Obtunded - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TNCC 9th Edition 2023 What are the greatest risks for transport? - CORRECT ANSWER-Loss of airway patency, displaced obstructive tubes lines or catheters, dislodge splinting devices, need to replace or reinforce dressings, deterioration in patient status change in vital signs or level of consciousness, injury to the patient and/or team members According to newtons law which of these two force is greater: size or force? - CORRECT ANSWER-Neither. For each force there is an equal and opposit...

A temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of the face - Answer- bells palsy rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle - Answer- clonic/clonus rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of the forearms and plantar flexion of the feet - Answer- decerebrate posturing posturing manifested by the obtunded pt pulling arms and hands medially toward the center of the body in response to noxious stimuli - Answer- decorticate posturin...

NURS 550 Final Exam with Complete Solutions Attention definitions: Alert, lethargic, obtunded, Stuporous, coma Alert - pt is awake and aware Lethargic - you have to speak to pt in a loud and forceful manner to get a response Obtunded - you must shake pt to get a response Stuporous - arousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub) Coma - pt is completely unarousabe Memory Short term memory - covers events or memories that occurred minutes to days before Long term memory - covers ev...

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...

SCRN EXAM 2024/2025 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS A 67yo man with a hx of HTN, DM, HLD, and smoking presents to the ED. CC of persistent dizziness q1week that has become so severe he now has double vision, N/V. His wife tells you she noticed a L facial droop and slurring. Pt reports weakness in L arm and leg. He denies HA or SZ. Head CT was negative for acute bleed. Upon returning to the room he has become increasingly obtunded and difficult to arouse. You notice he now has a nystagmus and s...

HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2022-2024 TEST BANK REVISED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT. The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic lower back pain. The nurse knows that the most reliable indicator of pain in this client is: The patient is reporting "6/10" pain. The patient is refusing to get out of bed. The patient is refusing to eat breakfast. The patient's heart rate is 90 beats per minute. A Which of the following actions should the nurse take to ensure an accurate blood...

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 ...

QUESTION what is the best neurological indicator of a patient's current condition Answer: level of consciousness QUESTION contusion Answer: bruise, can lead to increased ICP. QUESTION coup-contrecoup injury Answer: A brain injury that occurs when force is applied to the head. coup is the head being thrown forward while contre-coup is the head being thrown back. QUESTION subdural hematoma Answer: collection of blood under the dura mater. venous injury will bleed slowly. symptoms ...

NURS 550 Final Exam with Complete Solutions Attention definitions: Alert, lethargic, obtunded, Stuporous, coma Alert - pt is awake and aware Lethargic - you have to speak to pt in a loud and forceful manner to get a response Obtunded - you must shake pt to get a response Stuporous - arousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub) Coma - pt is completely unarousabe Memory Short term memory - covers events or memories that occurred minutes to days before Long term memory - covers...

Drexel NUR 550 Final Exam Study Guide with complete solutions. Alert ️ patient awake and aware level of consciousness ️ how aware the person is of their environment lethargic ️ you must speak to the patient in a loud forceful manner to get a response obtunded ️ you must shake a patient to get a response stuporous ️ the patient is unarousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub) coma ️ patient completely unarousable short term memory ️ covers events or memories that occ...