• Identify and select appropriate interventions including diagnostic tests and nursing interventions.
• Analyze physiological and psychological responses to illness and treatment modalities
Purpose: Examine case studies related to neurologic disease and answer the assigned questions. This assignment should help refine your clinical/critical thinking skills.
Assignment Description:
• Describe the pathophysiology of extradural and subdural hematomas.
• Identify the surgical emergency and provided rationale for the choice.
• Describe the most likely type of head injury and outline an appropriate treatment plan.