1. List the differences between neurogenic shock and autonomic dysreflexia and the nursing actions/interventions that you would do for each.
2. What are common complications of high dose steroid therapy for spinal cord injuries and what would the nurse be assessing for?
3. What is the therapeutic range for Dilantin (Phenytoin) and what symptoms does a patient exhibit when they are over the therapeutic range? What symptoms would a child exhibit if they had exceeded the therapeutic range of Dilantin?
4. With children, there is one particular side effect of long term usage of Dilantin (Phenytoin) that we educate the parents and the child about. What is that particular side effect, and what nursing intervention(s) do we want the child to do if they are on Dilantin? (hint: this question has nothing to do with therapeutic range or toxicity).
5. What are common nursing interventions for an individual with multiple sclerosis?
6. What are some priority interventions for a client with bacterial meningitis? After ensuring that droplet transmission is taken care of, what is the number one priority intervention for a client with bacterial meningitis?
7. What are common interventions by the nurse when a patient is pre-eclamptic?
8. What is a hallmark sign that a patient with pre-eclampsia is about the have a seizure? What are the interventions of a nurse when a patient develops eclampsia?
9. What is the priority intervention when a patient is having a seizure?
10. What medications cause secondary Parkinsonism? How do you treat secondary Parkinsonism?
