ATI Med Surg Final Exam – Study Guide 2021

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ATI Med Surg Final Exam – Study Guide 2021 1. How would you communicate with a person who is hearing impaired? a. Bring voice down to a lower pitch and face the patient. 2. ... Patient with seizure disorder reports sensing an aura. What is the patient experiencing? a. Can be visual distortion, odor, or sound. 3. Traumatic head injury – what findings would you report? a. Loss of consciousness. 4. Meningococcal (bacterial) meningitis expected findings? a. Severe headache, high fever, stiff neck, petechiae, photophobia – put patient in private room that is dark and quiet. 5. Lumbar puncture meningitis clear vs. cloudy. a. Cloudy spinal fluid – if the fluid is cloudy, they have a bacterial infection (bacterial meningitis or encephalitis). [Show More]

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