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Seizures Module Intro

Seizures Module Intro

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Nichole Weaver
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Upon completion of this module, you will be able to…

  1. Describe the basic types of seizures
  2. Explain the possible causes of seizures and conditions that put patients at risk for seizures.
  3. Discuss the priorities for assessment of a patient who may have, is having, or has had a seizure.
  4. Discuss the priorities for therapeutic management of seizures
  5. Discuss the priorities for nursing care of a patient who may have, is having, or has had a seizure.
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Term 4, Week 4

Concepts Covered:

  • Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
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  • Respiratory Emergencies
  • Neurologic and Cognitive Disorders
  • Neurological Emergencies
  • Nervous System
  • Emergency Care of the Neurological Patient
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  • Pregnancy Risks
  • Circulatory System
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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