PHYSIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY
- Reduction for Risk Potential (10-16%)
o Know the signs and symptoms and treatments about cataracts, glaucoma, meniere’s disease,
guillainbarre syndrome, meningitis, migraine, huntington’s disease.
o Know the difference in diabetes 1 and 2. How are they treated? What are signs and symptoms and
complications? o Know the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and how are they treated.
o Concentrate on complications of diabetes 1. Diabetes ketoacidosis and 2. Hyperglycemia
hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome. o Know what causes cystic fibrosis and its complications. o Know
what PKU is how it’s treated and also its complications. o Know what does hiatal hernia, pyloric
stenosis, gastritis means. o Know the difference between duodenal ulcer and gastric ulcer. o Know
what Chron’s disease means, what kind of diet is advised for it? o Be able to differentiate between
appendicitis, diverticular disease, and peritonitis. o Know what hirschspurng’s disease means.
o Know how to care for ostomies. Know about specific diets for different types of ostomies and know
what kind of return to expect fro different types of ostomies. o Know everything about cirrhosis,
cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, pancreatitis, lupus. o Know about two different types of jaundice that are
seen in newborns. o Know the age-appropriate health-care procedures for pre-operation
o Know what could be the potential complications after surgery and know the nursing consideration for
each one of them.
o Try to learn as much about diagnostic tests as possible. Recognize the ones for which patient has to be
on NPO and need special care pre and post test. o Know about chest tubes- water fluctuation,
bubbling, removal, and complications.
o Know about Central venous pressure, and its complications
- Physiological Adaptation (11-17%)
o Know the normal breath sounds and abnormal ones. Know which pulmonary disease will have
which type of adventitious sound.
o Know what to do in emergencies such as Cardiopulmonary arrest, epilottitis, MI, dysrhythmias,
head injury, chest trauma, abdominal injury, shock, ICP, sezuire, and stroke. o Know how to
read an EKG. Calculate HR and rhythm off an EKG. o Know the difference between
defilbrillation and cardioversion.
o Know what kind of function ability co-relates with the spinal cord injury. o Signs and
symptoms and treatment of fluid volume overload and deficit.
o Know A-Z of ADH and SIADH
o Know A-Z of hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, hypernatremia, hypocalcemia,
hypercalcemia, hypomagnesemiam, and hypermagnesemia. You have to study these. There’s
no escaping. o Know the 9-rules of burns and nursing care for burn pt.
o Know addison’s disease and cushing syndrome and their complications. Breifly read about
pheochromocytoma. o Know all the COPDs. o Know all there is to know about pneumonia.
o Know the difference in two different types of Heart failure. o Know anemia and iron deficiency
anemia.
