Nursing Exam Review Flashcards

A list of flashcards created from lecture notes to help students review key concepts in preparation for a nursing exam.

How many questions will be on the nursing exam?

50

What types of questions will be on the nursing exam?

Multiple choice and select all that apply

How much time will there be per question on the nursing exam?

1 minute

What topics will be covered on the exam?

Weeks 1 through 3

What should you be knowledgable about in regards to pulses?

Pulses head to toe

What are Do Not Resuscitate orders?

DNR orders

Define Informed Consent.

Patient agrees to procedure

What is an Incident Report and where does it go after completion?

Where does it go after completion? Where does it not go?

List some ways to lose a nursing license.

Not specified

List some Ethical Principles.

Autonomy, Nonmaleficence, Beneficence, Justice, Veracity, Fidelity

Define Ethical Dilemmas:

When you are stuck in an ethical situation.

Define Torts:

Not specified

What is a nurse's responsibility in regards to abuse and neglect?

To report it.

What vital signs should the nurse be knowledgeable about?

Vital signs across the lifespan: normal/abnormal

What does febrile mean?

Fever

What does afebrile mean?

Normal temperature; without a fever

What questions are related to negative outcome events?

What would the patient say (incorrectly) to show you they need more teaching of a skill?

What handout should be reviewed?

Childhood Respiratory Illnesses

Describe the sequence of blood returning to the heart from the body.

All vessels the blood goes through to get back to the heart from the body, not the lungs

What key aspects are tested in the cardiac assessment?

Terms, skills, colored heart chart, valves between the atriums & ventricles & going to and from the lungs

What key aspects are tested in pulses head to toe?

How to assess. Which ones can be assessed bilaterally (both sides at the same time)?

Define Atherosclerosis?

What is it? What is the major cause of it?

What are the risk factors of hypertension?

Modifiable: something that can be changed through lifestyle, diet, medication, vs. Nonmodifiable: something that can't be changed such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, family history, genetics; expected findings; know your terms, what is the top number, what is the bottom number? How to treat

What is involved in a newborn transitioning?

Respiratory

What is important to know about delivery devices?

L/min/device; concentration of oxygen/device

What key aspects are tested in the respiratory assessment?

The skills; know your terms; physical findings

Define Reye's Syndrome:

What is it? Why do patients get it? What causes it?

What do you need to know about principles of thermoregulation?

The terms; know principles of heat loss

What are the key concepts related to Childhood Respiratory Illness?

Nursing management, signs & symptoms