Neuro Assessment Module Intro
Master
To Master a topic you must score > 80% on the lesson quiz.
Included In This Lesson
Outline
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.
neuro
Concepts Covered:
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
- Nervous System
- Neurological Trauma
- Disorders of Pancreas
- Neurologic and Cognitive Disorders
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Spinal Cord
- Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
- Neurological Emergencies
- Emergency Care of the Neurological Patient
Study Plan Lessons
Neuro A&P Module Intro
Neuro Anatomy
Neuro Assessment Module Intro
Routine Neuro Assessments
Adjunct Neuro Assessments
Neuro Disorders Module Intro
Neuro Trauma Module Intro
Cerebral Metabolism
Blood Brain Barrier (BBB)
Levels of Consciousness (LOC)
Intracranial Pressure ICP
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Parkinsons
Brain Tumors
Encephalopathies
Miscellaneous Nerve Disorders
Stroke Assessment (CVA)
Stroke Nursing Care (CVA)
Seizure Causes (Epilepsy, Generalized)
Spinal Cord Injury
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Hydrocephalus
Reye’s Syndrome
Spina Bifida – Neural Tube Defect (NTD)