neurological assessment fundamentals
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1. central nervous sys- brain & spinal cord
tem (CNS)
2. peripheral nervous cranial nerves & spinal nerves
system (PNS)
3. integrates informa- central nervous system
tion that it receives
from, and coordi-
nates the activity of
all parts of the body
4. connect central ner- peripheral nervous system
vous system to limbs
& organs
5. what two cranial CN I & CN II
nerves emerge from
the cerebrum?
6. nerve impulse from motor
brain to target
7. nerve impulse from sensory
sensory organs to
brain
8. motor controls muscle (eye movement), glandular tissue (salivary) & specialized muscle
(heart + stomach)
9. sensory output pressure, pain, taste
10. true or false: each true!
spinal nerve is at-
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tached to the spinal
cord by two nerve
roots
11. mental status person, place, time, situation
12. lethargy client opens eyes
answers question
falls back to sleep
13. obtunded client opens eyes to voice
responds slowly w/confusion
seems unaware of environment
14. stupor client awakens to vigorous shake or painful stimuli but return to unresponsive
sleep
15. coma client remains unresponsive to all stimuli; eyes stay closed
16. Decorticare posture client in a coma with lesions of the corticospinal tract *draws hands up to
chest*
17. decerebrate posture client in a coma with lesions of diencephalon, midbrain, or pons *extends
arms, legs, archers neck, rotates hands + arms internally*
18. Glasgow Coma Scale clients who are at high risk for rapid deterioration of the nervous system
19. GCS score of 15 optimal level of consciousness
20. GCS: eye opening re- 4 = spontaneous
sponse 3 = to speech
2 = to pain
1 = none
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neurological assessment fundamentals.pdf
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ao4i6t
1. central nervous sys- brain & spinal cord
tem (CNS)
2. peripheral nervous cranial nerves & spinal nerves
system (PNS)
3. integrates informa- central nervous system
tion that it receives
from, and coordi-
nates the activity of
all parts of the body
4. connect central ner- peripheral nervous system
vous system to limbs
& organs
5. what two cranial CN I & CN II
nerves emerge from
the cerebrum?
6. nerve impulse from motor
brain to target
7. nerve impulse from sensory
sensory organs to
brain
8. motor controls muscle (eye movement), glandular tissue (salivary) & specialized muscle
(heart + stomach)
9. sensory output pressure, pain, taste
10. true or false: each true!
spinal nerve is at-
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, neurological assessment fundamentals
neurological assessment fundamentals.pdf
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ao4i6t
tached to the spinal
cord by two nerve
roots
11. mental status person, place, time, situation
12. lethargy client opens eyes
answers question
falls back to sleep
13. obtunded client opens eyes to voice
responds slowly w/confusion
seems unaware of environment
14. stupor client awakens to vigorous shake or painful stimuli but return to unresponsive
sleep
15. coma client remains unresponsive to all stimuli; eyes stay closed
16. Decorticare posture client in a coma with lesions of the corticospinal tract *draws hands up to
chest*
17. decerebrate posture client in a coma with lesions of diencephalon, midbrain, or pons *extends
arms, legs, archers neck, rotates hands + arms internally*
18. Glasgow Coma Scale clients who are at high risk for rapid deterioration of the nervous system
19. GCS score of 15 optimal level of consciousness
20. GCS: eye opening re- 4 = spontaneous
sponse 3 = to speech
2 = to pain
1 = none
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