NURS 6560 Midterm Study Guide – Exam Questions and Answers

NURS 6560 Midterm Study Guide – Exam Questions and Answers

NURS 6560 – Mid-Term Review:

Pre and Post-Operative Management:

What is pre-operative process and why is it necessary?

What are the components and testing necessary in the pre-operative process?

What is the pre-operative management of the diabetic patient?

Review common surgical complications and risks

Identify Low risk vs. high risk procedures according the ACS.

Review the NSQIP guidelines for geriatric patients

Identify surgical complication risks as per ACS/NSQIP in chronic diseases

Review ACCF/AHA antiplatelet therapy guidelines

Post-op fevers – early vs. late (more than 24 hours post-op) – Review how to assess and manage post-op fever

Post op wound assessment

Ordering post-operative pain medications

TPN management with electrolytes

Fluid and electrolyte management in the post-op period

Reading/interpreting chemistry panels;

Review the obesity paradox

 PLACE ORDER 

HEENT/GI:

Review risk factors for throat cancers

Foreign Body removal risks and workup

Vertigo differentials and diagnosis;

Cholesteatoma

Allergic rhinitis

Ludwig’s angina

Sialadentitis

Common Infections of head and neck

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Thyroid disease and parathyroid disorders

GERD

Esophagitis

Esophageal achalasia

Pharyngoesophageal (Zenker) diverticulum

Esophageal motility disorders

Barrett’s esophagus

Nutcracker esophagus;

Esophageal carcinoma

Esophageal perforation

Gastroparesis;

Hernias

NURS 6560 Midterm Study Guide – Exam Questions and Answers

CV:

CAD risks, etiology, prevention, treatment, diagnostics, and pathology

Endocarditis

Unstable angina

Valvular disorders – identification of murmurs, treatment and complications

CABG – options and complications; dysrhythmias; pulmonary edema;

Marfan’s syndrome

Thoracic aneurysms – diagnosis, treatment and complications

Heart transplant – indications and treatments

Normal carotid endarterectomy course, management after surgery, and writing post-op notes

NURS 6560 Midterm Study Guide – Exam Questions and Answers

Pulmonary:

VATS

Thoracentesis

Lung biopsies

Tietze syndrome

Empyema;

Pneumothorax;

Mediastinitis

Broncholithiasis

TB test interpretation and limitations;

All types of pneumonia;

Sarcoidosis

Lung cancer post op complications

PE

 

Shock:

Hypovolemic shock

Cardiogenic Shock

Obstructive Shock (especially in PE)

Distributive Shock (neurogenic and septic shock)

Focus on the diagnosis and treatment of different types of Shock

Pulmonary Artery Catheter – normal and abnormal pressures

ACLS standards/guidelines for treating Shock

NURS 6560 Midterm Study Guide – Exam Questions and Answers