Nursing Practice 2 Finals Notes

Description

These notes cover the whole semester. Basically an overview on all the topics outlined in the unit guide. Having an understanding of the topic is what helped me with the case studies and questions in the exam. Please also consider what the lecturer has outlined as important for the exam. Topics covered in the notes include: Enteral Nutrition • Enteral nutrition • Factors impacting oral consumption • Enteral nutrition information • Short term and long-term feeding • Types of feeds • Administration systems • Principles of management • Preventing complications • Complications Medications • National Medicines Policy • Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) • Administrating Medications • Legislation and policy • Poisons list • Types of Medication orders • Validity of medication order • Patients and medications • Medication effects • 6 rights of medication administration • 3 checks of medication administration Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics • Quality Use of Medicine Framework • Common errors and influencing factors • Strategies to avoid errors • Knowledge of medications • Effects of medications • Pharmacokinetics • Pharmacodynamics • Medication management: Lifespan considerations Parenteral Administration • Parenteral medications • Advantages and disadvantages • Intradermal • Subcutaneous • Intramuscular - Ventrogluteal, Vastus lateralus, Deltoid • Equipment • Needle selection • Labelling Venous thromboembolism (VTE) • Phlebitis • Venous stasis • Thrombus • Thrombophlebitis • Embolus • Venous thromboembolism • VTE causes • VTE at risk • Prevention • Mechanical Prophylaxis • Mechanical contraindications • Pharmacological prophylaxis • Pharmacological contraindications Immobility • Bed rest • System complications of immobility: - Cardiovascular - Musculoskeletal - Respiratory - Urinary - Psycho-neurological - Integumentary - Gastrointestinal • Clinical reasoning process – Nursing care plan Wound Assessment • Types of wounds and complications • Primary and secondary intention wound healing • 3 Phase wound healing • Factors impacting wound healing • Antiseptic, Disinfectant, sterilisation and asepsis • Wound Assessment findings Wound Management • Evidence based practice to promote wound healing - Cleaning techniques - Moist wound healing • Purpose of applying wound dressing • Purpose of wound care products