For anybody who doubts the intensity of nursing school, here is a list of subjects we had to know inside and out for our upcoming exam:
Increased Intracranial Pressure, Brain Cancer, Concussions, Contusions, Epidural/Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Subdural Hematoma, Skull Fractures, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Shock, Autonomic Dysreflexia, Atria Septal Defect, Ventricular Septal Defect, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Coarctation of Aorta, Tetralogy of Fallot, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Congestive Heart Failure in Children, Rheumatic Fever, Kawasaki Disease, Hydrocephalus, Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Reyes Syndrome, Meningitis, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease, Osteosarcoma, Ewing's Sarcoma, Gastric Cancer, Gastric Surgery, Dumping Syndrome, Postprandial Hypoglycemia, Bile Reflux Gastritis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Peptic Ulcer Disease, Diverticulosis, Diverticulitis, Gastric Bypass Surgery, Nasogastric Tubes, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes, Total Parenteral Nutrition, Chest Tubes, Heparin/Insulin Drips... oh yeah and Ethics.
It's good that we had four weeks to learn all that!
