RNSG 1538 EXAM 4 INTRACRANIAL
REGULATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Decreased CPP = _______ ICP - ANS increased
Formula for calculating CPP - ANS MAP-ICP
8-10 seconds - ANS Unconsciousness will occur after ____ to ____ seconds after blood loss to
brain.
Formula for calculating MAP - ANS DBP-1/3(SBP-DBP)
-History
-Mental status
-Cranial nerves
-Motor system
-Sensory
-Reflexes - ANS 5 Categories of Neurological Assessment
-Decrease in memory, vision, hearing, taste, smell, reaction time
-Changes in balance
-Orthostatic changes
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, -Medications
(find out what their baseline is) - ANS Gerontological Considerations
-Parents are proxy caregivers
-Ask parent about if child has reached appropriate developmental milestones
-Behavior disorders
-Intellectual disabilities
-Cerebral Palsy (wide range of neuro issues) - ANS Pediatric Considerations
-HA
-Head injury
-dizziness/vertigo
-seizures
-tremors
-weakness
-lack of coordination
-numbness tingling
-difficulty swallowing
-difficulty speaking
-environmental/occupational hazards
-PMH
-Social hx; smoking, drugs, alcohol
-meds - ANS History to Evaluate
-once a shift or anytime change in mental or neuro status.
-after head trauma
-after surgery usually Q15min X4; Q30min X2; Q1H X4 - ANS When or how often should
neuro checks be done?
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REGULATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Decreased CPP = _______ ICP - ANS increased
Formula for calculating CPP - ANS MAP-ICP
8-10 seconds - ANS Unconsciousness will occur after ____ to ____ seconds after blood loss to
brain.
Formula for calculating MAP - ANS DBP-1/3(SBP-DBP)
-History
-Mental status
-Cranial nerves
-Motor system
-Sensory
-Reflexes - ANS 5 Categories of Neurological Assessment
-Decrease in memory, vision, hearing, taste, smell, reaction time
-Changes in balance
-Orthostatic changes
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, -Medications
(find out what their baseline is) - ANS Gerontological Considerations
-Parents are proxy caregivers
-Ask parent about if child has reached appropriate developmental milestones
-Behavior disorders
-Intellectual disabilities
-Cerebral Palsy (wide range of neuro issues) - ANS Pediatric Considerations
-HA
-Head injury
-dizziness/vertigo
-seizures
-tremors
-weakness
-lack of coordination
-numbness tingling
-difficulty swallowing
-difficulty speaking
-environmental/occupational hazards
-PMH
-Social hx; smoking, drugs, alcohol
-meds - ANS History to Evaluate
-once a shift or anytime change in mental or neuro status.
-after head trauma
-after surgery usually Q15min X4; Q30min X2; Q1H X4 - ANS When or how often should
neuro checks be done?
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