Fundamental skills related to: Immobility problems—contractures, pressure ulcer, paralysis
Basic physiological changes of geriatric patient
Basic laboratory tests Specimen—urine, stool, sputum, hemoccult, Accu-check
Adaptive equipment
Wellness/illness continuum
Illness/causes and effects
Wellness/health maintenance
Assessment of pain
Preoperative/Postoperative Care
Fluids and Electrolytes
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Geriatric nursing adaptations for disease
Cancer in relationship to disease
Fluid and electrolyte imbalance
Integumentary: infections, fungus, dermatitis, cancer, burns
Musculoskeletal: sprains, strains, fractures, joint replacement, arthritis, gout, bursitis, osteomyelitis, amputation, cancer
Gastrointestinal: ulcers, hernias, hemorrhoids, bowel obstruction, hepatitis, cirrhosis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cancer
Genitourinary: urinary tract infections, glomerulonephritis, renal failure, calculi, cancer
Sensory eye: cataracts, glaucoma, conjunctivitis, retinal detachment
Sensory ear: infections, hearing loss
Respiratory: pneumonia, upper respiratory infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, pneumothorax, pulmonary embolism, tuberculosis, cancer
Circulatory: anemia, hypertension, hypotension, varicose veins/ulcer, thrombophlebitis, thrombocytopenia, polycythemia, hemophilia, coronary artery disease, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, heart failure, aneurysms, pericarditis, rheumatic heart disease
Endocrine: diabetes mellitus, Graves Disease, Addison’s, Cushing’s, myxedema
Immune: acquired immune deficiency disease, hypersensitivy reactions, multiple myeloma, systemic lupus, erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, arthritis
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Beginning of life
Complications of pregnancy/labor and delivery
Disorders of the neonate
Bedside emergencies
Pediatric care: hospital adaptations, major pediatric care, communicable Illness
Reproductive problems: geriatric adaptations, sexually transmitted problems, infertility problems, endometriosis, inflammatory pelvic problems, cysts, tumors, cancer
Neurological problems: migraine, head injury, convulsive disorders, spinal cord problems, tumors, cerebral vascular accident
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