Fundamentals of Nursing Study Guide & Flashcard Index - Edition 2 (Pre-2023)
Here is the list of topics that were covered in our Fundamentals of Nursing Flashcards (Edition 2, pre-2023).
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Topic | Card # | Section |
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Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) | 1 | Principles |
Nursing Practice Act (NPA) | 1 | Principles |
State Boards of Nursing (BON) | 1 | Principles |
Malpractice | 10 | Principles |
Negligence | 10 | Principles |
Unintentional Torts | 10 | Principles |
Mandatory Reporting | 11 | Principles |
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development | 12 | Principles |
Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development | 14 | Principles |
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development | 15 | Principles |
Health Belief Model | 16 | Principles |
Transtheoretical Model | 17 | Principles |
Nonverbal Communication | 19 | Principles |
American Nurses Association (ANA) | 2 | Principles |
Therapeutic Communication | 20 | Principles |
Nontherapeutic Communication | 21 | Principles |
Domains of Learning | 22 | Principles |
Patient Education | 22-24 | Principles |
Health Literacy | 23 | Principles |
Culturally Competent Care | 26 | Principles |
Ethnocentrism | 26 | Principles |
Cultural Considerations | 26-28 | Principles |
Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) | 29 | Principles |
Advocacy | 3 | Principles |
Autonomy | 3 | Principles |
Beneficence | 3 | Principles |
Fidelity | 3 | Principles |
Justice | 3 | Principles |
Nonmaleficence | 3 | Principles |
Veracity | 3 | Principles |
Fowler's | 30 | Principles |
High-Fowler's | 30 | Principles |
Patient Positions | 30 | Principles |
Prone | 30 | Principles |
Semi-Fowler's | 30 | Principles |
Supine | 30 | Principles |
Lateral | 31 | Principles |
Lithotomy | 31 | Principles |
Reverse Trendelenburg | 31 | Principles |
Sims' Position | 31 | Principles |
Trendelenburg | 31 | Principles |
Chain of Infection | 32-33 | Principles |
Infectious Agent | 32-33 | Principles |
Mode of Transmission | 32-33 | Principles |
Portal of Entry | 32-33 | Principles |
Portal of Exit | 32-33 | Principles |
Reservoir | 32-33 | Principles |
Susceptible Host | 32-33 | Principles |
Convalescence | 34 | Principles |
Incubation | 34 | Principles |
Prodromal | 34 | Principles |
Stages of Infection | 34 | Principles |
Active Artificial Immunity | 35 | Principles |
Active Natural Immunity | 35 | Principles |
Passive Artificial Immunity | 35 | Principles |
Passive Natural Immunity | 35 | Principles |
Acute Illness | 36 | Principles |
Chronic Illness | 36 | Principles |
Modifiable Risk Factors | 36 | Principles |
Non-Modifiable Risk Factors | 36 | Principles |
Fire Safety | 37 | Principles |
PASS Sequence | 37 | Principles |
RACE Sequence | 37 | Principles |
Bomb Threat | 38 | Principles |
Chemical Exposure | 38 | Principles |
Equipment Malfunction | 38 | Principles |
Tornado | 38 | Principles |
Sharps Injury | 39 | Principles |
Documentation | 4, 25 | Principles |
Injury Prevention | 40 | Principles |
Brachytherapy | 41 | Principles |
Internal Radiation | 41 | Principles |
Informed Consent | 5 | Principles |
Leaving Against Medical Advice (AMA) | 6 | Principles |
Right to Refuse | 6 | Principles |
Advance Directives | 7 | Principles |
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) | 7 | Principles |
Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) | 7 | Principles |
Living Will | 7 | Principles |
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) | 7 | Principles |
Physician's Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) | 7 | Principles |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | 8 | Principles |
Assault | 9 | Principles |
Battery | 9 | Principles |
Defamation of Character | 9 | Principles |
False Imprisonment | 9 | Principles |
Intentional Torts | 9 | Principles |
Invasion of Privacy | 9 | Principles |
SMART Goal | 42 | Practice & Skills |
Case Manager | 43 | Practice & Skills |
Occupational Therapist | 43 | Practice & Skills |
Physical Therapist | 43 | Practice & Skills |
Provider | 43 | Practice & Skills |
Respiratory Therapist | 43 | Practice & Skills |
