Patient Assessments 2026 Exam
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Primary Survey - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Initial assessment to identify life-
threatening conditions.
Glasgow Coma Scale - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Scale to assess consciousness
level in patients.
Eye Opening Score - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Score for spontaneous or stimulated
eye opening.
,Verbal Response Score - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Score for patient's verbal reaction
to stimuli.
Motor Response Score - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Score for patient's movement in
response to stimuli.
Cushing's Triad - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Symptoms indicating increased
intracranial pressure.
Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Pressure within the skull
affecting brain function.
Mannitol (Osmitrol) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Osmotic diuretic used to reduce
cerebral edema.
Nausea and Projectile Vomiting - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Symptoms indicating
potential increased intracranial pressure.
Pituitary Adenoma - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Tumor affecting pituitary gland function
and hormone release.
Vital Signs Monitoring - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Continuous assessment of blood
pressure, pulse, and respiration.
,Elevated Blood Pressure - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hypertension indicating potential
intracranial pressure increase.
Bradycardia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Abnormally slow heart rate, often linked to
ICP.
Respiratory Changes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Alterations in breathing patterns
indicating neurological issues.
Head Elevation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Positioning to reduce intracranial pressure
in patients.
Deep Breathing Encouragement - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Not recommended for
patients with increased ICP.
Clustering Nursing Interventions - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Scheduling care to
minimize patient stimulation and stress.
Blood Glucose Monitoring - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Assessment for metabolic
disturbances in brain injury.
Visual Field Changes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Alterations in vision related to
neurological conditions.
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, Herniation Risk - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Potential life-threatening condition due to
increased ICP.
Documenting Vital Signs - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Recording patient data for
ongoing assessment.
Reporting Abnormal Findings - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Informing healthcare
provider of critical patient changes.
Head Injury Management - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Care strategies for patients with
traumatic brain injuries.
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔CPP = MAP - ICP;
indicates brain blood flow.
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔MAP = DBP + 1/3(SBP -
DBP); average arterial pressure.
Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Pressure within the skull;
normal range is 7-15 mm Hg.
Fluid Infusion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Administering fluids to improve blood
volume and pressure.