NURS MISC

Oral and Parenteral Medication Administration Skills & Reasoning Suggested Answer Guidelines Primary Concept Perfusion Interrelated Concepts (In order of emphasis) • Gas Exchange • Clinical Judgment • Patient Education NCLEX Client Need Categories Percentage of Items from Each Category/Subcategory Covered in Case Study Safe and Effective Care Environment Management of Care 17-23% Safety and Infection Control 9-15% Health Promotion and...

Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Stroke What is a stroke? It is a condition that develops when blood rich in oxygen can NOT reach brain cells (due to either a blockage or bleeding). This causes the brain cells to die. Type of Strokes –Ischemic (most common): due to a blood clot within a blood vessel or stenosis of an artery that feeds the brain tissue. This limits the blood that can reach the brain cells. This type of stroke can happen due to: • Embolism : where a clot has left a part of ...

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) UNFOLDING Reasoning STUDENT Marilyn Smith, 28 years old Primary Concept Mood and Affect Interrelated Concepts (In order of emphasis) 1. Stress 2. Coping 3. Clinical Judgment 4. Communication 5. Collaboration 6. Patient Education History of Present Problem: Marilyn Smith is a single, African American 28-year-old female who presents to the emergency department with complaints of “feeling crummy” for the past six months. She reports that she no longe...

Bipolar Depression/Mania UNFOLDING Reasoning Brenden Manahan, 35 years old Primary Concept Mood and Affect Interrelated Concepts (In order of emphasis) 1. Psychosis 2. Clinical Judgment 3. Patient Education 4. Communication Bipolar Depression/Mania History of Present Problem: Brenden Manahan is a 35-year-old male, who has been admitted to the crisis intervention unit for exacerbation of his bipolar disorder. He was admitted on a 501 (involuntary inpatient admission, patient has be...