Social Worker | 43 | Practice & Skills |
Speech Language Pathologist | 43 | Practice & Skills |
SBAR Communication | 44 | Practice & Skills |
Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) | 46-47 | Practice & Skills |
Infection Control | 46-54 | Practice & Skills |
Hand Hygiene | 48 | Practice & Skills |
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) | 49 | Practice & Skills |
Contact Precautions | 50 | Practice & Skills |
Standard Precautions | 50 | Practice & Skills |
Universal Precautions | 50 | Practice & Skills |
Transmission Precautions | 50-51 | Practice & Skills |
Airborne Precautions | 51 | Practice & Skills |
Droplet Precautions | 51 | Practice & Skills |
Protective Isolation | 52 | Practice & Skills |
Sterile Field | 53-54 | Practice & Skills |
Bed Baths | 55 | Practice & Skills |
Bed Making | 55 | Practice & Skills |
Denture Care | 56 | Practice & Skills |
Oral Care | 56 | Practice & Skills |
Seizures | 57 | Practice & Skills |
Acute Pain | 58 | Practice & Skills |
Breakthrough Pain | 58 | Practice & Skills |
Chronic Pain | 58 | Practice & Skills |
Pain | 58-60 | Practice & Skills |
Cutaneous Pain | 59 | Practice & Skills |
Idiopathic Pain | 59 | Practice & Skills |
Neuropathic Pain | 59 | Practice & Skills |
Nociceptive Pain | 59 | Practice & Skills |
Referred Pain | 59 | Practice & Skills |
Somatic Pain | 59 | Practice & Skills |
Visceral Pain | 59 | Practice & Skills |
Adjuvant Analgesics | 60 | Practice & Skills |
Nonopioid Analgesics | 60 | Practice & Skills |
Opioid Analgesics | 60 | Practice & Skills |
Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) | 61 | Practice & Skills |
Circadian Rhythm | 62 | Practice & Skills |
Sleep | 62-63 | Practice & Skills |
Insomnia | 63 | Practice & Skills |
Narcolepsy | 63 | Practice & Skills |
Sleep Apnea | 63 | Practice & Skills |
Sleep Hygiene | 63 | Practice & Skills |
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) | 64 | Practice & Skills |
Grief | 65-66 | Practice & Skills |
Anticipatory Grief | 66 | Practice & Skills |
Complicated Grief | 66 | Practice & Skills |
Disenfranchised Grief | 66 | Practice & Skills |
Normal Grief | 66 | Practice & Skills |
Hospice Care | 67 | Practice & Skills |
Palliative Care | 67 | Practice & Skills |
Immobility | 68-71 | Practice & Skills |
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) | 69 | Practice & Skills |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living | 69 | Practice & Skills |
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) | 70 | Practice & Skills |
Canes | 72 | Practice & Skills |
Walkers | 72 | Practice & Skills |
Mobility Devices | 72-74 | Practice & Skills |
Crutches | 73-74 | Practice & Skills |
Fall Preventions | 75-76 | Practice & Skills |
Restraints | 77-78 | Practice & Skills |
Pressure Injuries | 79-80 | Practice & Skills |
Hemostasis | 81 | Practice & Skills |
Inflammatory Phase | 81 | Practice & Skills |
Maturation | 81 | Practice & Skills |
Proliferation | 81 | Practice & Skills |
Wound Healing | 81-84 | Practice & Skills |
Primary Intention | 82 | Practice & Skills |
Secondary Intention | 82 | Practice & Skills |
Tertiary Intention | 82 | Practice & Skills |
Wound Drainage | 84 | Practice & Skills |
Wound Culture | 85 | Practice & Skills |
Wound Irrigation | 85 | Practice & Skills |
Sterile Dressing | 86 | Practice & Skills |
Staples | 87 | Practice & Skills |
Sutures | 87 | Practice & Skills |
Wound Drains | 88 | Practice & Skills |
Diabetic Foot Care | 89 | Practice & Skills |
Hypertonic | 90 | Practice & Skills |
Hypotonic | 90 | Practice & Skills |
Isotonic | 90 | Practice & Skills |
Osmolarity | 90-91 | Practice & Skills |
Insensible Losses | 92 | Practice & Skills |
Sensible Losses | 92 | Practice & Skills |
Fluid Volume Deficit | 93 | Practice & Skills |
Fluid Volume Excess | 94 | Practice & Skills |
Calcium (Ca) | 95 | Practice & Skills |
Hypercalcemia | 95 | Practice & Skills |
Hypocalcemia | 95 | Practice & Skills |
Hypermagnesemia | 96 | Practice & Skills |
Hypomagnesemia | 96 | Practice & Skills |
Magnesium (Mg) | 96 | Practice & Skills |
Hyperkalemia | 97 | Practice & Skills |
Hypokalemia | 97 | Practice & Skills |
Potassium (K) | 97 | Practice & Skills |
Hypernatremia | 98 | Practice & Skills |
