STROKES‚ TIA & GLASGOW COMA SCALE By Maricel Cruz-Bustamante Stroke Facts Strokes are the 3rd leading cause of death in developed countries. (4th in the U.S.) Nearly 800‚000 Americans have a stroke each year. 1 American dies from stroke every 4 minutes. Stroke related healthcare cost = Approx. $70 billion per year. (American Stroke Association‚ 2014) What is a Stroke? A stroke is a “Brain Attack” Occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is cut off. Brain cells
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takes vital signs which reveals: T 97.0 degrees F.‚ P 88‚ R 22 and BP 108/58. She begins to show signs of arousal and the nurse assesses neurological function by using the Glasgow Coma Scale. What is this scale and how does the nurse use this in assessment? (10 points total-each question worth 5 points) The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is an accepted tool used for objective assessment of the neurological system and provides a way to document level of consciousness. It provides a way to gather baseline
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part 2 The most common and effective scoring system that we currently use to describe a patients level of consciousness in someone who had a serious brain injury is the Glasgow Coma Scale. This scale is extremely effective in the medical field and has helped in many serious situations. However this scale does have some limitations when dealing with patients in the pediatrics department. There is a separate version in pediatrics and it has been changed to accommodate all of the different
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Vital Education We go to the hospital because we want to get better‚ but sometimes healthcare is needed before we get to there. When a 65 year old man has a heart attack at his house‚ when two cars are involved in a serious traffic collision on the freeway‚ and when a child is drowning after swimming in the pool‚ all of these individual may be dead before they ever arrive to the hospital. All of these situations stated above would require the emergency health care system which can also be labeled
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1.What is the Glasgow Coma Scale? The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). The GCS is an objective assessment that defines the level of consciousness by giving it a numeric value 2.What is a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)? A stroke resulting from intracranial bleeding into the cerebrospinal fluid–filled space between the arachnoid and pia mater membranes on the surface of the brain 3.What are the causes of an SAH? rupture of a cerebral aneurysm (congenital or acquired weakness and ballooning of vessels).
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TBI Case Study: Mary S. Jane Doe Anonymous Univerisity Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the procedures‚ evaluations‚ assessments‚ and results used to determine Mary’s level of TBI and premorbid estimation‚ to describe the effects of Mary’s TBI on her daily life‚ and to determine and explain the services and interventions that will be developed and implemented to aid Mary in adjusting to her newly altered life. Thesis Statement Although Mary has physically recovered
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is a non-degenerative injury caused by an aggression or started by a process of high energy acceleration or deceleration of the brain inside the cranium (Abreu & Almeida‚ 2009). A head injury is classified as severe if it is associated with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 3 to 8‚ GCS score of 9 to 12 is considered moderate and GCS score of 13 to 15 as mild TBI. This injury can be the direct result of a fall‚ motor vehicle crash‚ sporting accident‚ assault‚ gunshot wound or violent shaking (Morton
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acute-care nursing practices that are not based on evidence: • instilling normal saline solution (NSS) into the patient’s endotracheal tube before suctioning • turning critically ill patients manually every 2 hours • relying on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) alone for routine neurologic assessment. When these practices were introduced‚ no research supported them. Yet many practitioners keep performing them‚ despite recent research that suggests they should be changed. This article examines
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administer it? Mannitol promotes diuresis in the prevention or treatment of the oliguric phase of acute renal failure before irreversible renal failure becomes established. It would be administered intravenously. 6-Define the Glascow Coma Score The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is the most common scoring system used to describe the level of consciousness in a person following a traumatic brain injury. It is used to help gauge the severity of the injury. The test is simple‚ reliable‚ and correlates well
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deficit risk for falls r/t muscle weakness risk for impaired skin integrity r/t bedridden/chairbound - History of Trauma - Time‚ cause‚ direction and force of the blow - Loss of consciousness‚ duration Assess LOC - Glasgow Coma Scale - Response to verbal commands or tactile stimuli - Pupillary response to light - Motor Function Vital Signs - Monitor for signs of increased ICP Motor Function - Move extremities‚ hand grasp‚ pedal
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