Nursing care plans then Neurologic
Neurologic Care Plans
Level of consciousness first, then focal findings. The tested skill is noticing a change early enough for it to matter.
14 plans in this system
Neurologic assessment is comparative. A single normal finding tells you very little; the same finding measured against the last one tells you everything. Several of these plans also carry a reversal, where the reflex response is the wrong one.
Acute Ischemic Stroke
Stroke items test time and sequence more than pharmacology.
CP-018Members onlyIncreased Intracranial Pressure
These items turn on recognizing early change and on the position and timing of ordinary care.
CP-019Members onlySeizures and Status Epilepticus
Seizure items reward the nurse who protects and observes rather than the one who intervenes physically.
CP-066Members onlyHemorrhagic Stroke and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
These items depend on distinguishing the stroke types.
CP-067Members onlyTraumatic Brain Injury
These items reward preventing secondary injury.
CP-068Members onlySpinal Cord Injury and Neurogenic Shock
These items test one pattern recognition.
CP-069Members onlyAutonomic Dysreflexia
This is one of the most reliably tested reversals on the exam.
CP-070Members onlyBacterial Meningitis
These items test sequence and timing.
CP-071Members onlyGuillain Barre Syndrome
These items turn on the right monitoring parameter.
CP-072Members onlyMyasthenia Gravis and Myasthenic Crisis
These items test timing and discrimination.
CP-073Members onlyMultiple Sclerosis
These items reward trigger teaching.
CP-074Members onlyParkinson Disease
These items test medication timing and safety.
CP-075Members onlyAlzheimer Disease and Dementia Care
These items test the communication approach.
CP-076Members onlyMigraine and Headache Management
Items separate migraine from a bleed, an infection, or rising pressure.
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