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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...

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 ...

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...

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...

BSN 246 HESI Health Assessment Complete Exam Prep (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers |100% Correct| Grade A- Nightingale Q: Which patient reports are consistent with manifestations of bladder cancer? Answer: Visible blood in urine Urge to void 20 times per day Q: A patient presents with gross hematuria accompanied by urinary urgency and increased frequency. Which diagnostic test would be ordered first? Answer: Urinalysis Q: A patient recently dia...

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...

Exam 2: NUR101 / NUR 101 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: Describe the subjective and objective data that should be assessed in a patient who presents with a problem related to the neurologic system. (Headache, Head injury, dizziness/vertigo etc) Answer: Subjective: headache head injury dizziness/vertigo seizures tremors weakness incoordination numbness or tingling difficulty swallo...

Attention definitions: Alert, lethargic, obtunded, Stuporous, coma Ans: 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 Ans: Short term memory - covers events or memories that occurred minutes to days before Long term memory - covers event or memories that occurred months to...

Name the bones of the skull - Parietal x 2, Frontal, Sphenoid, ethmoid, Occipital, temporal x 2 What injury would cause Racoon eyes? - Basal skull fx, Frontal fx What are signs of a basal skull fx? - Frontal - racoon eyes, Middle Fossa - CSF leak, Posterior - battle signs What are diffuse intracranial Injuries? - Concussion, shear injury, DAI, Anoxic brain injury What are focal intracranial Injuries - Contusion, Epidural, Subdural, Intraparenchymal - Focal meaning in one place. What sympt...

ATI CMS EXAM REVIEW- MENTAL HEALTH UPDATED 2024 TEST BANK. 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 ATI CMS EX...