Practice Assessment: Neurological Examination Practice Assessment: Neurological Examination Short of opening a patient’s cranium or requesting a brain scan, what can an advanced practice nurse do to determine the cause of neurological symptoms? A multitude of techniques can be used to generate a neurological diagnosis. ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED SOLUTION PAPERS In preparation for…
Case Study: Assessing Neurological Symptoms Case Study: Assessing Neurological Symptoms Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Imagine not being able to form new memories. This is the reality patients with anterograde amnesia face. Although this form of amnesia is rare, it can result from severe brain trauma. Anterograde amnesia demonstrates just how impactful brain disorders can be…
Assessment of Cognition and the Neurologic System Assessment of Cognition and the Neurologic System A 63-year-old woman comes to your office because she’s been forgetting things…a young mother comes in concerned because her baby fails to make eye contact and is unresponsive to touch…a teenager comes in and a parent complains that the teen obsessively…
Practice Assessment: Musculoskeletal Examination Practice Assessment: Musculoskeletal Examination A description of symptoms alone is not enough to form an accurate diagnosis of musculoskeletal conditions. Before forming a diagnosis, advanced practice nurses need to perform a physical examination. Although the musculoskeletal examination is relatively simple, it still needs to be performed multiple times before it can…