate for a patient that is complaining of side effects, route or taste of a medication?
21. Discuss the influence of spiritual practices on the health status of clients.
22. List the two general Healthy People 2010 public health goals for Americans.
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