Discussion 8.1: NUR 600 Common and Less-Common Diagnoses for the Neurologic System
Discussion 8.1: NUR 600 Common and Less-Common Diagnoses for the Neurologic System
Discussion 8.1: NUR 600 Common and Less-Common Diagnoses for the Neurologic System
Discussion Guidelines
Initial Post
Using Chapter 17 of your Goolsby and Grubbs text, select one common diagnosis and one less-common diagnosis for the neurologic system. Describe how you would be able to differentiate them from each other in an exam.
Response Post
Reply to the initial posts of at least two classmates.
Submission
Post your initial and follow up responses and review full grading criteria on the Discussion 8.1: Common and Less-Common Diagnoses for the Neurologic System page.
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Week 8: The Comprehensive Physical Exam (cont.)—Peripheral Vascular and Nervous Systems
Welcome to the eighth week of advanced physical assessment. During this week, you will continue coordinating the comprehensive physical exam. This week’s systems of focus will be the peripheral vascular system and the nervous system. You will learn how to recognize their specific anatomical landmarks, look at different exam techniques, and review proper terminology for identifying and then appropriately documenting those subjective and objective findings. You will also utilize your differential diagnoses book to help you recognize the similarities, yet uniqueness, of diagnoses specific to this week’s systems of focus.
Review a list of all items due this week in your course syllabus.
Lesson 1: The Peripheral Vascular and Nervous Systems
During this lesson, you will begin coordinating the comprehensive exam, recognizing anatomical landmarks, looking at different exam techniques, and reviewing proper terminology for objective findings. This week, you will also use your Goolsby and Grubbs textbook for the discussion question. You are not required to read the entire chapter assigned in the discussion question, but you will need to skim it for specific information.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Begin the practice of sequencing and coordinating the comprehensive physical exam of the adult patient in the peripheral vascular and nervous systems.
Identify the anatomical landmarks of the human body in the peripheral vascular and nervous systems.
Correlate examination techniques of the peripheral vascular and nervous systems using the correct sequence and anatomical landmarks in an adult patient system.
Use correct terminology to record objective components of the physical examination findings.
Before attempting to complete your learning activities for this week, review the following learning materials:
Learning Materials
Read the following in your Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking textbook:
Chapter 17, “Peripheral Vascular System”
Chapter 24, “Nervous System”
These readings will help you perform a peripheral vascular and neurological assessment, recognize pertinent positives and negatives related to each system, and document them appropriately.
Nursing Practice Neurological Exam
The following video demonstrates the various steps to take while performing a neurological exam.
Nursing Practice Neurological Exam Transcript
