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·
Test-taking and
Study Strategies for Success
·
Assessment of
Acute and Chronic Illnesses
o
Epidemiology/disease control
o
Pathophysiology
o
Psychopathology
o
Diagnostic
reasoning
o
Physical
assessment
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Clinical
Management
o
National standards
of practice
o
Clinical
guidelines
o
Pharmacotherapeutics
o
Clinical
therapeutics (nutrition, occupational therapy, complimentary therapies)
o
Clinical
decision-making
o
Safety
·
Health Promotion
and Risk Assessment
o
Risk factor
analysis (wellness assessment)
o
Risk reduction
(lifestyle modification, health maintenance guidelines)
o
Special needs of
the adult across the lifespan (young, older, elderly, frail)
o
Screening tests
·
The Nurse
Practitioner and Patient Relationship
o
Cultural
competence and spiritual wellness
o
Therapeutic
communication
o
Teaching/coaching
o
Patient advocacy
·
Professional Role
and Policy
o
Ethics
o
Scope of
practice/health care public policy
o
Access to care
(treatment cost-effectiveness, drug costs, poverty, transportation)
o
Coordination of
care (interdisciplinary planning)
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Research
Utilization
o
Evidence-based
practice principles
·
Extensive Review
of System-Specific Health Problems
o
Cardiovascular
o
Pulmonary
o
Endocrine
o
Neurological
o
Renal/genitourinary/gynecologic
o
Gastrointestinal
o
Hematology/oncology
o
Immunology
o
Musculoskeletal
·
Psychosocial
Health Issues
o
Violence
o
Depression
o
Substance abuse
o
Anxiety
o
Grief
o
Sexuality
o
Powerlessness
o
Altered mental
status
·
Common Problems in
Acute Care
o
Fever
o
Shock
o
Nutritional
imbalances
o
Fluid,
electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances
o
Poisoning and drug
toxicities
o
Wound management
o
Infections
(community-acquired, hospital-acquired, opportunistic, cellulitis)
o
Immobility
o
Palliative care
(end of life, pain management)
o
Transplantation
o
Pain (acute,
chronic)
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