Your patient has had increased ICP following brain surgery. His level of consciousness is deteriorating and the patient displays decorticate posturing. You are most concerned this patient is experiencing
Based on my concern due to the symptoms, this patient is experiencing, either internal bleeding leading to the buildup of pressure or infections after the surgery, both of which call for immediate interventions.
Your patient has had increased ICP following brain surgery. His level of consciousness is deteriorating and...
*Questions 9-11 refer to the following patient: A 74 year old man in the ER has had a severe MI, which led to Vfib. He then had a several minute period of pulselessness & apnea before his breathing was finally restored. His BP is 78/56. He is unconscious and unresponsive to any kind of stimulus 9. Which mini-concept map is best to describe causal events and likely patient presentation in this scenario? (you may need to review a bit of...
***Questions 9 - 11 refer to the following patient: A 74 year old man in the ER has had a severe MI, which led to vfib. He then had a several- minute period of pulselessness & apnea before his breathing was finally restored. His BP is 78/56. He is unconscious and unresponsive to any kind of stimulus. 9. Which mini-concept map is best to describe causal events and likely patient presentation in this scenario? (you may need to review a...
The Glascow Coma Scale is a widely used, reliable tool to assess level of consciousness. a. Verbal response, eye opening and pupillary function b. Truncal stability, obeying commands and pupillary function c. Pupil response, muscle strength and obeying commands d. Eye opening, verbal response and obeying commands 1. The nurse knows the three indicators it measures are: 2. The nurse is assessing her patient with a head injury. Which finding should be communicated to the physician immediately? Pupils equal but...
You are caring for a postoperative patient following abdominal surgery. The patient has an IV. Foley catheter, and NG tube to low wall suction. If the patient's dark brown gastric drainage becomes bright red, what is your priority intervention? Q. Decrease the amount of wall suction. R. Call the appropriate health care provider. s. Order stat hematocrit and hemoglobin. Irrigate the NG tube with warm water. T. You are caring for a postoperative patient following abdominal surgery. The patient has...
Your supervisor has been informed by the Emergency Unit that a patient had an infection after surgery. Your supervisor asks you to investigate. Here in the scenario, your supervisor is your internal customer. What questions would you ask to establish the customer's needs?
A 46-year-old patient states that he has had weakness in his lower extremities that has worsened in an ascending manner over the past 3 days. The patient also states he is having difficulty breathing. You are most concerned that this patient is at high risk for respiratory failure caused by: a. CVA. b. Guillain-Barré syndrome. c. meningitis. d. myasthenia gravis.
2. You are caring for Mr. S, who has sustained a traumatic brain injury from a motor vehicle crash, presenting with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 6. He has an intraventricular catheter for continuous measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP). His ICP has been stable at 13 mm HG for the past 4 hours. The alarm of the monitor sounds because his ICP is now 20 mm Hg. What are your priority assessments and interventions at this time? 3. Many...
Patho Module Ten Assignment Neurologic System Disorders Academic honesty reminder. It is ok to discuss the assignments with other students asalari tool but it is considered a breach of academic honesty to copy answers directly from each other. Also, when taking a test, do not have this or any other document visible before you. A person diagnosed with meningitis will be at risk for a. increased intracranial pressure. b. decreased cerebral edema. a negative Kernig's sign. motor tract decussation. Upon...
Complete the following table comparing sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system responses. Terms should include: increased response, decreased response, constriction, relaxation, dilation. Sympathetic nervous Parasympathetic system nervous system 1. Heart rate 2. Heart contractility 3. Blood pressure 4. Respiratory rate 5. Bronchial smooth muscle 6. Vascular smooth muscle 7. Bladder tone 8. Urinary sphincter 9. GI peristalsis 10. Anal sphincter 11. Pupil response 12. Sweat gland secretion M.S. is a 26-year-old woman pregnant who is with her first child. Her husband...
Technology and reimbursement patterns have increased the amount of surgery performed on an ambulatory basis. Hospitals all over the country are experiencing a rise in the number of surgical patients who come into the hospital and go home on the same day; cases that previously required at least an overnight stay in the hospital. The move to outpatient treatment can significantly affect a hospital's use of beds and its overall organization. However, the move to outpatient care also poses some...