Seizures 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 basic types of seizures
- Explain the possible causes of seizures and conditions that put patients at risk for seizures.
- Discuss the priorities for assessment of a patient who may have, is having, or has had a seizure.
- Discuss the priorities for therapeutic management of seizures
- Discuss the priorities for nursing care of a patient who may have, is having, or has had a seizure.
NUR 202 Exam 4
Concepts Covered:
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
- Emergency Care of the Neurological Patient
- Central Nervous System Disorders – Spinal Cord
- Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
- Hematologic Disorders
- Oncology Disorders
- Noninfectious Respiratory Disorder
Study Plan Lessons
Seizure Causes (Epilepsy, Generalized)
Seizures Module Intro
Seizure Assessment
Seizure Therapeutic Management
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Seizure
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Myasthenia Gravis
Lymphoma
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Oncology Important Points
Leukemia
Assessment of Guillain-Barre Syndrome Nursing Mnemonic (GBS=PAID)
Miscellaneous Nerve Disorders
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Restrictive Lung Diseases