Prevention of meningitis - Answers -Vaccine @ 11-12 years old
-Booster @ 16 years old
-People at risk are those in close living spaces (Prison, military, college)
Cryptococcal meningitis - Answers AIDS patients
What type of meningitis is prevented with a vaccine? - Answers Bacterial
Nursing interventions with a patient with Encephalitis - Answers -Limit environmental stimuli
-Position for comfort
-Treat pain
-Limit visitors
-Comfort care
Nursing interventions to decrease ICP - Answers -Raise HOB
-Align head/neck
-drain CSF
-control fever
-restrict fluids
-maintain BP
Post-op Craniotomy Complications - Answers -CSF leak
-Change in cerebral perfusion
-Seizures
-Increase in ICP
-Infection
-Bleeding-> Hypovolemic shock
What conditions can result in respiratory failure requiring intubation? - Answers -ALS
-Myasthenia Gravis
, Huntington's S/S - Answers -Chorea
-Cognitive Impairment
-Behavioral Features
Nursing interventions for a Huntington's patient with pneumonia - Answers -Maintain patient airway
-Oral hygiene
-Respiratory care
Myasthenia Gravis Medications - Answers Pyridostigmine
-Know its working by their ability to do more ADL's
-Increases muscle strength
Possible complication if Myasthenia Gravis patient misses a dose of medication - Answers -Can send
them into a crisis
-WORRY ABOUT RESPIRATORY!!!
Most common S/S of fibromyalgia - Answers -Sleep disturbances
-TRIGGER POINT PAIN w/predictable pain response
-Fatigue
Education for Multiple Sclerosis safety - Answers -Walk with feet slightly apart to widen base
-Watch feet while walking
-Use assistive devices
-Gait training
Spinal cord injury : C1-C3 - Answers Completely dependent
Spinal Cord Injury: C4-C5 - Answers Maximal assist
Spinal Cord Injury: C6+ - Answers Bowel control minimal assist
Spinal cord injury: T 11+ - Answers Ambulatory with assist
Autonomic Dysreflexia S/S - Answers -T6 or lower more at risk
-Increased ICP
-Hypertension