Neuro Assessment Module Intro
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Upon completion of this module, you will be able to…
- Describe the 7 levels of consciousness (Normal, Confused, Delirious, Somnolent, Obtunded, Stuporous, Comatose)
- Discuss what assessments should be included in a routine neuro exam and how to perform them.
- Discuss what adjunct assessments can be added to a neuro exam, what they indicate, and how to perform them.
- Discuss the difference between Brain Death and Comatose and the implication on nursing practice.
- Explain the physiology of intracranial pressure and the implications of increased intracranial pressure.
- Discuss how to calculate cerebral perfusion pressure and its implications for nursing practice.
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Term 4, Week 4
Concepts Covered:
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
- Oncology Disorders
- Neurological Trauma
- Musculoskeletal Trauma
- Disorders of Pancreas
- Respiratory Emergencies
- Neurologic and Cognitive Disorders
- Neurological Emergencies
- Nervous System
- Emergency Care of the Neurological Patient
- Substance Abuse Disorders
- Cardiac Disorders
- Pregnancy Risks
- Circulatory System
- Basics of Sociology
- Statistics
- Disorders of the Thyroid & Parathyroid Glands
Study Plan Lessons
Neuro Course Introduction
Neuro A&P Module Intro
Computed Tomography (CT)
Neuro Anatomy
Impulse Transmission
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Cerebral Metabolism
CT & MR Angiography
Blood Brain Barrier (BBB)
Cerebral Angiography
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Electromyography (EMG)
Neuro Assessment Module Intro
Levels of Consciousness (LOC)
Routine Neuro Assessments
Adjunct Neuro Assessments
Brain Death v. Comatose
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure CPP
Nervous System Anatomy
Membrane Potentials
Nerve Transmission
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
Spinal Cord
Cranial Nerves
Seizures Module Intro
Seizure Causes (Epilepsy, Generalized)
Seizure Assessment
Seizure Therapeutic Management
Ammonia (NH3) Lab Values
Creatine Phosphokinase (CPK) Lab Values
Homocysteine (HCY) Lab Values
Intracranial Pressure ICP
Ischemic (CVA) Stroke Labs
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Seizure
Order of Lab Draws
Shorthand Lab Values
Spinal Cord Injury
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Lab Values
Thyroxine (T4) Lab Values
Triiodothyronine (T3) Lab Values