Undertaking a neurological assessment
Carter, Chris and Notter, Joy (2023) Undertaking a neurological assessment. Nursing Standard, 39 (2). pp. 45-50. ISSN 0029-6570
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Abstract
Neurological observations are an essential aspect of assessment in patients with altered mental status and require the nurse to collect and analyse information using a validated assessment tool. Assessing a patient's pupil size and response is also an important element of a neurological assessment. This article summarises the pathophysiology of raised intracranial pressure and lists some of the conditions that may contribute to an alteration in a patient's mental status. The article details the use of two commonly used neurological assessment tools and the assessment of a patient's pupil size and response. The author also considers the challenges related to accurate recording of neurological observations.
| Item Type: | Article | ||||||
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| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2023.e12173 | ||||||
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| Subjects: | CAH02 - subjects allied to medicine > CAH02-04 - nursing and midwifery > CAH02-04-01 - nursing (non-specific) | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences > School of Nursing and Midwifery | ||||||
| Depositing User: | Chris Carter | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2023 08:37 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2024 15:44 | ||||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14570 |
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