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Medical-surgical foundations
Textbook ground the theory paper draws on beyond the reading list: blood, fluids, wounds, emergencies, drugs, evidence.
Anatomy and physiology essentialsHomeostasis and feedback, heart chambers and circuits, conduction and the ECG, airway and breathing mechanics, blood and plasma, kidneys and urine, pancreas, liver and gallbladder.28 q · 0 masteredBlood transfusion and haematologyBedside checks, observations, 4-hour and 12-hour rules, blood groups, reactions from mild fever to TACO and ABO haemolysis, iron deficiency anaemia.30 q · 0 masteredFluids, electrolytes and fluid balanceThe 5 Rs, signs of hypovolaemia, the 500 ml bolus, 25 to 30 ml/kg maintenance, potassium rules, sodium and chloride limits, reading a fluid balance chart, dehydration.28 q · 0 masteredWound care and healingHealing phases, primary and secondary intention, TIME, wound measurement, infection continuum, swabs, cleansing, dressings, ABPI and compression, the diabetic foot.28 q · 0 masteredShock, anaphylaxis and emergenciesFour types and three stages of shock, lactate and MAP, anaphylaxis and IM adrenaline, adult basic life support, AED, choking, hypoglycaemia, bleeding, stroke, heat stroke.28 q · 0 masteredPharmacology and vaccinesParacetamol limits, NSAIDs, aspirin, warfarin and INR, clopidogrel, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, diuretics, PPIs, levothyroxine, steroids, lithium, inhalers, and the Irish childhood and school vaccine schedules.28 q · 0 masteredHigh-alert medicinesInsulin (units in full, insulin syringes, second check, single-patient pens, high-strength products), IV potassium (storage, 40 mmol/L, 10 mmol/h), methotrexate once weekly, DOACs, apixaban, controlled drugs, digoxin, metformin.33 q · 0 masteredOncology and cancer care basicsWhat cancer is, benign and malignant, routes of spread, cancer types, how chemotherapy works, side effects and the SOS hotline triggers, infection precautions, BreastCheck, BowelScreen and CervicalCheck.28 q · 0 masteredResearch, evidence and nursing theoryEvidence-based practice, inductive and deductive reasoning, the metaparadigm, Nightingale to Benner, the Roper-Logan-Tierney model, hierarchy of evidence, RCTs and cohorts, GRADE.28 q · 0 mastered