Review for NUR 427 Entry Exam

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Decks in this class (27)

Health Assessment Review
Health assessment,
Vital signs,
Vital signs
35  cards
Psychomotor Skills Review
Infection control,
Infection control,
Skin integrity
26  cards
IV Start/IV Therapy (Prof. Courtney = Author)
Prof. Courtney is the author of this deck; great review for med surg!
32  cards
Med Math Conversions (Prof. Courtney = Author)
Prof. Courtney is the author of this deck. Committing these facts to memory is non-negotiable in nursing school!
36  cards
Wound Managment
Define puncture wounds,
Define primary intention,
Define wound
29  cards
Chest Tubes
What is the purpose of a pleural ...,
Describe the process of a chest t...,
What is the purpose of putting pe...
17  cards
Pneumonia
Pneumonia definition,
What is a parenchyma,
Functional portion parenchyma of ...
56  cards
Oxygen Delivery Devices (Review from Lab)
What is a nasal cannula,
What is a simple face mask,
What is a partial rebreather mask
7  cards
Central Venous Catheter Care
4 reasons a patient may need a cvc,
What determines whether a line is...,
Veins used for non tunneled cvc d...
20  cards
Blood component therapies
Common blood products,
Packed rbc prbc,
What does it mean to order a type...
40  cards
Fluid Imbalances (Deficit & Excess)
What is diffusion,
What is osmosis,
Another name for colloidal osmoti...
51  cards
Potassium Imbalances
What are the normal lab values fo...,
What is hyperkalemia,
What is hypokalemia
12  cards
Sodium Imbalances
What is the expected lab range fo...,
Is sodium found in the intracellu...,
What ion governs osmolarity
17  cards
Calcium Imbalances
Most calcium is found in the _______,
Calcium provides ______ in the bones,
Calcium is needed for effective _...
23  cards
Acute Kidney Injury
What is an acute kidney injury,
Is an acute kidney injury reversible,
What labs would you find with an ...
12  cards
Chronic Kidney Disease (all but dialysis)
What is gfr of stage 1 ckd,
What is gfr of stage 2 ckd,
What is gfr of stage 3a ckd
39  cards
Chronic Kidney Disease - Dialysis Content
Dialysis works through,
What is dialysis,
What is the dialysis solution called
59  cards
Upper GI (PUD & GI Bleed)
What is pud,
Common causes of pud,
Other causes of pud
39  cards
Cirrhosis
Early manifestations of cirrhosis 6,
Late manifestations of cirrhosis,
Spider angioma is due to what
18  cards
Pancreatitis
How is acute pancreatitis defined,
Acute pancreatitis can range from...,
What are the 2 most common causes...
39  cards
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
What are the three types of cad,
What is responsible for almost al...,
Non modifiable risk factors for chd
20  cards
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Acs continuumacs 1 unstable angin...,
Unstable angina facts,
Women and atypical angina s s
41  cards
Introduction to Dysrhythmias
What is telemetry monitoring,
What is the intrinsic rate of fir...,
What is the definition of dysrhyt...
22  cards
Atrial Dysrhythmias
Name the 4 types of atrial dysrhy...,
Define premature atrial contractions,
What causes premature atrial cont...
33  cards
Ventricular Dysrhythmias
Name three ventricular dysrhythmias,
Where do premature ventricular co...,
Does pvs come earlier than the qr...
22  cards
Heart Failure
What is heart failure,
What are four things that cause h...,
What is ejection fraction
18  cards
Cerebral Vascular Accident
Other names for a stroke,
Name the subtypes of ischemic str...,
Most common type of stroke
52  cards

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