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Accept Accept the fact that that you can never know everyt everything. hing. Theref Therefore, ore, once you see see an unfamiliar unfamiliar question question that that was never been taught, use your test taking strategies. If you are in TEST TEST I, II, III and IV and you are being being asked asked to priori prioritiz tize, e, Use ABC first first and and then the Maslow Maslow’s ’s Hierarchy of needs. The use of your nursing nursing proces processs is heralde heralded d by the word: word: “ The Nurse Would Would or The The nurse’s nurse’s initial initial action action”” Remember Remember to Assess Assess first first before before interven intervening. ing. If the situation situation and the question already already assessed assessed the patient, patient, then proceed with the next step. Encircle Encircle your your modifiers. modifiers. Some Some people make make mistakes mistakes because because of failure failure to see the word, “EXCEPT “EXCEPT”” of “NOT” or “INAPPROPRIATE” Use your your question questioners ers as you scratch scratch.. You can can write anythi anything ng on that that paper. paper. If you you will skip a number, number, place place an asterisk or encircle the number. DO NOT USE BLUNT BLUNT PENCIL PENCIL.. Always Always use a sharp one and shade lightly lightly,, A sharpened sharpened pencil will will give a very dark shade even if you will shade it lightly. Use the sides of the pencil not the tip. Use MONGOL NUMBER 2 ONLY. Some brands especially especially those made in china pencils are substandard. substandard. The machine will check check the lead. If you are INCONSISTENT INCONSISTENT with your shading like an altering dark and light shade, you will FAIL the boards because of technicalities. technicalities. In your NP I, Remember Remember to master these these topics: The levels levels of prevention, prevention, 3 way bottle bottle system, system, Chest Physioth Physiotherap erapy y and Postural drainage, Nursing process, Managerial process, Managerial leadership style, Patterns of Nursing Care, Knowing your Independent and Dependent variable, The exact arrangement of the research process as well as research design (qualitative and quantitative), RA 9173, The PRC and BON Power and responsibilities as stipulated in RA 9173, The nurse’s code of ethics, ethics, Nursing ethical ethical principles principles like your benefice beneficence, nce, non malefice maleficence, nce, prudence prudence,, justice, justice, etc. Delegati Delegation on and prioritizat prioritization ion ( Staff Staff nurse will report to headnurse headnurse and then supervisor) supervisor) Therapeutic communication, always always answer “ You seem afraid or upset” The complications of Immobility like your atelectasis, pneumonia and deep vein thrombosis and also your crimes related to nursing and the circumstances of the crimes, Blood transfusion ( Blood is never routinely warmed) and IV Fluids and your IV Therapy, which are isotonic, hypo, and hypertonic, the complications associated with IV therapy like Phlebities and Infiltration. In Your NP II, Rememb Remember er the followin following: g: Stages Stages of labor, labor, the causes causes of bleedi bleeding ng during during pregna pregnancy ncy in the first, first, second and third trimester, Anesthesia during labor and interventions when the client is in PACU, IMCI Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Malaria and Measles especially the breathing cut off according to age (EG. 60 for under 2 months), Acute/Chronic cut off (Acute diarrhea and ear infection under 14 days) The interventions for CHILD A, B, and C, The world health organization programs, Breastfeeding and Attachment, Heat loss of neonates, Characteristics of toddlers toddlers in communica communicating ting ( Negativis Negativistic, tic, Give option, option, Asking Asking too many questions). questions). Leukemia Leukemia and others others hematologic diseases of the child, Newborn screening and the different diagnostic examinations for the female client and neonate neonate especially especially you Amoniocen Amoniocentesis tesis,, Sonogram Sonogram and Leopold’s Leopold’s maneuver