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Assessing Neurologic System

The document contains a nursing interview guide from the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences at the University of Eastern Philippines. The guide includes questions to assess a client's current symptoms, past medical history, family history, lifestyle and health practices related to the neurologic system. It aims to gather subjective data from the client to formulate nursing diagnoses, identify problems, and make referrals if needed.

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Assessing Neurologic System

The document contains a nursing interview guide from the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences at the University of Eastern Philippines. The guide includes questions to assess a client's current symptoms, past medical history, family history, lifestyle and health practices related to the neurologic system. It aims to gather subjective data from the client to formulate nursing diagnoses, identify problems, and make referrals if needed.

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Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES


University Town, Northern Samar
Web: http://uep.edu.ph Email: [email protected]

COLLEGE OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES


Assessing Neurologic System
Nursing Interview Guide to Subjective Data from the Client
Current Symptoms
1. Headaches, numbness, or tingling?
2. Seizure activity?
3. Dizziness, lightheadedness, or problems
with balance or coordination?
4. Decrease in ability to smell or taste?
5. Ringing in vision?
6.Change in vision?
7. Difficulty understanding when people are
talking to you or when you talk to others?
8. Difficulty swallowing?
9.Loss of bowel or bladder control?
10. Memory loss?
11.Tremors?

Past history

1. Head injury?
2.Meningitis?
3. Encephalitis?
4. Spinal cord?
5. Stroke?
6. Treatment received?

Family History
1. High blood pressure?
2. Stroke?
3.Alzheimer?
4. Epilepsy?
5. Brain cancer?
6. Huntington chorea?

Lifestyle and Health Practices


1. Any prescription or nonprescription medication?
2. Smoking?
3. Wearing of seat belts/protective headgear?
4. Daily diet?
5. Exposure to lead, insecticides, pollutants, hemicals?
6. Lifting of heavy objectives?
7. Frequent repetitive movements?

Analysis of Data
1. Formulate nursing diagnoses (wellness,
risk, actual)
2. Formulate collaborative problems.
3. Make necessary referrals

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