After completing this course you’ll be able to:
| 1. | Discuss the work of Adelaide Nutting. |
| 2. | Describe the work of Louise McManas in 1953. |
| 3. | Define critical thinking attitudes. |
| 4. | Compare intellectual humility and intellectual courage. |
| 5. | Compare intellectual integrity and intellectual perseverance. |
| 6. | Compare faith in reason and intellectual sense of justice. |
| 7. | Define divergent thinking. |
| 8. | Compare inductive and deductive reasoning. |
| 9. | Compare reflection and creativity. |
| 10. | Define clarification and basic support. |
| 11. | Discuss the findings and recommendations of an abdominal aortic aneurism. |
| 12. | Describe the findings of the blood work for the client in acute pulmonary edema. |
| 13. | Discuss the symptoms of the client with adenocarcinoma of the colon. |
| 14. | Describe the use of the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube. |
| 15. | Discuss the glucose levels of the client with complicated diabetes mellitus. |
| 16. | Define exopthalmus and photophobia. |
| 17. | Discuss the symptoms required for a pacemaker. |
| 18. | Discuss symptoms of multiple sclerosis. |
| 19. | Describe interventions for the neurogenic bladder of a quadriplegic client. |
| 20. | Discuss the CD 4 T cell count of the client with AIDS. |
| 21. | State the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in the 67-year-old woman. |
| 22. | Describe the sigmoid colostomy. |
| 23. | State which vital sign should be monitored prior to taking Lanoxin in the client with congestive heart failure. |
| 24. | Describe decubitus prevention and care. |
| 25. | Discuss the blood glucose levels for the 72-year-old retired teacher. |
| 26. | Describe the basic anatomy of the left lung regarding the client receiving palliative care. |
| 27. | State how tuberculosis is diagnosed. |
| 28. | Discuss Apgar scores as discussed in Early Postpartum: Vaginal Birth. |
| 29. | State if the hemoglobin and hematocrit levels for the client with an ectopic pregnancy are normal. |
| 30. | Discuss the usual size of an infant when the mother has elevated blood sugars from gestational diabetes. |
| 31. | Describe how skin turgor is checked in the client with hyperemesis gravidarum. |
| 32. | Describe normal fontanelles in a 4-day-old-infant, whose mother has postpartum depression. |
| 33. | Discuss positioning of an infant with gastroesophageal reflux disease during feedings. |
| 34. | State how Hirschprung’s disease was diagnosed 48 hours after birth in the now 3-year- old boy. |
| 35. | Describe an iron rich diet for an 8-month-old with iron deficiency anemia. |
| 36. | State the significance of a bulging tympanic membrane in an infant with otitis media. |
| 37. | Describe the peak and trough monitoring with blood tests when a 15-year-old client is receiving Vancomycin. |
| 38. | State the weight in pounds for the infant at birth, now in respiratory distress. |
| 39. | State the vitamin which enhances iron absorption for the client with septic osteomyelitis. |
| 40. | State what the nurse should observe for postoperatively in the 8-year-old child after a tonsillectomy. |
| 41. | State a common complication of third-degree burns. |
| 42. | Describe the Glasgow Coma Scale. |
| 43. | List safety precautions required when physically restraining an adolescent client with anger issues. |
| 44. | Define lanugo, seen on the client with anorexia nervosa. |
| 45. | Describe the excuses for behavior regarding the client with antisocial personality disorder. |
| 46. | Discuss discharge planning for the client with anxiety and panic attacks. |
| 47. | Describe the abnormal laboratory work for the client with delusional behavior. |
| 48. | Describe the diet required for the client with depression taking phenelzine sulfate (Nardil). |
| 49. | Discuss the use of fluoxetine hydrochloride (Prozac) for the client with depression and suicidal ideation. |
| 50. | Discuss the comments from the staff regarding care of the long-term client. |
| 51. | Discuss the importance of taking clozapine (Clozaril) on a regular basis. |
| 52. | Discuss the daughter’s behavior when caring for her 89-year-old mother. |
| 53. | State what should be said when you enter a person’s home and see a gun lying on the |
| 54. | State safety checks to be done when a client is in four-point restraints. |
| 55. | Define tardive dyskinesia and state what age group is likely to develop these symptoms. |