Altered mental status ▪ - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI Med surg study guide • Accident/Error/Injury Prevention - (1) o Spinal Cord Injury: Care of a Client who has a Halo Device (Active Learning Template - Therapeutic Procedure, RM AMS RN 10.0 Chp 16) o The purpose is to provide traction and/or immobilize the spinal column ▪ Do not use the halo device to turn or move a client ▪ If the client goes home with a halo fixation device on, provide instruction on pin and vest care. ▪ Teach the client signs of infection and skin breakdow...

NURS 5334 Study Questions and Answers Exam 2 • What are the basic mechanisms by which neuropharmocologic agents act? o Can modify the disease process o Act at the sites of actions which is the axons versus synapses and steps in synaptic transmission and effects of drugs on the steps of synaptic transmission • Transmittter synthesis is the first step in transmission. What are the other 4 steps? o Transmitter storage, transmitter release, receptor binding, and termination of the transmi...

Cardiac dysrhythmia management & pacemakers LATEST APRIL 2023 Cardiac dysrhythmias − Students to review slides 4-29 prior to class: this content will not be covered in NUR 4120 − Normal sinus rhythm • Answers to evaluation of rhythm will always be within normal limits • Rate: 60-100bpm Sinus node dysrhythmias − Sinus bradycardia • HR < 60 bpm • Sinus node creates impulse at slower than normal rate • Characteristics of NSR but a slower rate − Etiology: sinus brady...

ATI Med-Surg Proctored Exam Study Guide • Accident/Error/Injury Prevention - (1) o Spinal Cord Injury: Care of a Client who has a Halo Device (Active Learning Template - Therapeutic Procedure, RM AMS RN 10.0 Chp 16) o The purpose is to provide traction and/or immobilize the spinal column ▪ Do not use the halo device to turn or move a client ▪ If the client goes home with a halo fixation device on, provide instruction on pin and vest care. ▪ Teach the client signs of infectio...

Relias Cardiac dysrhythmia management & pacemakers Study Guide. Cardiac dysrhythmias − Students to review slides 4-29 prior to class: this content will not be covered in NUR 4120 − Normal sinus rhythm • Answers to evaluation of rhythm will always be within normal limits • Rate: 60-100bpm Sinus node dysrhythmias − Sinus bradycardia • HR < 60 bpm • Sinus node creates impulse at slower than normal rate • Characteristics of NSR but a slower rate − Etiology: sinus brad...

NURS 2115 Neuro Meta Study Guide Questions with Answers 1. What is the Glasgow Coma Scale? What are you assessing when using it? • Assessment tool to determine the patient’s LOC and response to tactile stimuli (unconscious) • 3 criteria: o Eye opening o Verbal response o Motor response • Scale of 3-15: 3 indicates coma, 15 indicates no neurological damage • Less than 8, intubate 2. What nursing interventions would you expect when caring for a patient with ineffective cerebra...

Albany State University NURS 2115 Respiratory Study Guide 1. Review A&P of lungs: • Bronchioles lead to alveoli • Alveoli lead to alveolar sacs • Alveoli: functional unit of the lungs o 35% of gas exchange occurs here o Surfactant formation occurs here • Alveolar sacs: last part of the airway o Surrounded by alveoli o 65% of gas exchange occurs here • Lungs: o Right lung: 3 lobes o Left lung: 2 lobes 2. In order to understand the more difficult content, you should have an ...

NUR 2790 N3 exam 2 questions & Answers A+l NUR 2790 N3 exam 2 questions & Answers ▪ A hospital responds to a local mass casualty event. Which action should the nurse supervisor take to prevent staff post-traumatic stress disorder during a mass casualty event? a. Provide water and healthy snacks for energy throughout the event. b. Schedule 16-hour shifts to allow for greater rest between shifts. c. Encourage counseling upon deactivation of the emergency response plan. d. Assign staff to ...

NCSBN – Lesson 8C: Neurological System Study Guide Severe neck stiffness in meningitis causes flexion of hips and knees with passive flexion of the neck, known as Brudzinski's sign. The inability to straighten the legs when the hip is flexed to 90° due to hamstring stiffness, is Kernig's sign another physical finding in meningitis. When your client has been admitted with a head injury and the client has confusion and/or restlessness and/or the level of consciousness (LOC) is altered, th...

What are the clinical manifestations of a left hemispheric stroke? - Answer -Paralysis or weakness on right side of body -Right visual field of deficit -Aphasia (expressive, receptive, or global) -Altered intellectual ability -Slow cautious behavior What does the proper functioning of the CNS dependent on? - Answer The system is vulnerable proper functioning depends on integrity and homeostasis When do patients present with an altered LOC - Answer -Not oriented -does not follow...