Suggested Neurologic Nursing Assessment Skills to Be Demonstrated: Assessment: General • Mental status: assess speech, orientation, memory, and level of consciousness • Posture, position • Assess behavior, mood, and affect • Assess dress, grooming, hygiene Inspection: Neurological • Level of consciousness, orientation • Cranial nerves • Gait, balance, coordination Head: • Tongue-midline? • Symmetry in facial features • Grimace-big smile to assess facial droop • ...

a male client admitted the morning of his scheduled surgery tells the PN that he drank water last night. What intervention will the PN implement first? Determine the amount of water and exact time it was taken A client receives ondansetron prior to chemotherapy treatment.How should the PN evaluate this medication? Monitor the client for nausea or vomiting following the treatment The PN is caring for an older adult client who is confused and spends...factor contributes to an increased risk for im...

a male client admitted the morning of his scheduled surgery tells the PN that he drank water last night. What intervention will the PN implement first? Determine the amount of water and exact time it was taken A client receives ondansetron prior to chemotherapy treatment.How should the PN evaluate this medication? Monitor the client for nausea or vomiting following the treatment The PN is caring for an older adult client who is confused and spends...factor contributes to an increased risk for im...