Comprehensive Nursing Review

2024 comprehensive nursing guide. Offering invaluable guidance on critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and holistic patient care. A resource for nursing students preparing to take the NCLEX exam.

This digital download include nursing notes and mnemonic that will make nursing school a little easier. Includes:

NURSING FUNDAMENTALS:
-Test Taking Strategies
-Prioritization
-Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
-The Nursing Process
-Scope of Practice
-Ethical and Legal Issues
-Safety and Precautions
-Transmission-Based Precautions
-Common Abbreviations
-Do Not use list
-Fluid & Electrolyte Imbalance
-Lab values
-IV Therapy and IV fluids
-Parenteral Nutrition
-Health and Physical Assessment
-Vital Signs
-Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
-Dosage Calculations
-Blood and Blood Products
INTEGUMENTARY:
-Pressure Ulcer
-Burns

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM:
-The Heart
-The Heart Conduction System
-Regulation of Arterial Pressure
-The RAAS System
-Heart sounds
-Heart Murmurs
-Cardiac Biomarkers
-Coronary Artery Disease
-Angina
-Myocardial Infarction
-Hypertension (HTN)
-Heart Failure
-Cardiogenic Shock
-Valvular Heart Disease
-Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
-Chest Injuries: Rib fracture, Flail chest, pneumothorax
-Pneumonia
-Tuberculosis (TB)
-Pulmonary Embolism
-Empyema
-Asthma
-COPD
-Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
-Bronchiectasis
-Bronchitis

GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM:
-Cholecystitis
-Acute Pancreatitis
-Chronic pancreatitis
-Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
-Hepatitis
-Inflammatory Bowel Disease
-Appendicitis
-Diverticular Disease
-Hepatic Cirrhosis

GENITOURINARY SYSTEM:
-Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
-Pyelonephritis
-Renal Calculi
-Glomerulonephritis
-Nephrotic Syndrome
-Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
-Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
-Dialysis

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM:
-Hyperpituitarism (acromegaly)
-Hypopituitarism
-Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)
-Diabetes insipidus (DI)
-Adrenal Cortex Insufficiency
-Addisonian Crisis
-Cushing’s Disease
-Primary Hyperaldosteronism (Conn’s syndrome)
-Pheochromocytoma
-Hyperparathyroidism
-Hypoparathyroidism
-Hyperthyroidism
-Hypothyroidism
-Thyroid Storm
-Myxedema coma
-Diabetes mellitus
-Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
-Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome (HHS)
-Insulin

HEMOTOLOGY
-Hemophilia
-Anemia; Iron Deficiency Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia, β-Thalassemia.

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
-Fractures
-Compartment Syndrome
-Gout
-Osteoporosis
-Arthritis

MENTAL HEALTH
-Therapeutic Communication
-Types of Defense Mechanisms
-General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
-Depression
-Schizophrenia
-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
-Bipolar
-Somatic Symptom Disorders
-Phobia
-Personality Disorders
-Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
Eating Disorders; Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder
-Alcohol Abuse

NERVOUS SYSTEM
-Spinal Nerves
-Autonomic nervous system
-Cranial Nerves
-Parkinson’s Disease
-Seizure
-Myasthenia Gravis
-Multiple Sclerosis
-Dementia
-Alzheimer’s Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Gullain-Barre Syndrome
- Stroke
--Meningitis
-Headaches
-Trigeminal Neuralgia
-Bells palsy
-Head Injury
-Spinal Cord Injury

MATERNITY NURSING
-Female reproductive system
-Male reproductive system
-Fetal Circulation
-Pregnancy; Antepartum, Labor and Delivery, Postpartum Period
-Stages of Labor
-Fetal Monitoring
-Newborn Assessment

PEDIATRIC
-Pediatric Vital Signs
-Developmental Milestones
-Theories of Growth and Developmental
-Atrial septal defect (ASD)
-Patent ductus arteriosus
-Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
-Coarctation of the aorta
-Tetralogy of Fallot
-Epiglottitis
-Laryngotracheobronchitis (croup)
-Bronchiolitis/ Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
-Cystic Fibrosis
-Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
Intussusception
-Hirschsprung’s Disease
-Development Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
-Clubfoot
-Scoliosis
-Legg–Calvé–Perthes Disease
-Reye’s Syndrome
-Neural Tube Defects
-Rubeola (Measles)
-Rubella (German Measles)
-Roseola Infantum (Exanthema Subitum)
-Mumps
-Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
-Chickenpox (Varicella)
-Erythema Infectiosum (Fifth Disease)
-Infectious Mononucleosis
-Scarlet Fever

PHARMACOLOGY
--Pharmacology Mnemonics
-Antidotes
-Therapeutic Levels
-Suffixes & Prefixes
-Opioid
-Cardiovascular Medications
-Respiratory Medications
- Diabetic Medications
-Antibiotics
-Psychiatric Medications

-Hallmark Signs and Symptoms