NUR 2755 Multidimensional Care IV - MDC 4 Exam 1
How to care for a patient with homonymous hemianopia after a stroke?
- Turn head side to side to expand visual field
Scanning technique is useful when eating or ambulating
How to Care for a patient with Left side stroke and right sided deficit
- Reorient as needed
- Establish a structured routine
- Encourage patient to do ADL as independently as possible
- Give patient simple easy to follow instructions
What do Left side stroke patients with right side deficits experience?
- Aphasia (Inability to speak)
- Alexia (Difficulty reading)
- Agraphia (Difficulty writing)
- Acalculia (Difficulty with math)
How to manage a patient with proprioception (position sense)?
- Teach the patient to touch and use both sides of the body.
When dressing, remind the patient to dress the affected side first.
What do Right side stroke patients with Left side deficits experience?
- Impaired sense of Humor
- Disorientation of time, place and person
- Loss of depth perception
- Impulsiveness
- Loss of ability t hear tonal variations
- Left side hemiplegia or hemiparesis
Patient education for Parkinson’s
- Report dizziness
- Delirium
- Maintain quality of life
- Help alleviate or manage symptoms
- Take medication at the same time
Assessment findings for Parkinson’s
- Tremors
- Muscle rigidity
- Bradykinesia
- Postural instability
Medication for Parkinson’s
- Carbidopa/ Levodopa
Give at set time do not change
Assessing GBS
- Hallmark finding: Ascending paralysis which can cause acute respiratory
failure
Patient interventions for GBS
- Monitor vitals and ECG
- Help feed patient if needed
- Maintain hydration
- Passive ROM
- Q2 turns
What is a patient with GBS at risk for?
- Respiratory compromise
- Swallowing disorders
Assessment finding for Bell’s Palsy
- Facial drooping unilateral
- Loss of cornea reflex on one side
- Loss of taste on one side
- Excess tearing on one side
- Excess drooling
- Can’t sip or chew on one side
Patient education for Bell’s Palsy
- Tape eye closed or wear a patch QHS, protective glasses while awake
- Manually close eyelid often
- High-calorie snacks, soft diet
- Warm, moist compresses and massage to the affected area
- Don't chew on face
What is Generalized
- Reversible LOC, inhibits neuronal impulses
When is generalized anesthesia appropriate?
- Major surgeries such as
Open heart
Brain surgery
When is local anesthesia appropriate?
- Used in patients that just need a quick procedure while still conscious such
as
Skin Biopsy
Breast Biopsy
Stitching a deep cut
Use of regional anesthesia
- Numbs a much larger area but still keeps the patient conscious such as
Epidurals
What is Local Anesthesia
- Delivered topically and by local infiltration
- Moderate sedation
- Twilight sleep
- Conscious sedation
Where is regional anesthesia injected?
- Injected around major nerves to block sensation and pain to a specific area
of the body.
Who gives and signs inform consent?
- Doctor
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