Hyponatremia | 98 | Practice & Skills |
Sodium (Na) | 98 | Practice & Skills |
Respiratory Acidosis | 99 | Practice & Skills |
Respiratory Alkalosis | 99 | Practice & Skills |
Acid/Base Imbalances | 99-100 | Practice & Skills |
Metabolic Acidosis | 100 | Practice & Skills |
Metabolic Alkalosis | 100 | Practice & Skills |
Carbohydrates | 101 | Practice & Skills |
Fats | 101 | Practice & Skills |
Macronutrients | 101 | Practice & Skills |
Proteins | 101 | Practice & Skills |
Micronutrients | 102 | Practice & Skills |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | 103 | Practice & Skills |
Dysphagia | 104 | Practice & Skills |
Clear Liquid Diet | 105 | Practice & Skills |
Dysphagia Diet | 105 | Practice & Skills |
Full Liquid Diet | 105 | Practice & Skills |
NPO | 105 | Practice & Skills |
Soft Diet | 105 | Practice & Skills |
Foodborne Illness | 106 | Practice & Skills |
Capillary Blood Glucose Measurement | 107 | Practice & Skills |
Nasogastric Tubes | 108-110 | Practice & Skills |
Enteral Nutrition | 111-113 | Practice & Skills |
Parenteral Nutrition | 114 | Practice & Skills |
Urine Specific Gravity | 115 | Practice & Skills |
Urinary Elimination | 115-123 | Practice & Skills |
24-Hour Urine Collection | 116 | Practice & Skills |
Clean Catch Urine Specimen | 116 | Practice & Skills |
Sterile Specimen | 116 | Practice & Skills |
Urinalysis | 116 | Practice & Skills |
Stress Incontinence | 117 | Practice & Skills |
Urge Incontinence | 117 | Practice & Skills |
Urinary Incontinence | 117 | Practice & Skills |
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) | 118-119 | Practice & Skills |
Bladder Scanner | 120 | Practice & Skills |
Intermittent Catheter | 121 | Practice & Skills |
Straight Catheter | 121 | Practice & Skills |
Urinary Catheters | 121-123 | Practice & Skills |
Indwelling Urinary Catheter | 121, 123 | Practice & Skills |
External Urine Collection Devices | 122 | Practice & Skills |
Suprapubic Catheter | 122 | Practice & Skills |
Constipation | 124 | Practice & Skills |
Diarrhea | 124 | Practice & Skills |
Bowel Elimination | 124-129 | Practice & Skills |
Colostomy | 125 | Practice & Skills |
Ileostomy | 125 | Practice & Skills |
Ostomies | 125-126 | Practice & Skills |
Laxatives | 127 | Practice & Skills |
Rectal Suppositories | 127 | Practice & Skills |
Enemas | 127-128 | Practice & Skills |
Fecal Occult Blood Test | 129 | Practice & Skills |
Diffusion | 130 | Practice & Skills |
Perfusion | 130 | Practice & Skills |
Ventilation | 130 | Practice & Skills |
Oxygenation | 130-140 | Practice & Skills |
Hypoxemia | 131 | Practice & Skills |
Hypoxia | 131 | Practice & Skills |
Oxygen Toxicity | 131 | Practice & Skills |
Incentive Spirometer | 132 | Practice & Skills |
Aerosol Mask | 133 | Practice & Skills |
Face Tent | 133 | Practice & Skills |
Nasal Cannula | 133 | Practice & Skills |
Non-Rebreather | 133 | Practice & Skills |
Partial Rebreather | 133 | Practice & Skills |
Simple Face Mask | 133 | Practice & Skills |
Venturi Mask | 133 | Practice & Skills |
Chest Physiotherapy | 134 | Practice & Skills |
Positive Airway Pressure | 134 | Practice & Skills |
Suctioning | 134-135 | Practice & Skills |
Chest Tubes | 136-137 | Practice & Skills |
Artificial Airways | 138 | Practice & Skills |
Tracheostomy | 138-139 | Practice & Skills |
Home Oxygen Safety | 140 | Practice & Skills |
Preoperative Care | 141 | Practice & Skills |
Perioperative Care | 141-143 | Practice & Skills |
Intraoperative Care | 142 | Practice & Skills |
Post-Anesthesia Care | 142 | Practice & Skills |
Postoperative Care | 142-143 | Practice & Skills |
Abandonment | 10, 157 | Gerontology |
Presbyopia | 151 | Gerontology |
Presbycusis | 152 | Gerontology |
Alzheimer's Disease | 154 | Gerontology |
Sundowning | 154 | Gerontology |
Delirium | 155 | Gerontology |
Dementia | 155 | Gerontology |
Depression | 155 | Gerontology |
Polypharmacy | 156 | Gerontology |
Elder Mistreatment | 157-158 | Gerontology |
Respite Care | 158 | Gerontology |
Communication | 18-21, 153 | Gerontology |
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | 13, 160 | Leadership |
Authoritarian Leadership | 159 | Leadership |
Autocratic Leadership | 159 | Leadership |
Democratic Leadership | 159 | Leadership |
