Neuro Trauma Module Intro

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

  1. Discuss the care and nursing implications for a patient with a facial or skull fracture
  2. Discuss the care and nursing implications for a patient with a vertebral fracture
  3. Discuss the care and nursing implications for a patient with a spinal cord injury
  4. Describe prevention and management priorities for autonomic dysreflexia
  5. Discuss the care and nursing implications for a patient at risk for, or who has developed meningitis.

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Neuro

Concepts Covered:

  • Disorders of Pancreas
  • Disorders of the Adrenal Gland
  • Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary Gland
  • Disorders of the Thyroid & Parathyroid Glands
  • Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
  • Neurological Trauma
  • Neurologic and Cognitive Disorders
  • Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System Disorders – Spinal Cord
  • Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
  • Emergency Care of the Neurological Patient
  • Neurological Emergencies
  • Cardiac Disorders
  • Shock

Study Plan Lessons

Metabolic & Endocrine Module Intro
Addisons Disease
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Cushings Syndrome
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Diabetes Insipidus (DI)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for SIADH (Syndrome of Inappropriate antidiuretic Hormone Secretion)
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Hyperthyroidism
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Hypothyroidism
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Module Intro
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology of Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
Diabetes Management
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Hyperglycaemic Hyperosmolar Non-ketotic syndrome (HHNS)
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
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology of Endocarditis and Pericarditis
Nursing Care and Pathophysiology for Distributive Shock