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MAY 2014 NURSE LICENSURE EXAM RESULTS HAS BEEN RELEASED!

Exams may not be the ultimate test of life but they are definitely the ultimate test of character. By passing the PHILIPPINE NURSE LICENSURE EXAM, it has been proven that you have a strong character, full of determination and commitment. Congratulations RN!!!

HOW TO PASS THE NOVEMBER NLE???

Everyone knows that preparing for and taking exams can get quite stressful. So, we’ve gathered a few study tips, test taking hints and relaxation techniques to help you along the way make your dreams come true..

Quote for the month

Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.-Dag Hammarskjold

Sunday, July 6, 2014

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING HANDOUT

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING HANDOUT
This will include the following topics:
I. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK of NURSING PRACTICE
A. Nursing
B. Concepts of Health and Illness
C. Concepts of Stress
D. Homeostasis
E. Adaptation
F. Adaptation to Stress – Physiological Response (Hans Selye)
G. Physiologic Indicators of Stress

II. COPING STRATGIES (COPING MECHANISMS)
A. 2 Types of Coping Strategies
B. Relaxation Techniques

III. PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSE
A. Task – Oriented Behaviors
B. Defense Mechanisms
C. Common Defense Mechanisms

IV. TYPES of NURSING DIAGNOSES
A. Formulating the Nursing Diagnosis
B. Collaborative Problems

V. METHODS USED for ASSESSMENT
A.     Collection of Data: Objective and Subjective

VI.DOCUMENTING and REPORTING
A.     Guidelines for Good Documentation and Reporting
B.     Documentation
C.    Documentation Systems
D.    Nursing Care Plan (NCP)
E.     KARDEX
F.     Nursing Discharge / Referral Summaries

VII. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
A.     Purposes
B.     Preparation of Examination
C.    Order of Examination
D.    Skills in Physical Assessment
E.     Examples of Adventitious Breath Sounds

VIII. THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS
A.     Modes of Communication
B.     Verbal Communication
C.    Nonverbal Communication
D.    Factors Influencing the Communication Process
E.     Therapeutic Communication Technique
F.     Barriers to Communication
G.    Phases of the Helping Relationship
PRINCIPLES and PRACTICE of NURSING CARE

IX. PRINCIPLES of ASEPSIS and INFECTION CONTROL
A.     Chain of Infection
B.     Modes of Transmission
C.    Course of Infection
D.    Inflammation
E.     Immune Response
F.     Nosocomial Infection
G.    Factors Increasing Susceptibility to Infection
H.    Diagnostic Tests Used to Screen for Infection

X. THEORIES OF PAIN
A.     Specific Theory
B.     Pattern Theory
C.    Gate Control Theory
D.    Current Developments in Pain Theory

XI. TYPES OF PAIN

A.     Acute Pain
B.     Chronic Pain

XII.PAIN ASSESSMENT
A.     TOOLS/INSTRUMENTS USED
B.     A B C D E method of pain assessment
C.    P Q R S T assessment for pain perception
D.    Pain History

ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS


XIII. DRUG NOMENCLATURE and FORMS
A.     Names
B.     Classification
C.    Forms
D.    Types of Drug Actions
E.     Principles in Administering Medications

XIV. BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
A.     Abraham Maslow
B.     Maslow’s Characteristics of a Self–Actualized Person

XV. MEETING OXYGENATION NEEDS
A.     Oxygenation
B.     Cardiovascular Physiology
C.    Structure and Function
D.    Steps in the Process of Oxygenation
  
XVI. MEETING NUTRITIONAL NEEDS
A.     Principles of Nutrition
B.     Nutrients

XVII.MEETING URINARY ELIMINATION NEEDS
A.     Normal Urinary Function
B.     Common Assessment Findings

XVIII. URINARY CATHETERIZATION
A.     Purposes
B.     Necessary Equipment for Catheterization
C.    Preparation of the Patient
D.    Retention or Indwelling Catheter (Foley)
E.     Procedure for Insertion
F.     Caring for the Patient with an Indwelling Catheter
G.    Removing the Indwelling Catheter and Aftercare of the Patient

XIX. MEETING BOWEL ELIMINATION NEEDS
A.     Factors that Influence Bowel Elimination
B.     Characteristics of Normal Stool
C.    Common Bowel Elimination Problems

XX. TYPES of ENEMAS
A.     Cleansing
B.     Oil-Retention
C.    Carminative
D.    Astringent

XXI. NASOGASTRIC and INTESTINAL TUBES
A.     Nasogastric Tubes
B.     Intestinal Tubes

XXII. LOSS AND GRIEF
A.     Loss
B.     Grieving Process (Theories of Grief, Dying, and Mourning)
C.    Anticipatory Grief
D.    Complications of Bereavement
E.     Symptoms of Normal Grief
F.     Nursing Health Promotion (to facilitate mourning)