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...
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...
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...
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...