HEALTH PROMOTION
The PRIMARY prevention strategy for bacterial meningitis.
What is Vaccination (meningococcal vaccine)?
Vaccination is the most effective prevention for bacterial meningitis, especially recommended for high-risk groups such as college students in dormitories and immunocompromised patients.
These PRIORITY nursing interventions during an active seizure will ensure patient safety and airway management.
What is protecting the patient from injury and maintaining a patent airway? Turn the patient to the side to prevent aspiration. Do NOT put anything in the patient's mouth!
What common psychosocial issue affects family members caring for a patient with Parkinson's disease?
Caregiver role strain.
Parkinson's disease is progressive and requires increasing care. Nurses must assess caregivers for physical and emotional exhaustion and refer them to support groups, respite care, and community resources.
These are THREE common triggers that patients should be taught to identify and avoid to prevent migraine headaches.
What are food triggers (aged cheese, chocolate, alcohol, caffeine), hormonal changes, skipped meals, alcohol, physical exertion, smells, weather, environmental stimuli (bright lights, loud sounds), and stress?
Rationale: Patient education on trigger identification and avoidance is a cornerstone health promotion strategy for migraine management. Keeping a headache diary helps patients identify personal triggers.
Elevating the head of bed 30 degrees to promote venous drainage and performing frequent neurologic assessments to detect early changes in level of consciousness are two priority nursing interventions for a patient with this condition.
What is meningitis with signs of increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
A patient newly diagnosed with epilepsy expresses fear about driving restrictions and potential job loss. What is the MOST appropriate nursing intervention?
Use therapeutic communication to explore concerns, provide education on seizure management, and refer to social services and epilepsy support groups.
A patient with bacterial meningitis is admitted. This type of isolation precaution is implemented by the nurse to prevent transmission.
What is droplet precautions?
Rationale: Bacterial meningitis is potentially fatal and transmitted via respiratory droplets.
This is the correct order of prioritizing interventions for a patient in Status Epilepticus.
A) Administer anticonvulsants
B) Establish IV access
C) Protect the airway
D) Administer oxygen
What is C D B A?
Protect the airway, administer oxygen, establish IV access, and administer anticonvulsants (IV lorazepam or diazepam).
TWO nursing interventions to help a patient with chronic migraines cope with the impact on their quality of life.
This teaching should be provided to close contacts of someone with bacterial meningitis to prevent disease spread.
What is prophylactic antibiotic use within 24 hours, strict hand hygiene, and s/s of bacterial meningitis?