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NURS 6550 Week 6 Midterm Exam Review Week 1 - 6

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NURS 6550 (NURS6550)

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NURS 6550 Midterm Exam Review (Week 1-6) • Medicolegal Considerations and the Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse • Psychosocial Health Conditions • Conditions of the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat • Cardiovascular Conditions • Respiratory System • Gastrointestinal System

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NURS 6550 Midterm Exam Review (Week 1-6)

Medicolegal Considerations and the Role of the Advanced Practice

Nurse

 Coding and billing in nursing practice
o ICD-10, CPT, and E&M codes
 Role of the acute care nurse practitioner
o populations, limitations, common practice settings
 Certification exam content areas
 Informed consent
 HIPPA and patient confidentiality
 Radiology – appropriate orders and interpreting reports
 Evaluation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic studies, and treatment options for common
symptoms
o Cough
o Dyspnea
o Hemoptysis
o Chest pain
o Palpitations
o Lower extremity edema
o Fever and hyperthermia
o Involuntary weight loss
o Fatigue
o Acute headache
o Dysuria
 Assessment of the older adult
 Evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment of geriatric disorders
o Dementia
o Delirium (how to differentiate between dementia and delirium)
o Urinary incontinence
o Skin pressure injuries
 Care of patients at the end of life
o Symptom treatment / pain control
o Decision making
o DNR orders
 Pain Management
o Differentiate types of pain (acute, chronic, cancer)
o Classes of medications to treat pain (opioids, NSAIDS, adjuvant)
o Side effects and adverse effects of the medications
 Medications that treat neuropathic pain
o complications

, Psychosocial Health Conditions
 Evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric disorders (review medication
indications of treatment and medication complications)
o Trauma and stress related trauma disorders
o Anxiety disorders
o Somatic symptom disorders
o Chronic pain
o Personality disorders
o Bipolar disorder
 Long term treatment, monitoring, complications
o Schizophrenia
o Depression and mania (Initial treatment and common side effects to monitor
for)
o Substance use disorders

Conditions of the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat
 Evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment of eye, ENT disorders
o Conjunctivitis
 Differentiate between viral, bacterial, gonococcal
o Infectious keratitis
o Glaucoma
 Acute vs chronic
 treatment
o Cataract
o Retinal detachment
o Macular degeneration
o Optic disc swelling
o Ocular trauma
o Corneal abrasion
o Orbital cellulitis
o Hearing loss
 Conductive vs sensorineural
o Otitis media
o Cholesteatoma
o Vertigo
 Evaluation and treatment
o Sinusitis
o Nasal trauma / bleeding
 Use of nasal packing
o Pharyngitis / peritonsillar abscess
o Epiglottitis
o Salivary gland disorders
 Procedures – review the indications, procedure, and patient instructions
o Eyebrow laceration repair
o Woods light evaluation of the eye
o Eyelid eversion
o Tooth avulsion and fracture

Cardiovascular Conditions
 Evaluation, differential diagnosis, treatment options, and complications
o Congenital heart disease

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