Intermediate Nursing

In this lesson, we will review some different types of headaches and identify causes and risk factors for developing them.  Next we will discuss treatment methods for the different types of headaches along with nursing interventions aimed at pain management

In this lesson, we will review what discography is and talk about its use in diagnosing the cause of neurological disorders.  We will also look at the important role the nurse plays before and after this procedure in preventing complications.

In this lesson, we will discuss the purpose of a lumbar puncture along with some disorders that it can help confirm the diagnosis of.  We will also look at some potential complications of the procedure that nurses will need to

In this lesson, we will discuss the purpose of a myelogram along with some disorders that it can help confirm the diagnosis of.  We will also look at some potential complications of the procedure that nurses will need to assess

In this lesson, we will define cerebral angiography and discuss its use in diagnosing types of neurovascular disorders.  We will also look at the important role the nurse plays before and after this procedure in preventing complications. Nursing interventions and

In this lesson, we will identify what a carotid ultrasound procedure does and how it can help detect disorders of the vascular and neurological systems.  This is a noninvasive procedure that has few nursing interventions, however we will cover some

In this lesson, we will identify what a Doppler ultrasound procedure is and how it can help detect disorders of the vascular and neurological systems.  This is a noninvasive procedure that has few nursing interventions, however we will cover some

In this lesson, we will identify what a magnetic resonance angiogram, or MRA, is and some of the neurological disorders it can aid in diagnosing.   We will also look at the difference between an MRA and the perhaps more

In this lesson, we will identify what a magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, is and some of the neurological disorders it can aid in diagnosing.   We will also look at some very important nursing interventions for before an MRI

In this lesson, we will identify what a CT scan is, what it does, and some of the neurological disorders it can aid in diagnosing.   We will also look at nursing interventions for before and after a CT scan