neurological assignment

Description

With this assignment, you will learn about and discuss various neurological alterations.  For this paper, you will need to describe and discuss the medical management, communication/teaching for patients and families, cultural considerations, and provide three relevant priority nursing interventions with rationales for the following conditions:

• Increased intracranial pressure
• Skull fractures
• Spinal cord injury

• Cerebrovascular disease
• Status epilepticus.

This paper is a minimum of 4 pages with no more than 10 pages, not including the title and reference page (6-12 total) and APA formatted, with a minimum of 2 scholarly sources.  However, to earn exemplary in the decision making and clinical reasoning category 3 or more scholarly sources are required.  Sources need to be less than 5 years old.  See the guidelines below:

• Use double spacing.
• Include headings and subheadings (2nd and 3rd level) as appropriate.
• 12-point Times New Roman font.
• Include an introduction.
• Spelling, grammar, and organization are appropriate, professional, and correct.
• Include a conclusion.
• Use in-text citations throughout.
• Include a reference list.

You may use this template (download here)  downloadas a guide for this paper.