maneuver.. Study Pregnancy Pregnancy induced induced hypertension. In you III and IV, Master Master the followi following ng topics: topics: Burns, Burns, Classific Classification ation of Burns Burns and Nursing Nursing Diagnosis Diagnosis for Burns, Burns, Drug use in Burns (Silver Sulfadiazine) Electrolyte Electrolyte changes in burn (Hyperkalemia, Hyponatremia). Hyponatremia). The WHO Pain ladder ladder scale, scale, Pain medicati medications ons especial especially ly Demerol, Demerol, Morphine, Morphine, Pancreat Pancreatitis, itis, Cholecyc Cholecyctitis titis,, Hepatiti Hepatitis, s, Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Mellitus, Hyperkalemi Hyperkalemia, a, Hypokalem Hypokalemia, ia, Hypo Hypo and Hypercal Hypercalemia emia ECG Changes Changes in your fluid and electroly electrolyte te imbalances As well as in you Myocardial Infractions, Pharmacologic and Non Pharmacologic pain medications, HIV/AID HIV/AIDS S Psycholo Psychologica gicall managemen management, t, Pneumonia Pneumonia,, Tubercul Tuberculosis osis and care of client’s client’s with colostomy colostomy.. Study Study preoperative nursing and the complications following anesthesia, PACU Monitoring, Activities in the operating room, the asceptics techniques, and the functions of a scrub and circulating nurse. Diabetes Mellitus type 1, insulin administration and monitoring for hypoglycemia, S/S of hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, PTU, Lugol’s Tapazole? Methmazole, Acute and chronic renal failure, Dialysis, AGN, Rheumatoid and Ostearthritis, Bell’s palsy and Trigeminal neuralgia, Leukemia and Hematologic disorders especially Anemia. Blood transfusion reaction and the nursing actions during blood transfusion reaction. reaction. Anticancer drugs especially especially Oncovin, Predisone, Adriamysin, Adriamysin, and Cytoxan. Study radiation and chemotherapy chemotherapy and their usual side effects (skin burn, redness, do not wet radiation mark) Mammography, BSE, TSE, DRE, Prostate and Colon Cancer, Changes that occurs during elderly, bladder, Colon, and Cervical cancer diagnostic examination/ CEA, Procotosigmoiddoscopy, Procotosigmoiddoscopy, Biopsy, Pap smear.
10. In your TEST V study the following following:: Anxiety and anxiety disorder disorders, s, the level level of anxiety anxiety and you anoxiolyt anoxiolytics, ics, Schizophrenia: Paranoid type and Catatonic type and your nursing interventions for these clients as well as your priority priority nursing diagnosis. diagnosis. Depressio Depression n and your antidepressa antidepressants, nts, Mania, Mania, Personali Personality ty disorders disorders especially especially your antisocial, borderline borderline and paranoid. The defense mechanism use for different different types of disorders disorders and the priority NURSING DIAGNOSIS DIAGNOSIS for each psychiatric disorders, Antipsychotic Antipsychotic drugs its side effects and nursing intervention for each side effects. effects. Electro Electro convulsive convulsive therapy, thought thought process process disturbance disturbance manifestat manifestation ion such as Clang Associatio Association, n, Pressure Pressured d speech, speech, Thought Thought blocking, blocking, Word Word salad, salad, perseverat perseveration ion etc.. etc.. Alterati Alteration on in percepti perception on and thought like hallucination and delusion (Eg. Religious and persecutory). Activities and diet as well as nursing diagnosis for client with Mania, depressed and Alzheimer/Dementia patient, Eating disorders and the treatments of choice (behavior therapy for anorexia, psychotherapy for PDs, Cognitive for depression) always answer “STAY WITHIN THE CLIENT” CLIENT” especially if the question is about anxiety disorders disorders and panic attacks. Always choose an option that will encourage verbalization of feelings, never answer an option with the word WHY. Study your counter transference and your transference, Glaucoma, Cataract and crutch/cane walking. The principles of body mechanics, cranial nerve functioning and how to assess them as well as their disturbances especially Bells and Trigeminal Neuralgia. Meniere’s disease, Delirium, Dementia, CVA/Stroke pathophysiology and factors.
