•decerebrate - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Mental Health ATI Study Guide Levels of Consciousness • Alert • Patient is Responsive, Opens Eyes Spontaneously, and Answers Questions Appropriately • Lethargic • Patient Can Open Eyes & Respond to Questions, But Falls Asleep Quickly • Obtunded • Patient Responds to Light Shaking, But is Confused & Slow to Respond • Stuporous • Patient Barely Responds to Painful Stimuli (Like Sternal Rub) • Comatose • Patient is Unresponsive & Abnormal Posturing May Be Present ...

1. A nurse is caring for a client who has a closed head injury and has an intraventricular catheter placed. Which of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? (Select all that apply.) A. Flat jugular veins B. A Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15 C. Sleepiness exhibited by the client D. Widening pulse pressure E. Decerebrate posturing: C, D, E Flat jugular veins is incorrect. With increased ICP, the jugular veins are typically dist...

LOC - ALERT (Correct Answer) - patient is responsive opens eyes spontaneously answers questions appropriately LOC - LETHARGIC (Correct Answer) - patient can open eyes and respond to questions falls asleep easily LOC - OBTUNDED (Correct Answer) - patient responds to light shaking is confused slow to respond LOC - STUPOROUS (Correct Answer) - patient barely responds to painful stimuli *example* rubbing sternum abnormal posturing may be prese...

PRN1725/ PRN 1725 Exam 1 Review (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Client-Centered Care IV | Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct| Grade A - Rasmussen Q: normal CSF pressure Answer: 70 to 125 cm water pressure (cm H2O) Q: control of what can reduce the number of strokes and the damage they cause? Answer: hypertension and cholesterol Q: clonus Answer: muscle spasm or twitching Q: Babinski reflex Answer: Infant reflex where if its foot is stroked, the...

A man has a knife impaled at the fourth intercostal space, left sternal border. He is pulseless and not breathing. You should: - Answer Remove the knife from the chest An adult was pinned between two vehicles. He is conscious but confused and unable to follow commands. He has bruising on both sides of his anterior chest. He has a weak carotid pulse, no peripheral pulses, clear breath sounds in all fields, and distended neck veins. You should suspect: - Answer Pericardial tamponade A patien...

Exam 1: PRN1725/ PRN 1725 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Client-Centered Care IV Review | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A - Rasmussen Q: clonus continued rhythmic contraction of the muscle while there is continuous application of stimulus. Q: babinski reflex Answer: done by scraping an object along the sole of the foot. Q: decorticate posture Answer: extension of legs, internal rotation of arms with elbows bent, occurs with damage to cortex. ...

WVU Nursing 460 Combined Exam 1 Content Verified Solutions Mental Status Spectrum Mental Status Exam -a wide spectrum in order to assess the patient's mental status -useful for if a patient is comatose, somnolent, obtunded, lethargic, confused, or alert & oriented -changes in mental status don't have to be as drastic as alert to comatose ^they can be as simple as alert to lethargic What is an acute change in mental status? -occurs when a patient has a change from their baseline ...

A nurse is caring for a client who has a closed head injury and has an intraventricular catheter placed. Which of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? (Select all that apply.) A. Flat jugular veins B. A Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15 C. Sleepiness exhibited by the client D. Widening pulse pressure E. Decerebrate posturing - correct answer C, D, E Flat jugular veins is incorrect. With increased ICP, the jugular veins a...

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