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Med-Surg Success

A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking

Med-Surg Success
KATHRYN CADENHEAD COLGROVE RN, MS, CNS, OCN
Trinity Valley Community College Kaufman, Texas

A Course Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking

JUDY CALLICOATT RN, MS, CNS
Trinity Valley Community College Kaufman, Texas Consultant:

Ray A. Hargrove-Huttel RN, PhD
Trinity Valley Community College Kaufman, Texas

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Consullo, RN, MS, CNRN Advanced Clinical Nurse, Neuroscience St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas Michelle L. Edwards, RN, MSN, ACNP, FNP Advanced Practice Nurse, Cardiology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas Gail F. Graham, APRN, MS, NP-C Advanced Practice Nurse, Internal Medicine Adult Nurse Practitioner St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas Elester E. Stewart, RRT, RN, MSN, FNP Advanced Practice Nurse, Pulmonary Family Nurse Practitioner St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas Leslie Prater, RN, MS, CNS, CDE Clinical Diabetes Educator Associate Degree Nursing Instructor Trinity Valley Community College Kaufman, Texas Helen Reid, RN, PhD Dean, Health Occupations Trinity Valley Community College Kaufman, …show more content…
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Cerebrovascular Accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Head Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Spinal Cord Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Seizures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Brain Tumor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Meningitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Parkinson’s Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Substance Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Encephalitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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