Nursing Care
Medication class used to treat ischemic stroke
What is thrombolytics?
Potential physical deficit with a spinal cord injury in the cervical spine.
What is breathing, upper and lower extremity movement.?
Best approach to assess tremors in a Parkinson's Disease patient.
What is when the patient is at rest?
Major concern with polypharmacy in older adults
What is compounding side effects?
Possible medical complications of a person who is quadraplegic.
What are DVT, pneumonia, aspiration, pressure injury?
Commonly used medication to treat Parkinson's Disease
What is Carbidopa/Levodopa?
Classic sign of epidural hematoma/hemorrhage.
What is initial loss of consciousness - return of consciousness (lucidity) - loss of consciousness?
Classic sign of meningitis.
What is nuchal rigidity (stiff neck)?
Components of Glasgow Coma Scale.
What are eye opening, motor response, verbal response?
Possible reason for increased number of persons with disabilities.
What is improved medical care?
Purpose of hydralazine in treating hemorrhagic stroke
What is decrease blood pressure?
Symptoms of a generalized seizure.
What are tonic-clonilc movements, jerking, loss of consciousness, loss of bladder or bowel control, staring (absence)?
Multiple Sclerosis attacks this part of the neurologic system.
What is the myelin sheath?
Medication used to treat ALS.
What are medications that help manage symptoms? There are no medications that treat ALS specifically.
Effect of an incomplete spinal cord injury.
What is partial or varying degree of physical deficits?
Interventions to address hemiplagia in a patient with a stroke.
What are encourage adaptive devices, fall precautions, swallow precautions, PT, address the patient from their unaffected side?
Early symptoms of Increased Intracranial Pressure.
What are restlessness and confusion?
Rate of progression of a subdural hematoma/hemorrhage.
What is slow?
Interventions to address chronic illness in older adults.
What is adapt lifestyle, medication adherence, medical follow up, education?
Examples of invisible disabilities.
What are depression, visual impairment, auditory impairment, PTSD?
Interventions included in seizure precautions.
What are oxygen and suction at bedside, padded side rails, patient in side lying position (if seizure occurs)
Major difference between an ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
What is their causes: ischemic caused by clot and hemorrhagic caused by bleed?
Potential causes of Increased Intracranial Pressure.
What are uncontrolled HTN, traumatic brain injury, ruptured aneurysm, hemorrhagic stroke?
Priority intervention when a stroke is suspected.
What is obtain a blood glucose?