CSUCI NRS 220 Test Study Guide : Cardiovascular, Perioperative, Pain

This study guide is not totally inclusive, however it covers most of what is on the test

Perioperative Postoperative care of patient Complications of surgery : signs, symptoms, assessments, nursing & collaborative interventions factors that increase risk (age, obesity, etc and why) Preoperative teaching: how and what to teach to prevent complications and why All about informed consent What is included on a pre-op checklist Pain Management Pharmacology related to drug action, side effects, nursing assessments, interventions and treatments : opioids, NSAIDS Assessments Managing acute pain, postoperative pain (focus on acute pain) Cardiovascular: Lab tests and diagnostics: what is it, why is it done Pharmacology related to drug action, side effects, lab tests, nursing assessments, interventions and treatments: procainamide; lidocaine, Inderal amiodarone, digoxin, nitroglycerine, heparin, Coumadin; calcium channel blockers; Antihypertensives/diuretics captopril , spironolactone, lasix CHF: signs, symptoms, nursing & collaborative interventions nursing care plan, signs of increasing failure; heart sounds changes HTN and CAD lifestyle, health promotion Myocardial Infarction: pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, collaborative care, nursing interventions; PTCA and CABG: what is it; pre and post procedure nursing assessments, and interventions, signs and symptoms post procedure complications Angina types, signs and symptoms of each type Peripheral Vascular disease DVT: signs, symptoms, nursing interventions; intermittent claudication; Arterial vascular disease: signs, symptoms, nursing interventions Abdominal aortic aneurysm: what is it, signs/symptoms