CVA
Head Injury
Burns
This and That
Neurological Disorders
100
What is an immediate concern when a patient is found him unconscious with CVA or other disorders?
What is a patent airway?
100
The patient in MVA sustained a brief loss of consciousness?
What is Concussion?
100
What are the three phases of Burns?
What is Acute, Emergent, and Rehabilitation?
100
What are the three types of skin grafts utilized with Burn patients?
What is Autograft-patients own skin, Allograft-obtain from a donor, Xenograft-from non human usually a pig?
100
What are two neurological conditions attack motor neuron and results in muscle wasting?
What is Huntington Chorea, PLS(primary lateral sclerosis) d Spinal muscular atrophy-(sma),and ALS.
200
When a Patients is in a coma what symptoms do they exhibit?
What lack of voluntary movement,inability to arouse the patient by noxious stimuli, and Cheyne-Stokes respiration.
200
State the nursing assessment for patients with CHI?
What is PERRLA, MAE, LOC, no drainage from nose or ears?
200
What is a complication in the acute phase of burns that as nurses we want to protect patients from?
What is infection?
200
What type of ulcer can burn patients get 14 days later?
What is Curling ulcer?
200
What is the treatment intervention prior to surgery for a child with myleomeningocele?
What is place child on side for comfort?
300
What position do we place unconscious patients in?
What is lying on the left side, left hip and lower extremity straight, and the right hip and knee bent.
300
The patient with a CHI has a seizure what should you as a nurse realize?
What is severe brain injury?
300
The burn patient suffering from smoke inhalation is at risk for?
What is respiratory complications?
300
The patient with a basal skull fracture will exhibit these signs?
What is raccoon eyes, battle signs-ecchymosis to mastoid process of the temporal bone, CSF leak rhinnorrhea, bleeding from ears and nose?
300
What are S/S of a quadriplegic patient exhibiting autonomic dysreflexia?
What is Hypertension, slow heart rate, seizures, H/A, chest pain, and sweating?
400
What are signs and symptoms of TIA?
What is sight changes, H/A, and Lightheadedness.
400
As nurses what is important to remember when caring for CHI patients?
What is monitor for seizure activity, re-position every 2 hours, patent airway, and proper body alignment?
400
What is the rationale for shock in burn patients?
What is fluid shift, pain , and fluid loss?
400
The patient diagnosed with dysphagic and dyasthria are diadnosed with this neurological disorder?
What is MG?
400
What is the cause of autonomic dysreflexia?
What is a full bladder and chronic constipation?
500
The patient with a CVA has a flaccid left arm and left lower extremity? What is this called?
What is complete paralysis of half of the body?
500
What conditions may occur in CHI patients?
What is bleeding, low body temperature, and tonic-clonic seizures?
500
What should you as a nurse monitor with increase fluid loss with burn patients?
What is reduced urine in the Foley bag?
500
What are S/S of adult cerebral palsy?
What is Ataxia before age 20 and after age 40, and paralysis?
500
What actual nursing diagnosis with treatment and reasons is important for a left hemisphere stroke patient?
What is nursing interventions and scientific rationale on NS final exam?
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