Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified

CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^239 Administer corticosteroids: methylprednisolone intravenously prednisone 60 to 80 mg daily the firs ...

(^240) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified NURSING DIAGNOSES Impaired physical mobility Fatigue Self-care deficit NURSING INT ...

CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^241 PROGNOSIS The disease can take a variety of forms from mild weakness and drooping of the eye muscle ...

(^242) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Twitching of facial muscles Small pupils (miosis) Low blood pressure INTERPRETING ...

CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^243 NURSING DIAGNOSES Impaired physical mobility Impaired verbal communication Ineffective air exchang ...

(^244) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified cell. The loss of neurons within the substantia nigra continues and results in dimin ...

CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^245 Orthostatic hypotension due to lack of norepinephrine within the sympa- thetic nervous system, aff ...

(^246) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified NURSING DIAGNOSES Activity intolerance Impaired mobility Risk for injury NURSING I ...

CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^247 PROGNOSIS The level of injury will determine the degree of disability the patient is likely to sus- ...

(^248) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified prednisone dexamethasone Administer dextran, a plasma expander, which increases blo ...

CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^249 Need for turning and positioning or special rotating bed to decrease pressure. Monitor intake and ...

(^250) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified the patient the best chance for recovery without permanent disability. Patients with ...

CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^251 the brain. Caution is also recommended in patients with head trauma, uncontrolled hypertension, hem ...

(^252) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified to pain 2 none 1 Motor responses obeys commands^6 localizes pain 5 withdrawal (norm ...

CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^253 Seizures may be a symptom of another condition—such as a tumor or stroke which has increased the in ...

(^254) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified TREATMENT If there is an underlying condition causing the disorder, removal of this ...

CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^255 Risk for fall Anxiety NURSING INTERVENTION Monitor patient during the seizure for breathing, ski ...

(^256) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified CT scan with or without Contrast Practitioner may do an initial test without contras ...

CHAPTER 5 Nervous System^257 It is done to obtain pressure readings, obtain cerebrospinal fluid for analysis, inject contrast me ...

(^258) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Quiz A patient arrived in the ER with a head injury. She is unconscious. You and a ...