Nervous System Disease.1
This disease damages the protective covering of nerves and causes weakness.
What is MS?
The jerky, uncontrolled movements seen in Huntington’s disease.
What is chorea?
The shaking seen in many residents with Parkinson’s disease.
What is a tremor?
The system that controls movement, thought, and sensation.
What is the nervous system?
A resident feels dizzy while getting up. The CNA should do this first.
What is sit them back down?
MS symptoms may come and go. This pattern is called:
What are relapses and remissions?
A resident with Huntington’s speaks with slurred or unclear words.
What is dysarthria?
Parkinson’s causes stiff muscles, known as:
What is rigidity?
The brain and spinal cord belong to this part of the nervous system.
What is the central nervous system?
The CNA follows this specialist’s recommendations for thickened liquids and swallowing.
Who is the speech therapist (SLP)?
A resident with MS becomes tired very easily. The CNA should always allow this.
What are rest periods?
A resident with Huntington’s disease understands instructions but has trouble beginning a task. What type of change does this show?
What is a cognitive change?
Residents with Parkinson’s often walk with small, shuffling steps called:
What is a shuffling gait?
Nerves that carry messages from the brain to the muscles.
What are motor nerves?
During a seizure, the CNA should do this before anything else.
What is protect from injury (place pillow under the head, remove nearby objects)?
A common early MS symptom involving the eyes.
What is blurred vision?
During mealtime, a resident with Huntington’s begins coughing repeatedly after swallowing.
What is stop the meal and ensure proper positioning?
This risk increases during meals because of poor muscle control.
What is dyphagia?
Difficulty speaking because muscles cannot form words correctly.
What is dysarthria?
Residents with tremors may need this type of equipment at mealtime.
What are adaptive utensils?
Because of poor nerve signals, MS can cause this muscle problem that makes movement stiff or tight.
What is spasticity?
A resident with Huntington’s becomes upset because they cannot control their body movements during dressing.
What is offer step-by-step assistance and reassurance(one step at a time)?
The face of a Parkinson’s resident may look blank or without expression.
What is a mask-like face?
A sudden loss of blood supply to the brain causing cell damage.
What is a stroke?
Any change in behavior, speech, or movement must be:
What is reported to the nurse?