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Neurological
Describe the differences between delirium and dementia and the nursing interventions
for each.
List the assessment, diagnostic test, and nursing interventions for a client experiencing a
stroke.
Describe how to perform a neurological assessment on both the normal and injured
patient.
Describe the characteristics, signs, and symptoms of patients with neurological
disorders and the medications to treat these disorders.
Identify the assessment characteristics caused by aging.
Musculoskeletal
Describe the post-operative assessment for musculoskeletal disorders, the expected and
the unexpected.
Describe the treatment and nursing responsibilities of patients who have experienced
musculoskeletal injuries and surgeries.
List the assessment, care, teaching, and desired outcomes for patients with
musculoskeletal disorders and the medications used to treat these disorders.
Identify the assessment characteristics caused by aging.
Gastrointestinal
Describe the assessment, patient teaching, and potential complications for patients
undergoing gastric/abdominal surgeries, GI disturbances, liver disease, pancreatic
disorders, and GERD with the medications used to treat these disorders.
Identify the assessment findings in patients experiencing abdominal pathology and
injuries.
Describe the differences between inflammatory and non-inflammatory bowel diseases.
Identify the assessment characteristics caused by aging.
Renal
Describe the physiologic effects and causes of renal failure/diseases.
Describe the assessment, interventions, and nursing instructions for patients with renal
diseases/surgeries and the medications used to treat these disorders.
Describe the care for patients with ESKD who are on peritoneal dialysis and
hemodialysis.
Identify the assessment characteristics caused by aging.
Reproductive
Describe the assessment findings, risk factors, treatment of UTIs, STDs, reproductive
cancers (cervical, uterine), and prostate diseases/surgeries and the medications used to
treat these disorders.
Identify the signs and symptoms of breast cancers and the nursing implications before
and after surgery.
Identify the assessment characteristics caused by aging and menopause.
Endocrine
Describe the endocrine hormones to include the stimulating, tropic, and then
findings/assessment/labs in hypo and hyper hormone states and the medications used
to treat these disorders.
Identify the assessment findings, interventions, and outcomes for hyperglycemia and
hypoglycemia as well as teaching to achieve optimal outcomes.
Describe the effects of diabetes on multiple body systems.
Identify the characteristics and treatment for DKA and HHS.
Identify the assessment characteristics caused by aging.