Title: Care of the Patient with Neurological, Disease/Disorder
Course: PRN 0092 Practical Nursing II > Section: Nursing Care of Clients with Nervous, Skin and Sensory Disorders

Introduction

This module will help students build upon previous knowledge to develop understanding and acquire nursing skills which will assist clients with neurological disease/disorders.  It includes a review of structure and function, nursing care and interventions of clients with common disorders of the brain and spinal cord.  Assignments are correlated with clinical experiences to enable the student to apply principles in the clinical environment.

Objectives

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

List and define the parts of the neurological system.
Identify signs and symptoms of neurological disease/disorders.
Identify diagnostic tests used in the treatment of neurological diseases/disorders.
Identify medications used in the treatment of neurological diseases/disorders.
Discuss nursing interventions for the care of patients with neurological diseases/disorders

Standards

This Module maps to the following Standards:

38.0   Provide care for medical/surgical/oncology patients, utilizing nursing principles–T he student will be able to:
38.01 Identify signs and symptoms of disease/disorders of the body systems.
38.02 Identify diagnostic tests used in the treatment of diseases/disorders of the body systems.
38.03 Identify medications used in the treatment of diseases/disorders of the body systems.
38.04 Identify nutritional needs of patients with diseases/disorders of the body systems.
38.09.Provide care for the patient with neurological disease/disorder

Readings & Resources

Christensen, Kockrow. Adult Health Nursing, 6th Edition. Chapter 14

Additional Resources

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