Nursing Practice V: Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations, Part C

Study lessons

1. 1

   Psychiatric assessment and the therapeutic milieu

   Covers the mental status examination, the phases of the nurse-client relationship, therapeutic and non-therapeutic communication, defense mechanisms, and milieu principles that anchor the psychiatric portion of the NLE.

   15 min
2. 2

   Anxiety, mood, and psychotic disorders

   Reviews anxiety levels and disorders, OCD and PTSD, major depression and bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, with the nursing care and safety priorities the NLE tests most often.

   15 min
3. 3

   Personality disorders, substance use, and suicide risk

   Covers the three personality disorder clusters, alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal, suicide risk assessment and precautions, and an overview of eating disorders for the NLE.

   15 min
4. 4

   Psychotropic medications

   Reviews antipsychotics and their extrapyramidal and neuroleptic malignant emergencies, antidepressants including SSRIs and MAOIs, lithium toxicity, and anxiolytics, with the nursing responsibilities the NLE tests.

   15 min
5. 5

   Communicable and tropical diseases

   Reviews the chain of infection, isolation precautions, and the communicable and tropical diseases common in the Philippines, with the DOH-based nursing priorities the NLE emphasizes.

   15 min
6. 6

   Emergency and triage nursing

   Master the primary and secondary survey, emergency department triage categories, basic life support, and the care of poisoning, drowning, heat illness, and mass casualty victims using START triage.

   15 min
7. 7

   Critical care, shock, and trauma

   Differentiate the four classes of shock and their stages, apply trauma nursing priorities, and protect patients with head and spinal cord injuries in the critical care setting.

   15 min
8. 8

   Oncology and palliative care

   Review cancer warning signs, safe nursing care during chemotherapy and radiation, neutropenic precautions, cancer pain management, and compassionate palliative and end-of-life care.

   15 min
9. 9

   Leadership, management, and quality

   Compare leadership styles, master the management functions and staffing patterns, and apply quality improvement, patient safety, risk management, and informatics principles tested on the NLE.

   15 min
10. 10

    Delegation and integrated prioritization

    Apply the five rights of delegation, decide what nursing assistants and licensed staff may safely do, and integrate ABC, Maslow, and stability rules to choose the best initial and follow-up actions.

    15 min

Section practice test

10 test sets covering the whole Nursing Practice V: Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations, Part C section, 620 original questions with explanations. After you finish the lessons above, prove it here. Randomized every run.