Module 2: NCLEX RN Review

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Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC Related seminars and products

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Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC, has been a nurse for nearly 30 years specializing in intensive care. She earned her legal nurse consultant training through the Vickie Milazzo Institute in 2008 and has worked on nearly 250 cases for various boards of nursing. She has worked with attorneys on pre-corrective action and with nurses to meet consultation requirements to fulfill corrective action guidelines.

Additionally, Cyndi has worked as a legal nurse consultant responsible to analyze medical records, determine merit, assist with client interviews, attend medical appointments, locate testing experts, complete chronologies, review billing for accuracy, provide deposition/jury question development, and assist in court strategy development. Cyndi is a renowned national seminar speaker having spoken for numerous companies since 2008, including her own, Clinical Review Consultants. She works for Mayo Clinic in Minnesota continuing her passion for bedside nursing in critical care.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cynthia Zarbano is the owner of Clinical Review Consultants and has an employment relationship with Mayo Mankato. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Cynthia Zarbano has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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DAY TWO – MODULE TWO

Liver & Pancreas

Diagnostic Labs

Liver Failure

Signs and Symptoms

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Management

Nursing Considerations

Acute Pancreatitis

Coagulopathies

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy (DIC)

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

Labor/Delivery

Terms to Know

Fetal Heart Rate

Monitoring Options

Accelerations

Early Deceleration

Late Deceleration

Variable Deceleration

Stages of Labor

Effacement & Dilation

Apgar Score

Normal Newborn Vitals

Labor Complications

Vascular

Venous Insufficiency vs. Arterial

Phlebitis

AV Fistulas & Graphs

Fractures

Setting Priorities

Rib

Pelvic

Femur

Treatments

Complications

Positioning

Kidneys

Related Lab Tests

Acute & Chronic Failure

Acute Tubular Nephrosis

Rhabdo

Radio-Contrast Nephropathy (RCN)

Dialysis

Electrolytes

Life-Threatening Changes

Hypo & Hyperkalemia

Hypo & Hypernatremia

Hypo & Hypercalcemia

Hypomagnesemia

Hypomagnesemia

Must KNOW Signs & Symptoms

Medications Part Two

Cardiac Medications by Class

Dermatologic Medications

Diabetic Medications

Gastrointestinal Meds

Genitourinary Meds

Objectives

Objectives Day Two/ Module Two:

1. List 3 benefits of beta blockers in a patient with coronary artery disease.

2. Recognize life-threatening electrolyte imbalances, potential causes and remedies.

3. Identify conditions which would require a chest tube.

4. Explain acute renal failure and current treatment options

5. Discuss possible etiology and significance of common assessment abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system.

6. Discuss a variety of fetal heart rate patterns.

7. Compare appropriate interventions in response to fetal heart rate changes.

8. Analyze potentially serious complications related to fractures.

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