GrnHonu08 replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in Neuro
this is one of the many assessments we will do in the neuro icu along with cold calorics, apnea test, corneals, cough and gag... and then if there is still a question we may do a perfusion test to see if there is any bf to the brain.
they would be mostly the same as pts with stroke. impaired swallow is a big one..patient safety, assisting with PT/OT for rehab....maxamizing independence...as for acute care pre op nurses would want to decrease stimulation to keep SBP less than 110....
are you kidding??/ When is a patient ONLY neuro?? bc brain injured patients NEVER have anything else wrong with them. (rolling eyes). The minute a pt becomes neuro-even if they are primarily trauma they come straight to the neuro ICU...hmmmm...you sh...
GrnHonu08 replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in Neuro
I actually disagree. I was a new grad in the neuro ICU and I have had plenty of people with swans and one with an balloon..i'd say the balloon pump is pretty rare but we see hemod. unstable people all the time...I mean we HHH...run CVPS titrating vas...