Brainstorms and Emergencies: Navigating Acute Neuro Without Losing Your Mind

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Description

This program will provide the learner with neurological assessment skills as well as the ability to plan, intervene in and evaluate the care of the patient with acute neurological emergencies. Topics will include neuro anatomy, intracranial pressure management, traumatic brain injury, and other acute conditions will be discussed with special attention to updated treatments and future trends.

This program is being offered in cooperation with UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing.

Speaker
Meg Zomorodi PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

CE
3.0 Nursing Contact Hours
South Piedmont Area Health Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

3.0 Contact Hours / 0.3 CEUs

Learning Outcome
Participants will self-report a knowledge gain of neurological assessment skills as
well as the ability to plan, intervene in and evaluate the care of the patient with acute neurological emergencies.

Other Fall 2024 Neuro Classes
Time is Brain: Managing Chronic Neurological Conditions | November 12, 2024
Follow this link to register for Time is Brain: Managing Chronic Neurological Conditions
This program will provide the learner with neurological assessment skills as well as the ability to plan, intervene in and evaluate the care of the patient with chronic neurological conditions. Topics will include management of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Stroke/TIA, ALS, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, and others.

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Objectives

• Review cranial anatomy, cerebral circulation, and the general organization of the brain.
• Apply the elements of the nursing process to the care of the patient with acute neurological deficits.
• Identify signs and symptoms associated with increased intracranial pressure.

Sessions