Nr511 midterm heent - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Bacterial Conjunctivitis risk factors 1. Direct contact 2. Contact lens 3. Eye rubbing 4. Trauma Bacterial Conjunctivitis findings 1. Purulent eye exudate: c/o "stuck shut" in am 2. Sensation of foreign body in eye 3. Reddened conjunctiva 4. Eyelid swelling 5. Starts on one side, becomes two sides Bacterial Conjunctivitis diagnostics 1. Clinical 2. Can culture exudate if really bad 3. If recurrent: immunocomp testing 4. Fluorescnce test for herpes simplex or chlamydi...

Exam (elaborations) NR511 COMPLETED MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE WORKSHEET Risk Subjective Finding Objective Findings Diagnostics Treatment Education GI DISORDERS Appendicitis -Most common between 10-30yrs; but can occur at any age; rare in infants and older adults -men more at risk - Diets low in fiber, high in fat, refined sugars, & other carbs at increased risk. - Obstruction of appendix is cause of majority of appendicitis - contributing factors: Intra-abdominal tumors, p...

Exam (elaborations) NR511 WEEK 1-3 LECTURES (NR511) Primary care is different than tertiary care. The types of problems that are solved in primary care are different than those seen in acute- or critical-care settings, which you may be used to as a bedside nurse. Upper respiratory infections, abdominal complaints, skin rashes, and vague somatic complaints are problems that are not often encountered in the hospital setting. Even chronic conditions present differently in primary care. HTN, C...

1. Define diagnostic reasoning Reflective thinking because the process involves questioning one's thinking to determine if all possible avenues have been explored and if the conclusions that are bein g drawn are based on evidence. Seen as a kind of critical thinking. 2. What is subjective data? What the patient tells you, complains of, etc. Chief complaint HPI ROS 3. What is objective data? What YOU can see, hear, or feel as part of your exam. Includes lab data, diagnostic test results. 4. Comp...

Principles of Primary Care Diagnostic reasoning can be seen as a kind of critical thinking. Critical thinking involves the process of questioning one’s thinking to determine if all possible avenues have been explored and if the conclusions that are being drawn are based on evidence. Diagnostic reasoning then includes a systematic way of thinking that evaluates each new piece of data as it either supports some diagnostic hypothesis or reduces the likelihood of others. The type of data tha...

Exam (elaborations) NR511 MIDTERM NOTES CHAPTERS 3,4,5,7,8,11,22 Diagnostic reasoning can be seen as a kind of critical thinking. Critical thinking involves the process of questioning one’s thinking to determine if all possible avenues have been explored and if the conclusions that are being drawn are based on evidence. Diagnostic reasoning then includes a systematic way of thinking that evaluates each new piece of data as it either supports some diagnostic hypothesis or reduces the ...