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Intro & Seizures
Common Neuro Disorders
Infectious & Inflammatory Diseases
Degenerative Diseases
Nerve Disorders & Spinal Cord Injury
100
What are 3 nursing considerations for a patient undergoing an MRI?
What are remove jewelry/any metal from clothing; ask patient about metal in body/implants; explain the expected noise from machine
100
The medications often used to treat a mild to moderate migraine attack should include:
What are aspirin and acetaminophen?
100
What are the most common causative microorganisms for meningitis?
What are Meningococcus, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Pneumococcus, Hemophilus Influenzae & Viral agents
100
What is the most life threatening problem for the patient with MG?
What is respiratory status?
100
What are the diagnostic tests used to diagnose a brain tumor?
What are CT scan, brain scan, MRI, PET scan, EEG, & Arteriography?
200
Which cranial nerves control eye movements?
What are CN III, IV, and VI.
200
The first goal of medical and nursing intervention on the ICP patient is
What is control ICP and protect the brain from secondary injury?
200
The nursing care for encephalitis is very similar to the nursing care for what other disease?
What is meningitis?
200
Donepezil is used to treat the mild-to-moderate dementia and may improve the symptoms of what disease?
What is mild to moderate Alzheimer's?
200
A spinal cord injury at the level of 1- C7 will result in how much paralysis?
What is Quadraplagia?
300
A sensation, as light or warmth, which may precede an attack of migraine or an epileptic seizure.
What is an aura?
300
Motor function disturbances result from?
What is damage to the nervous system?
300
An accumulation of pus within the brain tissue that can result from a local or a systemic infection.
What is a brain abscess?
300
Patients receiving an anticholinergic agent and bromocriptine mesylate (Parlodel) for Parkinson’s disease should be assessed for
What is baseline neurological data once per shift, constipation and/or urinary retention, and gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g., nausea, abdominal discomfort)?
300
Patients with injuries at high levels are at risk for?
What is respiratory failure?
400
What could result in decreased reflexes in the elderly?
What is decreased blood flow to the spinal cord.
400
The most important role for the nurse caring for the patient at RISK for increased ICP is
What is detection?
400
A syndrome characterized by inflammation of the nerve root and the spinal cord which become inflamed and edematous. There is also a loss of myelin in some peripheral nerves.
What is Guillian-Barre ?
400
Bromocriptine mesylate (Parlodel), levodopa (Larodopa, Dopar), amantadine (Symmetrel) and tolcapone (Tasmar) treat what disorder?
What is Parkinson's Disease?
400
Permanent relief of Trigeminal Neuralgia pain is obtained only by?
What is surgery?
500
The actions of anticonvulsants are to _______ the seizure threshold, thereby regulating neuronal firing within the brain.
What is INCREASE the seizure threshold?
500
The Total or partial loss of the ability to recognize familiar objects or people through sensory stimuli as a result of organic brain damage
What is agnosia?
500
List 5 nursing interventions for the patient with AIDS associated neurologic complications?
What are reorientation, meds for pain or sleeping, emotional support, nutrition support, & padded side rails?
500
The onset of MS is between ___ & ___ years of age? The onset of Huntington's is between ___ & ___ years of age?
What is 15-50 for MS and 35-45 for Huntington's?
500
Etiology is unknown but evidence that reactivated herpes simplex virus (HSV) may be involved in the majority of cases of what disorder?
What is Bell’s Palsy (Peripheral Facial Paralysis)?