Medical-Surgical Nursing

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 15: Macular Degeneration, Retinal Detachment, Meniere's Disease - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 15: Macular Degeneration, Retinal Detachment, Meniere's Disease

Cathy Parkes

Macular degeneration, including the difference between dry and wet macular degeneration, signs/symptoms, treatment, and patient teaching. Retinal detachment, including the pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, and treatment of retinal detachment. Meniere's...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 15: Macular Degeneration, Retinal Detachment, Meniere's Disease

Cathy Parkes

Macular degeneration, including the difference between dry and wet macular degeneration, signs/symptoms, treatment, and patient teaching. Retinal detachment, including the pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, and treatment of retinal detachment. Meniere's...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 14: Cataracts, Glaucoma - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 14: Cataracts, Glaucoma

Cathy Parkes

Cataracts and glaucoma. The pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment for cataracts. Patient teaching for patients following cataract surgery. Glaucoma, including open angle and closed angle glaucoma. The pathophysiology, risk...

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Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 14: Cataracts, Glaucoma

Cathy Parkes

Cataracts and glaucoma. The pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment for cataracts. Patient teaching for patients following cataract surgery. Glaucoma, including open angle and closed angle glaucoma. The pathophysiology, risk...

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Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 13: Traumatic Brain Injury - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 13: Traumatic Brain Injury

Cathy Parkes

Traumatic brain injury (TBI). The pathophysiology of a TBI, including the primary AND secondary injury that occurs with a TBI. The signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of a TBI. The nursing...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 13: Traumatic Brain Injury

Cathy Parkes

Traumatic brain injury (TBI). The pathophysiology of a TBI, including the primary AND secondary injury that occurs with a TBI. The signs/symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of a TBI. The nursing...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 12: Stroke/Cerebrovascular Accident - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 12: Stroke/Cerebrovascular Accident

Cathy Parkes

A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA). The pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms (including left vs. Right-sided stroke symptoms), diagnosis, treatment of a stroke. Nursing care for a patient with a stroke.

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 12: Stroke/Cerebrovascular Accident

Cathy Parkes

A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA). The pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms (including left vs. Right-sided stroke symptoms), diagnosis, treatment of a stroke. Nursing care for a patient with a stroke.

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 11: Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 11: Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis

Cathy Parkes

The following topics: Multiple Sclerosis (MG), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), and Myasthenia Gravis (MG). The pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care for each of these conditions.

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Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 11: Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis

Cathy Parkes

The following topics: Multiple Sclerosis (MG), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), and Myasthenia Gravis (MG). The pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care for each of these conditions.

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Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 10: Spinal Cord Injury - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 10: Spinal Cord Injury

Cathy Parkes

Spinal cord injury (SCI). The pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, treatment and nursing care associated with a spinal cord injury. The difference between paraplegia and quadriplegia, as well as the difference between hypertonia...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 10: Spinal Cord Injury

Cathy Parkes

Spinal cord injury (SCI). The pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, treatment and nursing care associated with a spinal cord injury. The difference between paraplegia and quadriplegia, as well as the difference between hypertonia...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 9: Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's Disease - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 9: Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's Disease

Cathy Parkes

Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Huntington's disease. The pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, treatment, and nursing care associated with Parkinson's disease. The pathophysiology, risk factors, stages, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, and home...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 9: Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's Disease

Cathy Parkes

Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Huntington's disease. The pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, treatment, and nursing care associated with Parkinson's disease. The pathophysiology, risk factors, stages, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, nursing care, and home...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 8: Meningitis - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 8: Meningitis

Cathy Parkes

Meningitis. The pathophysiology, risk factors, prevention, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care associated with meningitis.

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Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 8: Meningitis

Cathy Parkes

Meningitis. The pathophysiology, risk factors, prevention, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care associated with meningitis.

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Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 7: Seizures - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 7: Seizures

Cathy Parkes

Seizures. Coverage includes pathophysiology, risk factors, triggers, types of seizures (tonic clonic, absence, myoclonic, atonic), diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care associated with seizures. Status epilepticus, a life-threatening seizure disorder.

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 7: Seizures

Cathy Parkes

Seizures. Coverage includes pathophysiology, risk factors, triggers, types of seizures (tonic clonic, absence, myoclonic, atonic), diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care associated with seizures. Status epilepticus, a life-threatening seizure disorder.

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 6: Migraine and Cluster Headaches - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 6: Migraine and Cluster Headaches

Cathy Parkes

The pathophysiology, risk factors, triggers, signs/symptoms, treatment, and nursing care associated with migraine headaches. The pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, and treatment for cluster headaches.

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Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 6: Migraine and Cluster Headaches

Cathy Parkes

The pathophysiology, risk factors, triggers, signs/symptoms, treatment, and nursing care associated with migraine headaches. The pathophysiology, signs/symptoms, and treatment for cluster headaches.

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Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 5: Nervous System Diagnostic Tests - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 5: Nervous System Diagnostic Tests

Cathy Parkes

The following nervous system diagnostic tests: cerebral angiogram, electroencephalogram (EEG), intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring, lumbar puncture, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). What is involved in the procedure and indications for...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 5: Nervous System Diagnostic Tests

Cathy Parkes

The following nervous system diagnostic tests: cerebral angiogram, electroencephalogram (EEG), intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring, lumbar puncture, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). What is involved in the procedure and indications for...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 4: A&P Review - Eye and Ear - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 4: A&P Review - Eye and Ear

Cathy Parkes

Anatomy and physiology review of the nervous system. The basic anatomy of the eye, including the layers and structures found in the eye. The path of light waves through the...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 4: A&P Review - Eye and Ear

Cathy Parkes

Anatomy and physiology review of the nervous system. The basic anatomy of the eye, including the layers and structures found in the eye. The path of light waves through the...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 3: A&P Review - Spinal Cord, Meninges, ANS - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 3: A&P Review - Spinal Cord, Meninges, ANS

Cathy Parkes

Anatomy and physiology review of the nervous system. The spinal cord, meninges (including the layers of the meninges), and cerebral spinal fluid. The spaces between the layers of the meninges...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 3: A&P Review - Spinal Cord, Meninges, ANS

Cathy Parkes

Anatomy and physiology review of the nervous system. The spinal cord, meninges (including the layers of the meninges), and cerebral spinal fluid. The spaces between the layers of the meninges...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 2: A&P Review - Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brain Stem - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 2: A&P Review - Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brain Stem

Cathy Parkes

Anatomy and physiology review of the Nervous system. The functions and components of the cerebrum, including coverage of the 4 lobes in the brain (frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal). The functions...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 2: A&P Review - Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brain Stem

Cathy Parkes

Anatomy and physiology review of the Nervous system. The functions and components of the cerebrum, including coverage of the 4 lobes in the brain (frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal). The functions...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 1: Introduction, Nervous System Functions and Components - LevelUpRN

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 1: Introduction, Nervous System Functions and Components

Cathy Parkes

Welcome to the introduction of our Nervous System playlist, which follows along with our Medical Surgical Nursing flashcards. Here, we'll cover the functions and components of the nervous system, including...

Med-Surg - Nervous System, part 1: Introduction, Nervous System Functions and Components

Cathy Parkes

Welcome to the introduction of our Nervous System playlist, which follows along with our Medical Surgical Nursing flashcards. Here, we'll cover the functions and components of the nervous system, including...