NURS 3550 HESI Study Guide PDF
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This document is a study guide for NURS 3550 HESI. It covers various medical and nursing topics, with detailed information on dosage calculations, growth and development, fluid and electrolytes, pain management, infections, respiratory issues, safety, cancer, and more, including specialized areas like musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, cardiovascular, mental health, dermatology, hematology, and endocrine, with specific attention to early puberty, diabetes, and neurology.
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**NURS 3550 HESI "Study Guide"** Dosage Calculation - IV rates: mL/hr - PO: mg/mL, weight based dosing Growth and Development/Assessment - Erikson stages - Auscultation sites - Infant milestones - Thorax assessment Fluid and Electrolytes - Hypokalemia: Interventions Pain/pro...
**NURS 3550 HESI "Study Guide"** Dosage Calculation - IV rates: mL/hr - PO: mg/mL, weight based dosing Growth and Development/Assessment - Erikson stages - Auscultation sites - Infant milestones - Thorax assessment Fluid and Electrolytes - Hypokalemia: Interventions Pain/procedures - Infant pain interventions/assessment - Pre-procedure support for school age Pediatric Infection - Conjunctivitis: Teaching - Varicella: Vaccine education - Immunization teaching Respiratory - Otitis Media: Education - Asthma: Albuterol, hyperventilating concerns - RSV: s/s of respiratory distress - Near-drowning: Interventions - Acute epiglottitis: Assessment, monitoring - Croup: Interventions Safety/Parenting - SIDS: Safe sleep practices - Infant: Milestones - Toddler: Nutrition - Limit setting Cancer - Leukemia: Teaching - Wilms tumor: Preop - Osteosarcoma: Patho - Transfusion reaction, fever Musculoskeletal - Traction care - Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Pain management - Club foot: Teaching Gastrointestinal - Appendicitis: Assessment, intervention - Newborn: Not passing meconium - Pyloric stenosis: Monitoring - Weight management: School age - Celiac disease: Diet - Biliary atresia Genitourinary - Chronic kidney disease: Teaching - Nephrotic syndrome: IV Albumin - Hypospadias: Repair - Exstrophy of the bladder: Preop considerations - Inguinal hernia: Education - UTI: Interventions - Enuresis: Interventions Cardiovascular - Rheumatic fever: Cause - Ventricular Septal Defect: Repair, pre/post op teaching - Coarctation of the Aorta: Repair - Kawasaki disease: Teaching - Tetralogy of Fallot: Post-op education - Heart failure: Digoxin (overdosing) - Endocarditis: Echo Mental Health - Anxiety - Psychosocial support for different age groups - ADHD: Education Dermatology - Head Lice: Education - Lyme disease: Assessment Hematology - Sickle Cell: Sickle cell crisis - PO iron administration Endocrine - Precocious (early) puberty development: Education - Menarche: Normal ages - Testicular pain: Action steps - Diabetes: Interventions - Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Insulin administration - Hypothyroidism: Lab monitoring - SIADH: Interventions - Hypoparathyroidism: Assessment Neurology - Autism: Assessment considerations - Tay-Sach's Disease: Assessment - Meningitis: Interventions, prioritization - Near-drowning: Interventions - VP shunts: Interventions - ICP: Assessment Unspecified category - Triaging acute illness - Family-centered care during trauma/emergency
