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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Study Plan for Med-Surg | Neuro designed for Westminster College
Concepts Covered:
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
- Neurological Trauma
- Disorders of Pancreas
- Neurologic and Cognitive Disorders
- Nervous System
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Spinal Cord
- Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
- Emergency Care of the Neurological Patient
- Neurological Emergencies
Study Plan Lessons
Tension and Cluster Headaches
Migraines
Neuro Course Introduction
Neuro A&P Module Intro
Neuro Anatomy
Impulse Transmission
Cerebral Metabolism
Blood Brain Barrier (BBB)
Neuro Assessment Module Intro
Levels of Consciousness (LOC)
Routine Neuro Assessments
Adjunct Neuro Assessments
Brain Death v. Comatose
Intracranial Pressure ICP
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure CPP
Neuro Disorders Module Intro
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Myasthenia Gravis
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Parkinsons
Brain Tumors
Encephalopathies
Miscellaneous Nerve Disorders
Stroke (CVA) Module Intro
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Hemorrhagic Stroke (CVA)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Ischemic Stroke (CVA)
Stroke Assessment (CVA)
Stroke Therapeutic Management (CVA)
Stroke Nursing Care (CVA)
Seizures Module Intro
Seizure Causes (Epilepsy, Generalized)
Seizure Assessment
Seizure Therapeutic Management
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Seizure
Neuro Trauma Module Intro
Neurological Fractures
Spinal Cord Injury
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Meningitis