SENSORY
The cause of blurry, cloudy, hazy, foggy and diplopia visual impairments.
What is Cataracts?
What is seizure precautions?
The inflammation and infection in the nasal and sinus cavities.
What is sinusitis?
The Cranial Nerve V.
What is Trigeminal? (Sensory for the face and motor for the jaw muscles)
The normal ranges of Hemoglobin (Hgb) for male and female.
What is:
Male: 14-18 g/dL?
Female: 12-16 g/dL?
The first nursing priority.
The signs and symptoms of open angle Glaucoma.
What is develops slowly, affects both eyes, no s/s in first stages, foggy vision, mild eye or headaches?
What is late stage s/s: halos and loss of peripheral vision?
The s/s of a headache.
What is pain, nausea, vomiting, photophobia (light sensitivity that causes pain in the eyes/head), phonophobia (sensitivity to sound), sensitive scalp & aura?
The respiratory conditions that are chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
What is emphysema and chronic bronchitis?
The CN that controls facial expression and taste.
What is Facial (CN VII)?
The normal range of 11-12.5 seconds.
What is a Prothrombin Time (PT)?
The levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs.
What is physical needs, safety, love & belonging, self-esteem and self-actualization?
*This is the framework for prioritizing and understanding patient needs*
The s/s of Macular Degeneration.
What is blurry central vision, dark spots, metamorphopsia (visual distortion), decreased contrast sensitivity, the lack of ability to read and see in the dark?
The acronym for seizure risk factors.
What is VITAMINS?
•V: VASCULAR (HTN)
•I: INFECTION OR INHERITED CONDITIONS
•T: TRAUMA
•A: ALZHEIMER’S/AUTOIMMUNE
•M: METABOLIC DERANGEMENTS
•I: IDIOPATHIC
•N: NEOPLASM
•S: PSYCHIATRIC
The infection prevention precaution for influenza.
What is droplet precautions?
The Cranial Nerve X.
What is Vagus? (controls many internal organs, such as heart, lungs and digestion)
The normal range for International Normalized Ratio (INR).
What is 0.9-1.2 seconds?
The levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.
What is remembering (knowledge), understanding (comprehension), applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating?
*This is the framework for deeper learning*
Apply knowledge, analyze information and evaluate situations, rather than memorizing facts
The cause of headache, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, nystagmus and possible tinnitus and unilateral hearing loss.
What is Meniere's disease?
The treatment for an ischemic stroke.
What is Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)?
The treatment for airway obstruction.
What is abdominal thrusts, epinephrine, antihistamines and intubation?
The CN that controls most eye movement.
What is Oculomotor (CN III)?
The normal ranges of Hematocrit (Hct) for male and female.
What is:
Male: 42-52%?
Female: 37-47%?
The question clues.
What is:
Prioritize=“First,” “Next,” “Most Important”?
Urgent=“New,” “Sudden,” “Severe”?
Lower Priority=“Chronic,” “Stable”
The proper way to effectively communicate with a patient who has hearing loss.
What is:
1. Position your self in front of the patient?
2. Eliminate distracting noises?
3. Do not shout?
5. Stand/sit closest to unaffected ear?
The hyperalgesia, paresthesia, decreased temperature, dysarthria, unsteady gait and cognitive impairment.
What are some of the sensory and motor s/s of MS?
The pausing of breathing resulting in lack of oxygen.
What is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)?
The Cranial Nerve IX.
What is Glossopharyngeal? (swallowing and taste)
The normal ranges of PH, CO2 & CO3 of an ABG.
What is:
PH 7.35-7.45?
CO2 35-45?
CO3 22-28?
The delegation rule.
What is don't delegate what you E.A.T?
E=Evaluate
A=Assess/Monitor
T=Teaching/Education
The s/s of Retinal Detachment.
What is a medical emergency and sudden onset of sense of shadow or curtain over eyes, flashes of light, blurred vision, floaters or black spots and loss of visual field?
The important nursing documentation during a seizure.
What is recording length of time of the seizure and s/s?
The purpose of a bronchoscopy.
What is a using a thin, flexible tube with a camera and light on the end to examine the inside of the airways and lungs. It's typically done to help diagnose or treat lung problems. Can biopsy or remove objects from the lungs.
The CN that controls smell.
What is Olfactory (CN I)?
The respiratory acidosis ABG values.
What is PH <7.35 (acidosis) CO2>45 (acidosis) CO3 Normal range or >28 (alkalosis)?
The be mindful of in a question.
What is Always,” “Never,” “All” "Every & "None" (These are usually incorrect choices), expected vs unexpected, normal vs abnormal and what will cause harm first (injury/death)?
The recommended times to see an ophthalmologist.
What is yearly and with vision changes?
The righted sided vs left sided stroke?
What is left-sided weakness or paralysis, visual-spatial and perceptual difficulties, and emotional or behavioral changes?
What is weakness or paralysis on the right side, speech and language difficulties, and potential visual disturbances on the right side?
The removing of fluid from the pleural space with a needle so that the lungs can expand.
What is a Thoracentesis?
The CN XII.
