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Module 07 Lab Assignment – Documentation of a Neurologic Examination
You will perform a history of a neurologic problem that your instructor has provided you or one that you have experienced and perform an assessment of the neurologic system. You will document your subjective and objective findings, actual or potential risks, and submit this in a Word document to the drop box provided
Module- Lab Assignment
Neurologic problem- Meningitis
A 6 year old girlis having fever, feeling stiffness on her neck, lethargic for most hours of the day. After asessment she was diagnosed with Meningitis.
Subjective findings:-
1.Confusion
2.lethargy,
3. photophobia
4. headache
Objective findings:
1. Fever
2. Increased ICP (intracranial pressure)
3.Seizures
4. Nuchal rigidity
Actual & potential risk:
1. Acute pain related to headache, fever, nuchal rigidity
2. Risk for infection related to contagious nature of organism
3. impaired physical mobility due to nuchal rigidity & restraing devices
4. Risk for impaired skin integrity related to immobility
5. Risk for injury related to seizure.
6. Activity intolerance related to fatigue.
7. intrrupted family process related to situation