Nursing Education Exam Review

• Exam Concepts

  • SMART goals:

  • S: Specific

  • M: Measurable

  • A: Achievable

  • R: Relevant

  • T: Time-bound

Domains of Learning

• Cognitive: knowledge and understanding
• Affective: attitudes and emotions
• Psychomotor: physical skills

Barriers to Learning

• Not specified, but may include physical, emotional, or psychological obstacles

Education for Disabilities

• Vision impairments: adaptations for visually impaired students
• Hearing impairments: adaptations for hearing impaired students
• Cognitive impairments: adaptations for students with cognitive disabilities

Data Collection

• Subjective data: information from patients, families, or caregivers
• Objective data: measurable, observable data

Nursing Process

• Steps:
  • Assessment
  • Analysis
  • Planning
  • Implementation
  • Evaluation
• Application to client care: individualized care plans

Delegation

• Five rights of delegation:
  • Right task
  • Right circumstance
  • Right person
  • Right direction/communication
  • Right supervision/evaluation
• Can delegate to:
  • RN (Registered Nurse)
  • LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)
  • AP (Advanced Practice)

Critical Thinking

• Attitudes of critical thinking:
  • Objectivity
  • Skepticism
  • Open-mindedness
  • Analytical thinking

Interprofessional Team

• Members:
  • Nurses
  • Doctors
  • Therapists
  • Other healthcare professionals

Incivility

• Lateral violence: horizontal violence among peers
• Vertical violence: vertical violence from superiors

Communication

• Bedside reporting: reporting at the patient's bedside
• Forms of communication:
  • Verbal
  • Nonverbal
  • Written
• Therapeutic communication techniques:
  • Active listening
  • Empathy
  • Clarification
• Clarification techniques:
  • Reflective listening
  • Paraphrasing
  • Restating

HIPAA and Documentation

• HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• Documentation guidelines:
  • Accurate
  • Complete
  • Legible
  • Timely
• Incident reports:
  • Required for adverse events or near-misses
• Types of documentation:
  • Narrative notes
  • Flow sheets
  • Graphic organizers

Infection Control

• Chain of infection:
  • Vector
  • Vehicle
  • Reservoirs
• Types of transmission:
  • Direct contact
  • Indirect contact
  • Airborne
• Types of isolation:
  • Contact
  • Droplet
  • Airborne

Patient Care

• Hand hygiene:
  • When to use soap and water
  • How long to wash hands
  • Importance of hand hygiene
• A full bed bath involves
  • Correct order
  • Foot care
• IDEAL discharge planning:
  • Identify
  • Develop
  • Execute
  • Assess
  • List

Time Management and Priority Setting

• Time management strategies:
  • Prioritization
  • Delegation
  • Task management
• Priority setting framework:
  • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
  • ABCDE priority system
  • Survival potential
  • Acute vs. chronic
  • Safety and risk potential
  • Urgent vs. nonurgent
  • Stable vs. unstable