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NUR322 Final Exam Study Guide

Neurological
 Describe the differences between delirium and dementia and the nursing interventions
for each.
 List the assessment, diagnostic test, and nursing interventions for a client experiencing a
stroke.
 Describe how to perform a neurological assessment on both the normal and injured
patient.
 Describe the characteristics, signs, and symptoms of patients with neurological
disorders and the medications to treat these disorders.
 Identify the assessment characteristics caused by aging.

Musculoskeletal
 Describe the post-operative assessment for musculoskeletal disorders, the expected and
the unexpected.
 Describe the treatment and nursing responsibilities of patients who have experienced
musculoskeletal injuries and surgeries.
 List the assessment, care, teaching, and desired outcomes for patients with
musculoskeletal disorders and the medications used to treat these disorders.
 Identify the assessment characteristics caused by aging.

Gastrointestinal
 Describe the assessment, patient teaching, and potential complications for patients
undergoing gastric/abdominal surgeries, GI disturbances, liver disease, pancreatic
disorders, and GERD with the medications used to treat these disorders.
 Identify the assessment findings in patients experiencing abdominal pathology and
injuries.
 Describe the differences between inflammatory and non-inflammatory bowel diseases.
 Identify the assessment characteristics caused by aging.

Renal
 Describe the physiologic effects and causes of renal failure/diseases.
 Describe the assessment, interventions, and nursing instructions for patients with renal
diseases/surgeries and the medications used to treat these disorders.
 Describe the care for patients with ESKD who are on peritoneal dialysis and
hemodialysis.
 Identify the assessment characteristics caused by aging.

Reproductive
 Describe the assessment findings, risk factors, treatment of UTIs, STDs, reproductive
cancers (cervical, uterine), and prostate diseases/surgeries and the medications used to
treat these disorders.
 Identify the signs and symptoms of breast cancers and the nursing implications before
and after surgery.
 Identify the assessment characteristics caused by aging and menopause.

Endocrine
 Describe the endocrine hormones to include the stimulating, tropic, and then
findings/assessment/labs in hypo and hyper hormone states and the medications used
to treat these disorders.
 Identify the assessment findings, interventions, and outcomes for hyperglycemia and
hypoglycemia as well as teaching to achieve optimal outcomes.
 Describe the effects of diabetes on multiple body systems.
 Identify the characteristics and treatment for DKA and HHS.
 Identify the assessment characteristics caused by aging.

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