Focus 1           

1.      Discuss current health care delivery system as it relates to the economics, accessibility and overall health of the population.  

2.      Identify ethical principles in nursing.  

3.      Integrate legal concepts into decisions related to the practice of nursing.  

4.      Illustrate the knowledge of cultural variation into professional practice.  

5.      Utilize the principles of teaching and learning to the patient teaching process.  

6.      Interpret nursing documentation, record keeping and written communication. 

7.      Discuss the legal implications of the medical record.  

8.      Understand the role of nursing care evaluation in patient care quality assurance. 

9.      Review the Nursing Process.  

  

Topics 

Health Care Delivery System  

Values and Ethics 

Legal Issues 

Cultural Diversity 

Principles of Learning  

Documentation 

Evaluation 

Health Promotion 

  

Focus 2: Physical Assessment Review 

1.      Integrate appropriate medical terminology into physical assessment examination. 

2.      Conduct a thorough patient interview. 

3.      Identify components of a health history. 

  

Topics 

Physical Assessment Review 

Medical Terminology Review 

Patient Interview and Health History 

  

Focus 3: Pharmacology Review 

1.      Review Medication Administration. 

2.      Calculate appropriate dosages. 

3.      Identify specific classifications of drugs. 

4.      Explain major actions and side effects of specific classifications of drugs. 

5.      Integrate appropriate nursing interventions of specific classifications of drugs. 

6.      Describe appropriate nursing interventions for intravenous therapy. 

7.      Predict potential complications of intravenous therapy. 

8.      Discuss common disturbances in fluid and electrolytes and acid-base balance. 

9.      List and discuss nursing interventions for fluid, electrolytes and acid-base imbalances. 

10.  Identify abnormal laboratory values that indicate acid-base imbalances. 

  

Topics 

Rights of Medication Administration 

Calculating Doses review 

IV Therapy: Nursing Intervention and Complications 

Classifications, Major Actions, Side Effects and Nursing Interventions 

Pain 

Acid Base: Common Disturbances, Nursing Interventions, Lab Values  

Pharmacology Review Quiz 

  

Focus 4: Medical-Surgical Nursing Review - Part 1 

1.      Identify anatomy and physiology of common disorders. 

2.      Describe the medical-surgical treatment of common disorders. 

3.      Formulate appropriate interventions for each common disorder. 

4.      Outline appropriate patient and family education for each common disorder. 

  

Topics 

Neurological 

Respiratory 

Cardiovascular  

Gastrointestinal 

Renal 

  

Focus 5: Medical-Surgical Nursing Review - Part 2 

1.      Identify anatomy and physiology of common disorders. 

2.      Describe the medical-surgical treatment of common disorders. 

3.      Formulate appropriate interventions for each common disorder. 

4.      Outline appropriate patient and family education for each common disorder. 

  

Topics 

Musculoskeletal 

Endocrine 

Onocology 

Blood Disorders 

Common Lab Tests