07.09 Meningitis for CCRN Review
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Study Tools For 07.09 Meningitis for CCRN Review
Outline
Nursing Points
General
- Meningitis
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Cause –> Staph Aureus
- Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) assessment will show:
- Elevated protein
- Low glucose
- Purulent
- Leukocytes present
- Viral Meningitis
- Cause
- Enterovirus
- Herpes virus
- Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) assessment will show:
- Elevated protein
- Normal glucose
- Clear
- Cause
- Symptoms
- Headache
- Nuchal rigidity
- Kernig’s sign= Pain in leg on leg extension
- Budinski’s sign= Leg elevates when chin lowered to neck
- Bacterial Meningitis
CCRN Review (Critical Care Certification Review)
This course is a review for the CCRN exam. Experienced critical care nurses that meet the testing criteria can use this course to review key concepts for their CCRN exam, which is a certification for critical care nurses. Criteria to test includes having 1,750 hours in direct bedside care of acutely and/or critically ill patients during the last 2 years (prior to the exam). 875 hours need to be worked in the year prior to your application.