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STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL NUR 235

75 questions

Normal VS values, What would change the VS? Reasons for hypertension vs hypotension. Know orthostatic hypotension.

Transfers and positions. Ex: moving patients up in bed.

Pain scales, why used, how to use them.

Health history, What and how to ask questions? Review of systems

Rapid assessment vs routine assessment.

Levels of prevention; primary, secondary and tertiary.

Terms: urticaria, pruritis, inflammation, edema, tachycardia, bradycardia, tachypnea, bradypnea, hyperventilation, hypoventilation, nocturia, hematuria, dysuria, anuria

Assessment techniques: Inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation

Tools: Braden scale, Glascow, mini-mental, ABCDE tool

One math conversion question regarding weight.

Skin Assessment: Edema, scale for pitting edema, what to assess on skin.

EENT assessment, hearing, eyes, ears nose and mouth, terms of abnormalities with hearing, vision

Head Neck and Face, lymph node assessment

Respiratory assessment-abnormal/adventitious lung sounds, pulse oximetry

Cardiac assessment: landmarks, know basic EKG and basic abnormal rhythms from class

Abdominal assessment, contour/shapes of abdomens, how to assess

Musculoskeletal—ROM of all joints including neck and spine, normal ranges of all joints

Neurological—Reflexes, brain function, LOC, orientation, mini-mental, cranial nerves

Answer 1

Normal vital signs ranges for the average healthy adult while resting are -

blood pressure - 90/60 mm HG to 120/80mm Hg

breathing rate : 12 to 18 breaths per minute .
pulse : 69 to 100 beats per minute .
temperature : 97.8*F to 99*2 F

normal vital signs changes with age , sex , weight , excercise capability , and overall health .

Reasons for hypertension and hypotension-

hypertension : smoking , being overweight, lack of physical activity, too much salt in the diet , too much alcohol consumption, stress , older age , genetics , chronic kidney disease , sleep apnea , adrenal and thyroid disease .
Hypotension- causes - pregnancy, heart problems , endocrine problem, dehydration, blood loss , severe infection , severe allergic reaction, lack of nutrients in your diet .
Pain scales is a tool that doctors use to help assess a persons pain . Pain scale may be used during admission to a hospital , during a doctor visit , during physical activity, or after surgery . It helps make accurate diagnosis , create a treatment plan.
How it is used -

Numeric rating scale - A person rates their pain On a scale of 0 to 10 or 0 to 5 . Zero means no pain and 5 or 10 means the worst possible pain.
Categorical scales - verbal pain intensity scale -

no pain , mild pain , moderate pain , severe pain , very severe pain , and worst possible pain .

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