Decerebrate rigidity - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI - RN Mental Health Nursing Latest October 2024 update What do you assess for during a Mental Status Exam (MSE)? - Answer--1. level of consciousness 2. physical appearance 3. behavior 4. cognitive and intellectual abilities alert - Answer--able to fully respond by opening eyes, attend to normal tone of voice and speech, and answer questions spontaneously and appropriately lethargy - Answer--able to open eyes and respond, but is drowsy and falls asleep readily obtundation - Answer--need...

ATI Mastery Exam - Mental Health NUR 330 Questions And Answers Provisions of care to clients in mental health settings is based on standards of care set by the: - ANS American Nurses Association The American Psychiatric Nurses Association Internal Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Mental Status Examination (MSE) - Level of Consciousness Level of consciousness is described using the following terms. Observed behaviors are included in the documentation: - ANS Alert: The c...

NBCOT Neurological Impairments Exam Questions Solved Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Defined - Answer -Damage to the brain from an external mechanical or blunt force accompanied by a loss of consciousness, post traumatic amnesia, skull fracture, or other unfavorable neurological findings attributed to the even through a diagnostic process Leading Causes Of Traumatic Brain Injuries - Answer -Falls, Motor vehicle accidents, Striking or being struck by an object, Assault Factors Affecting Rec...

Emergency Medical responder Latest 2023 Graded A+ PAC Paramedic Association of Canada NOCP National Occupational Competency Profiles Why were NOCPs created define a national scope of practice ACP alberta college of paramedics assessments performed in the secondary survey History vitals understanding the complaint assessment OPQRST secondary head to toe PATCH another set of vitals Why SAMPLE and OPQRST history obtained to understand pts complaint What does DCAP-BLS TIC, DRT mean deformities...

PN MENTAL HEALTH EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 1. Which term demonstrates a willingness to spend time with a patient? A) Offering self B) Focusing C) Presenting reality D) Giving information Correct Answer: A) Offering self ________________________________________ 2. Responding to stress through the unconscious development of physical manifestations not caused by a physical illness is known as: A) Projection B) Regression C) Displacement D) Conversion Correct Answer: D)...

Decerebrate Rigidity - Answer-extended, internally rotated shoulders, extended elbows, flexed wrists and fingers, extended internally rotated hips, plantar flexion, extended knees, increased rigidity when awake Intervention: positioning, ROM, neuromuscular block meds, early casting Decorticate Rigidity - Answer-internally rotated shoulder, flexed elbow and wrists and fingers, extended internally rotated hips, knee flexion, ankle plantar flexion, increased rigidity when awake Intervention: p...

1. A nurse is caring for a client who who has had a stroke involving the right hemisphere. Which of the following alterations in function should the nurse expect? A. Difficulty reading Rationale: The left hemisphere is the center for language, mathematic skills and thinking analytically. A client who is unable to read following a stroke would have involvement of the left hemisphere. B. Inability to recognize his family members Rationale: The right hemisphere is involved with visual and spati...

What does a mental status examination include? - Answer-level of consciousness physical appearance behavior cognitive and intellectual abilities what are the levels of consciousness? - Answer-alert lethargic stuporous comatose what is lethargic? - Answer-client can open eyes and respond but they are drowsy and falls asleep quickly What is stuporous? - Answer-client requires vigorous and painful stimuli to elicit a brief response what is comatose? - Answer-unconscious what is...

Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) tests what? exam used to objectively assess a client's cognitive status by evaluation orientation to time and place, attention span and ability to count backwards by seven, following commands, ability to write, recalling objects Stuporous The client requires vigorous or painful stimuli to elicit a brief response. She might not be able to respond verbally. Decorticate rigidity Flexion and internal rotation of upper-extremity joints and legs Decerebra...

ATI PROCTORED EXAM - MENTAL HEALTH Q&A What does a mental status examination include? - level of consciousness physical appearance behavior cognitive and intellectual abilities what are the levels of consciousness? - alert lethargic stuporous comatose what is lethargic? - client can open eyes and respond but they are drowsy and falls asleep quickly What is stuporous? - client requires vigorous and painful stimuli to elicit a brief response what is comatose? - unconscious what is ...