NUR 4716 Summer 2022 Exam 2 Blueprint & Study Guide
In addition to Lewis textbook and ATI Med-Surg chapters listed on syllabus and weekly
course content, please also review the ATI Transfusion Chapter 40, including the
Application Exercises.
# Questions Topic
6
2
Risks, assessment, symptoms, and treatment of: pleurisy, pneumonia,
pulmonary emboli, pneumothorax; chest tube care and maintenance
Patient teaching for tuberculosis treatment; treatment of small cell vs. non-small
cell lung cancer; Pneumoconoises cause
Assessing oxygenation at bedside; types of oxygen delivery; thoracentesis
procedure and possible complications
Elements of informed consent and nurse’s role
2
Malignant hyperthermia risk factors and priority actions
2
Classification of surgical procedures
5
Pre-op care: What to report (allergies, history, abnormal CBC BMP values);
Patient prep; Patient teaching to avoid post-op complications; SCIP goals and
core measure interventions
Intra-op care: Care of patients with type 1 diabetes; Patients with increased risk
of hypothermia; Signs of anesthesia awareness; Surgical asepsis procedures in
OR; Moderate sedation – RN roles and complications/reversal
PACU care: Priority assessment; PARS examples; Signs of shock
3
4
6
3
8
3
6
50
Post-op care: Signs of infection, Risks of immobility and interventions; Post-op
risks for patients with diabetes; NG tube maintenance; Wound dehiscence,
Wound packing sterile technique; Post-op nausea & vomiting nursing process
Process for safe blood transfusion; Process for autologous blood donation;
Types & signs of transfusion reactions
Pain: Safe pain medication administration, Pain assessment & scale, Examples
of acute/chronic pain; Opioid reversal; Medication for neuropathic pain;
Medicating patients post-op if they fear narcotic dependence
TOTAL, each worth 2 points