Question

1. Discuss the autonomic nervous system and its parts. a.   How do the two parts interact with one another? b.   What chemicals are involved with the two systems?
2. A new graduate nurse has come to the neurologic unit. It is her first day and she has full of questions. She comes to you and wants to know the classifications of level of consciousness (LOC) as it relates to assessing a client. She wants to know what the levels mean and if they are for only altered level of consciousness or everyone in the unit. a. What are the levels of consciousness?
3. Denny has a neurologic disorder and has just been diagnosed. His mother comes to you and asks what tests were ordered to aid in the diagnosis. You are the nurse on duty and try to assist her in understanding what is going on with her son. a. What type of diagnostic testing is done to detect neurologic disorders in a client? b.   Discuss what they are and what they can show.

Answer 1

Question 1 Answer:

Autonomic nervous system is the part nervous system which supplies internal organs

It has two parts.

A.sympathetic nervous system: which connects internal organs with brain by spinal cord. It is associated with the fight or flight response.

When stimulation occures,this nerves prepare the organism for stress by increasing heart rate, increasing blood flow tobthe muscles and decreasing blood flow to the skin.

B. Parasympathetic nervous system: consist of cranial nerves and spinal nerves. When there is stimulation,these nerves increases digestive secretions, reduce the heat rate and blood pressure.

a. Both of these systems control same body functions but opposite effect on functions which they regulate. Sympathetic nervous system prepare body for fight or flight response but parasympathetic system prepare to relax body and inhibit or slow many high energy functions.

B. Epinephrine,nor epinephrine and acetylcholin involved in sympathetic. Acetylcholin in parasympathetic