What is nurses role during pre-operative period?
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Educator, advocate, promoter of health and safety
Our function is to act as an educator. MD describes the procedure, then RN
has to go back and make sure pt understands. Advocate.
Agraphia
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difficulty writing
,Mild Alzheimer's
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last 2-4 yrs, minor memory loss, difficulty learning/remembering new info.,
denies presence of symptoms, decreased smell
Kernig sign
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is done by having the person lie flat on the back, flex the
thigh so that it is at a right angle to the trunk, and
completely extend the leg at the knee joint. If the leg
cannot be completely extended due to pain, this is a
positive Kernig sign.
What is normal ICP
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10-15
ICP monitoring device used to test
What kind of medications are ergotamine tartrates?
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, help with vascular headaches such as migraine headaches and cluster
headaches- constrict cerebral blood vessels- Contraindicated in Coronary
Disease
-taken at the start of headache, 6 tabs in 24 hrs
S/s of MS
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intention tremors, muscle weakness/spasticity fatigue, dysmetria,
dysphagia, vertigo
-Use communication board, walk with feet wide apart, establish voiding
schedule
What are nursing roles for a patient who has Myasthenia Gravis?
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Gas exchange- chest physiotherapy
Promote mobility- schedule test/activity early allow for rest periods
Avoid sedatives, magnesium- can cause resp./cardiac depression and
increase muscle weakness
Moderate Alzheimer's
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Educator, advocate, promoter of health and safety
Our function is to act as an educator. MD describes the procedure, then RN
has to go back and make sure pt understands. Advocate.
Agraphia
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difficulty writing
,Mild Alzheimer's
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last 2-4 yrs, minor memory loss, difficulty learning/remembering new info.,
denies presence of symptoms, decreased smell
Kernig sign
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is done by having the person lie flat on the back, flex the
thigh so that it is at a right angle to the trunk, and
completely extend the leg at the knee joint. If the leg
cannot be completely extended due to pain, this is a
positive Kernig sign.
What is normal ICP
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10-15
ICP monitoring device used to test
What kind of medications are ergotamine tartrates?
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, help with vascular headaches such as migraine headaches and cluster
headaches- constrict cerebral blood vessels- Contraindicated in Coronary
Disease
-taken at the start of headache, 6 tabs in 24 hrs
S/s of MS
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intention tremors, muscle weakness/spasticity fatigue, dysmetria,
dysphagia, vertigo
-Use communication board, walk with feet wide apart, establish voiding
schedule
What are nursing roles for a patient who has Myasthenia Gravis?
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Gas exchange- chest physiotherapy
Promote mobility- schedule test/activity early allow for rest periods
Avoid sedatives, magnesium- can cause resp./cardiac depression and
increase muscle weakness
Moderate Alzheimer's
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