NR 509 Week 3 Shadow Health – Neurological Physical Assignment

NR 509 Week 3 Shadow Health – Neurological Physical Assignment

NR 509 Neurological Results – Transcript
  • Interview Questions (113)
NR 509 Neurological Result – Subjective Data Collection: 18 of 20 (90.0%)
NR509 Neurological Results – Objective Data Collection: 36.75 of 37 (99.32%)
NR 509 Neurological Results -Education & Empathy: 4 of 4 (100.0%)
  1. Symptoms
  2. Cause of Injury
  3. Medications
  4. Vision
NR 509 Neurological Results -Documentation / Electronic Health Record
NR 509 Neurological Results – Pre-Survey Lifespan
  1. Tina’s three-year-old neighbor presents to the clinic with fever, neck pain, headache, and confusion. He has no symptoms of an upper respiratory infection. The parents mention that they do not believe in immunizations. Based on the information given, what diagnosis is of the greatest concern? What is your next action?
  2. Tina’s 83-year-old great uncle forgets where he is during his yearly check-up. He doesn’t remember if he’s had memory problems before and no family members came to your office with him. List your differential diagnosis. What assessments would you perform?
NR 509 Neurological Results – Review Questions
  1. To assess spinal levels L2, L3 and L4 in Tina, which deep tendon reflexes would have to be tested?
  2. Imagine that you were preparing to irrigate a Foley catheter of a patient with a spinal cord injury at T4 in a urology clinic. Upon moving the leg bag, the patient became suddenly flushed and diaphoretic above the nipple line. What would you suspect was happening?
  3. Which of the following is not a common symptom of Parkinson’s disease?
  4. Name at least three ways to assess cerebellar function during a physical exam.
  5. If Tina had a fever and photophobia, you would have had to test for meningitis. Describe how you would have tested for the Kernig’s sign
  6. Suppose you assessed pain sensation over Tina’s left foot, and noticed that she had decreased sensation. How would you have proceeded with your exam?
NR 509 Neurological Results – Self-Reflection
  1. Explicitly describe the tasks you undertook to complete this exam.
  2. Explain the clinical reasoning behind your decisions and tasks.
  3. Identify how your performance could be improved and how you can apply “lessons learned” within the assignment to your professional practice.

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