Laissez-Faire Leadership | 159 | Leadership |
Leadership Styles | 159 | Leadership |
Transactional Leadership | 159 | Leadership |
Transformational Leadership | 159 | Leadership |
Airway, Breathing, Circulation | 160 | Leadership |
Nursing Process | 42, 160, 186 | Leadership |
Acute v. Chronic Priority | 161 | Leadership |
Invasive Procedures | 162 | Leadership |
Restrictive Procedures | 162 | Leadership |
Survivability Potential | 162 | Leadership |
Delegation | 163-165 | Leadership |
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAPs) | 164 | Leadership |
LPNs | 165 | Leadership |
LVNs | 165 | Leadership |
Practical Nurses | 165 | Leadership |
Critical Pathways | 166 | Leadership |
Efficient Nursing Practice | 166 | Leadership |
Intergroup Conflict | 167 | Leadership |
Interpersonal Conflict | 167 | Leadership |
Intrapersonal Conflict | 167 | Leadership |
Conflicts | 167-168 | Leadership |
Accommodating | 168 | Leadership |
Avoiding | 168 | Leadership |
Collaborating | 168 | Leadership |
Competing | 168 | Leadership |
Compromising | 168 | Leadership |
Conflict Management Strategies | 168 | Leadership |
Smoothing | 168 | Leadership |
Employee Performance Appraisal | 169 | Leadership |
Performance Appraisal | 169 | Leadership |
Chemically-Impaired Employees | 170 | Leadership |
Disciplinary Action | 170 | Leadership |
Quality Improvement (QI) | 171 | Leadership |
Adverse Event | 172 | Leadership |
Incident Reporting | 172 | Leadership |
Near Miss | 172 | Leadership |
Occurrence Reporting | 172 | Leadership |
Patient Safety Events | 172 | Leadership |
Sentinel Event | 172 | Leadership |
Aggregate | 173 | Community Health |
Community | 173 | Community Health |
Community-Based Nursing | 173 | Community Health |
Community-Oriented Nursing | 173 | Community Health |
Faith-Based Nurse | 174 | Community Health |
Home Health Nurse | 174 | Community Health |
Hospice Nurse | 174 | Community Health |
Occupational Health Nurse | 174 | Community Health |
Parish Nurse | 174 | Community Health |
School Nurse | 174 | Community Health |
Prevention Levels | 175 | Community Health |
Primary Prevention | 175 | Community Health |
Secondary Prevention | 175 | Community Health |
Tertiary Prevention | 175 | Community Health |
Determinants of Health | 176 | Community Health |
Air Pollution | 177 | Community Health |
Food Deserts | 177 | Community Health |
Occupational Hazards | 177 | Community Health |
Water Contamination | 177 | Community Health |
Environmental Hazards | 177-179 | Community Health |
Lead Poisoning | 178 | Community Health |
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | 179 | Community Health |
Homeless | 180 | Community Health |
LGBT+ | 180 | Community Health |
Migrant Workers | 180 | Community Health |
Veterans | 180 | Community Health |
Vulnerable Populations | 180 | Community Health |
Violence | 181 | Community Health |
Medicaid | 182 | Community Health |
Medicare | 182 | Community Health |
Family Assessment Tools | 185 | Community Health |
Family Health Risks | 185 | Community Health |
Family Nursing | 185 | Community Health |
Family Systems Theory | 185 | Community Health |
Community Health Plan | 186 | Community Health |
Community Assessment | 187 | Community Health |
Direct Observation | 187 | Community Health |
Informant Interviews | 187 | Community Health |
Secondary Analysis | 187 | Community Health |
Surveys | 187 | Community Health |
Windshield Survey | 187 | Community Health |
Epidemiologic Triangle | 188 | Community Health |
Epidemiology | 188-189 | Community Health |
Attack Rate | 189 | Community Health |
Endemic | 189 | Community Health |
Epidemic | 189 | Community Health |
Incidence | 189 | Community Health |
Pandemic | 189 | Community Health |
Prevalence | 189 | Community Health |
Nationally Notifiable Diseases | 190 | Community Health |
Anthrax | 191 | Community Health |
Bioterrorism | 191 | Community Health |
Smallpox | 191 | Community Health |
Disaster Mitigation | 192 | Community Health |
Disaster Preparedness | 192 | Community Health |
Disaster Recovery | 192 | Community Health |
Disaster Response | 192 | Community Health |
Disasters | 192 | Community Health |
Mass Casualty Event | 193 | Community Health |
Triage | 193 | Community Health |