I. The Concept of Pain
a. Define pain
b. Signs & symptoms of pain
c. Pathophysiology & etiologies of pain
d. Physiological & behavioral responses to pain
e. Types of pain
i. Nociceptive pain
ii. Neuropathic pain
iii. Acute vs. chronic pain
iv. Idiopathic pain
v. Central pain
vi. Phantom pain
vii. Psychogenic (emotional) pain
f. Factors influencing pain
g. Assessing pain
h. Nursing interventions to manage pain
II. The Concept of Oxygenation
a. Factors affecting oxygenation
b. Hypoxia vs. hypoxemia
c. Alterations in respiratory function
d. Assessments & diagnostics related to oxygenation
e. Oxygen delivery devices
i. Indications for which device to use
ii. # of liters delivered via each device
iii. Percent of oxygen delivered via each device
f. Nursing interventions to promote effective oxygenation
g. Home oxygen therapy
III. The Concept of Infection
a. Terms:
i. Communicability
ii. Virulence
iii. Colonization
iv. Superinfection
b. Localized vs. systemic infections
i. Signs & symptoms of each
c. Acute infection vs. Chronic infection (know examples of each)
d. Factors that increase infection risk
e. Stages of infection
f. MDRO’s
g. MRSA
i. VRE
h. Chain of infection
i. Standard precautions
j. Transmission-based precautions (describe the precaution and what PPE are necessary to use)
i. Know what transmission-based precautions (if any) might be used for these infections:
1. Varicella Zoster
2. HIV
3. Hepatitis B & C
4. Clostridium difficile
5. MDROs
k. Interventions to prevent transmission of infection
l. Patient teaching r/t infection
IV. Pre-/Intra-/Post-Op Care
a. Classifications of Surgery
b. Surgical Risk Factors
c. Pre-/Intra-/Post-Op Nursing Assessment and Nursing Care
d. Roles during Surgery – circulating nurse, scrub nurse/tech, 1st assist, etc.
e. Potential Post-Op Complications
f. Types of anesthesia, indications for use, and potential complications with each type
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