What is Hypoglossal? (controls tongue muscles)
The PH 7.30 CO2 34 CO3 20.
What is metabolic acidosis?
The DO's when reading a question.
What is read the question at least twice before answering, underline keywords, eliminate unsafe, irrelevant options and distractors and trust your first instinct (usually right!)?
The appropriate nursing diagnoses for hearing and visual deficits.
What is:
Disturbed Sensory Perception?
Impaired Verbal Communication?
Anxiety?
Powerlessness?
Fear?
Social Isolation?
Impaired Physical Mobility?
Risk for injury?
The different types of cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
What is ischemic (clot or thrombus) and hemorrhagic?
*Interruption of blood flow causes tissue death of brain and therefore loss of function*
This infection prevention precaution for Tuberculosis (TB).
What is airborne precautions?
The CN that controls vision.
What is Optic (CN II)?
The normal range for a Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT).
What is 20-30 seconds?
The patient-centered focus on patient needs, feelings and building trust and rapport.
What is therapeutic communication?
The s/s of hearing loss.
What is asking questions to be repeated, speaking loudly, turning of the head straining to hear, social isolation, high volumes on electronics and ignoring questions, phone and doorbell rings or knocking at the door?
The classification of medications given during a seizure.
What are benzodiazepines? (lorazepam, diazepam)
The breath sound you will hear if you are having an asthma exacerbation d/t bronchoconstriction.
What is wheezing?
The CN VIII
What is Vestibulocochlear? (hearing and balance)
The normal range for white blood cells (WBC).
What is 5,000-10,000?
The how to reduce anxiety before and during a test.
What is be prepared, adequate sleep, healthy diet (limit caffeine!), arrive early, deep breathing, positive affirmations, focus on the present, read questions carefully?
The education provided to patients with visual impairments for safety.
What is remove tripping hazards, adequate lighting, do not rearrange furniture & how to perform ADL's independently?
The pathophysiology of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
What is affected myelin sheath anywhere along the brain, optic nerve, and spinal cord (sensory and motor)?
The nursing priorities for COPD.
What is maintain patent airway, promote oxygenation/gas exchange and educate how to conserve energy?
The CN that controls one eye muscle.
What is Trochlear (CN IV)?
The value <200 mg/dL
What is total cholesterol?
The examples of therapeutic communication.
What is active listening, open-ended questions and reflection?
The differences between open-angle and closed-angle glaucoma?
What is some drainage & slowly develops (open-angle) versus no drainage & rapid onset (closed-angle)?
The nursing priorities during a seizure.
What is ABC (Airway, Breathing, Circulation), safety and recording observations?
The multi-drug regimen to treat TB.
What is Rifampin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide and Ethambutol (RIPE)?
The CN VI.
What is Abducens? (controls another eye muscle)
The steps to administer and check a Mantoux Tuberculin (TB) Skin test.
What is administer 0.1 mL intradermally in the forearm and check in 48-72 hours?
The different types of question stems(the core problem or the main part of question).
What is:
•Expect to find?
•Notify MD immediately?
•Highest risk?
•Require follow-up?
•Needs additional teaching or correct understanding?
•Assess first?
•Priority action or assessment?
•Most appropriate or best action?
•First/next action?
•How should the nurse respond?
The hearing aids and cochlear implant.
What are hearing impairment devices?
The different types of seizures.
What is Generalized, Absence (petit mal?, Myoclonic, Atonic (drop attacks) & Grand Mal?
The best intervention to prevent the spread of some respiratory conditions.
What is vaccinations?
The CN that controls the neck and shoulder muscles.
What is Accessory (CN XI)?
The percentage of oxygen for a COPD patient.
What is an O2 sat of 88%-92%?
The amount of hours a day a student should study.
What is at least 2-3 hours a day?
Rule of thumb: for every 1 hour of class, you should study for 2-3 hours.
Example
Theory= Class 4.5 hours/week=9 hours study/week
Lab= Class 4.5 hours/week=9 hours study/week
Daily=2-3 hours
The proper steps to administering eye gtts.
What is:
1.Wash Hands?
2.Remove contacts?
3.Pull down lower eyelid to create a pocket and administer drop into the conjunctival sac?
4.What do we teach patients when they have multiple eye drops and or ointments? *Wait 5 minutes between each one to prevent washing out previous drop* *Use drops before ointment*?
5.Apply pressure on the inner of the corner of the eye (punctal occlusion) to allow drop to absorb properly (prevents from getting into the tear duct and spreading systemically)?
6.Wipe away excess solution?
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The cardinal signs of bradykinesia, resting tremor, rigidity and postural instability.
What is Parkinson's Disease?
The classification of medications that is contraindicated in asthma patients.
What is beta-blockers? (lol)
The Cranial Nerves (CN) that would be assessed with a focused neuro assessment.
What is all Cranial Nerves (CN)?
The Pulmonary Function Test (PFT).
What is a breathing tests that assesses how well your lungs are working, measuring air flow, volume, and gas exchange. They help diagnose and monitor conditions affecting your lungs.
The big DON'T in studying.
What is do not CRAM!!!