Final Flashcards
Parkinson’s: When you are discharging them, you are educating family members, what do you want to educate them regarding medication?
Therapeutic level! Give at a certain time each day
Parkinson’s: which intervention will best protect the pt:
problems with sleeping patterns! (can lead to problems with falling)
Alzheimer’s: when you discharge them home, caregivers need …
help. Go to a support group for that specific disorder! (aka alzeheimer’s)
What should you do as a nurse for someone suffering a migraine?
turn the lights off, let them sleep, leave them alone
College students need…
Meningitis vaccine
Dementia/Alzheimer’s: what should you tell a caregiver when they tell you they are very tired and don’t know how to manage?
tell them to take care of themselves
What should you do first with a pt experiencing a seizure?
put the pt on his/her side
How often do you do neuro checks on a pt with meningitis (bacterial or viral)?
every 2-4 hours
When would you be concerned when someone is having a seizure?
when they are having seizures for 30 minutes or more call a DR
CSF fluid should be…
clear! if not, something is wrong
People with migraines should not….
skip meals
When discharging a Parkinson’s pt, the nurse _____ the caregiver
involve the caregiver in the discharge instructions, keep them involved, ask them questions
When should you teach a pt with Alzheimer’s?
When they are lucid (they have periods of being confused and periods of being lucid)
MG: when you are receiving the cholinesterase drug, your muscle strength improves; if you all of the sudden lose muscle strength…
call rapid response or if pt is at home call 911
How do you communicate with a GB pt?
by blinking
MG: what is the early onset symptom?
Ptosis
GB and MG: what is the similarity?
Both affect respiratory function
GB: biggest problem is ….?
immobility, which can cause them to get pressure ulcers and DVTs. So prevent them!
-Prevent pressure ulcers!
MG patients are prone to…
aspirating
What is the drug/test for MG?
Tensilon, if tensilon helps them improve muscle function then they have MG
What should you do if a pt has newfound cirrhosis?
give the liver time to rest (if it’s not completely cirrhosis), the liver can regenerate
What is the biggest problem with cirrhosis?
Bleeding
What does lactulose do?
absorbs ammonia (or potassium) and makes you poop/have diarrhea
What should you provide a pt with diarrhea?
give them a bedside commode! They are on fall risk
