Exam 3 Flashcards
What is the screening tool used for Alzheimer’s?
Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
How many cranial nerves are there?
12
What are components of the Neuro physical exam?
LOC, Glasgow coma scale (GCS), motor function, PERRLA, vital signs
Paresthesia
Numbness and tingling
Reflex are basic _____ mechanisms of the nervous system
Defense
What are the three types of reflexes?
Stretch/deep tendon reflexes (myotatic, i.e. patellar or knee jerk), superficial (cutaneous,i.e. plantar reflex), visceral (organic, i.e. pupillary response to light and accomodation)
How should the nurse manage the effects of immobility on the respiratory system?
-Limit fluid intake, place the client prone, teach coughing and deep breathing, always apply oxygen
Teach coughing and deep breathing
why apply SCDs?
If pt is at risk of DVTs
How does the nurse assess for orthostatic hypotension?
Take BP and HR laying, sitting, and standing
how should the nurse manage the effects of immobility on blood flow to the skin?
30 degree lateral turning every 1-2 hours
Which is a high fall risk intervention?
-put non-slip socks on the client’s feet, establish a team approach to frequent rounding, remove clutter and garbage from the client’s floor, instruct the client how to use the call bell
Establish a team approach to frequent rounding
Which is true for restraints?
-release restraints at least Q2 hours, an order must be renewed every 48 hours, an order is required within 24 hours of application , assess for discontinuation at least every 8 hours
Release restraints at least Q2 hours
which client should be the least motivated to learn?
-the client who is illiterate, the client who is blind, the client who is foreign, the client who is anxious
The client who is anxious
Immobility effects the cardiovascular/peripheral vascular system by:
increasing the risk for thrombus formation
Dysmetria
Incoordination
Dyskinesia
Involuntary movement
Paralysis
Full loss of movement
Paresis
Partial loss of movement
What is the Romberg test?
The client closes their eyes while standing and holding their arms out.
What does a positive Romberg test mean?
Loss of balance
Difficulty swallowing
Dysphagia
Define aphasia
Difficulty speaking
What are the two types of cerebellar tests?
Balance and coordination
What are the cerebellar balance tests?
Gait, tandem walking (heel to toe), romberg’s, shallow knee bend (mini squat)
What are the cerebellar coordination tests?
Rapid alternating movements (follow finger movement w/ eyes), finger to finger test (touch finger to finger with both eyes open and closed), finger to nose (open eyes, touch examiner finger to your nose), heel to shin (sit and rub opposite shin with opposite foot i.e. left foot down right shin)
What Neuro tracts are responsible for sensory functions?
Spinothalmic tract and posterior column tract
What is the spinothalmic tract responsible for?
Temperature, pain, and light touch
What is the posterior column tract responsible for?
Vibration, position(kinesthesia), tactile discrimination (fine touch)
What are the five types of tactile discrimination?
Stereognosis, Graphesthesia, two-point discrimination, extinction, point location
What is graphesthesia?
Someone draws a shape on your skin and you can identify it
What is stereognosis?
put something familiar in a person’s hand they can identify it with eyes closed
What is point location?
skin is touched twice within a few seconds; client must identify if they were in the same place or not (tactual localization)
What is extinction?
Neuro disorder that impairs ability to perceive multiple of the same stimuli simultaneously
What are three ways to test motor function with hands and feet?
Finger grips, pronator drift, pedal pushes
what is two-point discrimination?
the ability to sense two separate objects touching skin at same time
What does the Glasgow coma scale measure for?
Minor, moderate, or severe brain injury
How is muscle strength graded?
Scale 0-5
what is a 0 on muscle strength scale?
Contracture