Glasgow coma scale 9 12 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

5/3/19 ATI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1. CHAPTER 1: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS A. Components of Health care systems a. Participants 1. Consumers- clients 2. Providers a. Licensed providers: registered nurses, license practical (or vocational) nurses (LPN), advanced practice nurses (APN), medical doctors, pharmacists, dentists, dietitians, physical/respiratory/occupational therapists, etc b. Unlicensed providers: assistive personal b. Settings 1. Hospitals, homes, skilled nursing, assisted living, schoo...

Medical Semiology 6 - Physical Examination Questions And Answers Guaranteed Pass! A+ level of consciousness - classification - ANS-1. Alert 2. Lethargic 3. Obtundation 4. stupor 5. Coma The 2 cardinal DONTS for comatose patients - ANS-1. Dont dilate the pupils - most important clue for underlying cause (metabolic-structural) 2. Don't flex the neck - trauma Scales used to assess a patients conscious level - ANS-AVPU scale Alert Voice (Lethargy) Pain (Stupor) Unresp...

ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXIT FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2020. BEST FOR 2023/24 EXAM ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXIT FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2020. BEST FOR 2023/24 EXAM 1) A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent client that has conduct disorder. The client threatened suicide to teacher at school. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the assessment? a) Tell me about your siblings b) Tell me what kind of music you like ...

Williams & Hopper Chapter 47 & 48 Questions with Answers A patient has a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 5. What does this score suggest to the nurse? 1. Asleep 2. Lethargic 3. Comatose 4. Hyperreactive - Answer-3 A Glasgow Coma Scale score of less than 7 indicates a comatose patient. The total possible score of Glasgow Coma Scale ranges from 3 to 15. A score of 15 indicates a fully alert patient; a score of 13 or 14, a mild head injury; 9 to 12, a moderate injury; and any score of 8 or below...

CBIS Exam Questions and answer 100% correct 2023* Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 Severe TBI; normal or abnormal structural imaging. LOC over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia over 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 9-12 Moderate TBI; LOC over 30 minutes but less than 24 hours; alteration of consciousness over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia more than 1 day but less than 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15 Mild TBI; normal imaging; LOC 0-30 minutes, alteration of consciousness up to 24 hour...

NBCOT Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A hand dominance development at 3-6 years, but is not fully defined until 6 years agnosia Agnosia is a category of deficits where the patient lacks recognition of familiar objects as perceived by the senses. apraxia inability to execute or carry out learned (familiar) movements, despite having desire and physical ability to do so ideomotor apraxia inability to imitate gestures or perform a purposeful motor task on command, even though patient i...

1. While assessing a client with diabetes mellitus, the nurse observes an absence of hair growth on the client's legs. What additional assessment provides further data to support this finding? a. Palpate for the presence of femoral pulses bilaterally. b. Assess for the presence of a positive Homan's sign. c. Observe the appearance of the skin on the client's legs. d. Watch the client's posture and balance during ambulation - ANS: C Signs of chronic arterial insufficiency include decreas...

An infraction is a - Answer Region of dead tissue A clot or other plug that is brought through the blood to a point where it blocks a smaller blood vessel is called an _____. - Answer embolism Masses of enlarged and tortuous cortical vessels that are supplied by one or more large arteries are called: - Answer angiomas A female patient experienced constriction of blood vessels (vasospasm) leading to impaired sensory function. Which disorder did the patient most likely suffer - A...

functions of nervous system - √Answer :controls all motor sensory, autonomic, cognitive, behavioral activities Quiz :parasympathetic nervous system - √Answer :rest and digest : constricts the pupils Quiz :altered LOC - √Answer :most important indicator of pt condition cont from full alertness and full cognition to coma Quiz :coma - √Answer :unresponsive, unarousable, unresponsiveness Quiz :assess of altered LOC - √Answer :assess verbal response and orientation, alertness, mo...

* Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 -Answer Severe TBI; normal or abnormal structural imaging. LOC over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia over 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 9-12 -Answer Moderate TBI; LOC over 30 minutes but less than 24 hours; alteration of consciousness over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia more than 1 day but less than 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15 -Answer Mild TBI; normal imaging; LOC 0-30 minutes, alteration of consciousness up to 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia up to ...