Description
NURS 6531N Midterm Exam Review (Week 1-6)
Competencies of Advanced Nurse Practitioners
- How to apply advanced practice nursing competencies to clinical settings
- Theories in nursing practice
- SOAP note – 4 parts
- Subjective
- Objective
- Assessment
- Plan
- Coding and billing in nursing practice
Integumentary Disorders
- Melanoma
- Actinic keratosis
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Acral-lentiginous melanoma
- Venous stasis ulcers
- Herpes zoster (Shingles)
- Urticaria (Hives)
- Psoriasis
- Impetigo
- folliculitis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Acne vulgaris
- Tinea cruris (Jock itch)
- Eczema
- Scabies
- Syphilis
- Tinea versicolor
- Cellulitis
- Rhus dermatitis (Urushiol-induced contact dermatitis)
HEENT
- Otitis externa (Swimmers ear)
- Snellen chart–used to measure visual acuity.
- Types of conjunctivitis (Pink eye)
- Amaurosis fugax – transient monocular blindness
- Criteria for strep throat
- Cornea abrasion – scratch to surface of the cornea
- Iritis – inflammatory condition of the iris
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage – bleeding underneath the conjunctiva
- Allergic rhinitis (hay fever)
- Retinal detachment–retina separates from layer underneath
- Glaucoma – nerve connecting the eye to the brain is damaged due to high pressure
- Cataracts – clouding of the lens
- Aphthous ulcers – (Canker sore)
- Candidiasis (yeast infection)
- Oral cancer
- Epistaxis – acute hemorrhage from nostril, nasal cavity, or nasopharynx
- Meniere’s disease – inner ear disorder causing vertigo
- Acute vertigo
- Uveitis – inflammation of the uvea, effects middle layer of tissues
- Keratitis – inflammation of the cornea
- Pterygium (eye web)
- Chalazion (stye)
- Blepharitis
- Hordeolum(Stye)
Cardiovascular
- Aortic aneurysm
- Thrombophilia – abnormal blood coagulation that increases risk of thrombosis
- Stages of hypertension
- DVT
- Coronary artery disease (CAD)
- MI
- Atherosclerosis–CHD, CAD, PAD, CKD
- Atrial fib
- ST elevation (STEMI)
- Heart sounds
- Aortic stenosis
- Varicose veins
- Hyperlipidemia
- Angina
- Cholesterol screening
- Ischemic arterial ulcers
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
Respiratory
- Asthma
- Pneumonia – all types – infection of the air sacs in one or both lungs
- Acute bronchitis (chest cold)
- COPD – Chronic bronchitis – emphysema
- Cystic fibrosis
- Adenocarcinoma
- Large and small cell carcinoma
- Positive ppd(purified protein derivative) mantoux test – TB test
- Croup
- Pertussis Whooping cough – highly contagious preventable by vaccine
- GOLD standards for COPD
- Spirometry results
Gastrointestinal
- Diarrhea
- Anal fissures
- Hemorrhoids
- GERD
- Esophageal cancer
- Liver disease
- Hepatitis
- Irritable bowel syndrome – chronic, affects large intestines
- Constipation
- Ulcerative colitis
- Pancreatitis
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Fecal occult blood
- Chronic cholethiasis
- hernias
