
STUDY CIRCLE NURSING OFFICER'S ACADEMY ๐ฏ
February 9, 2025 at 05:33 AM
๐ฅ *Assessment โSIGNSโ on the NCLEX*
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*1. ๐งฟ NEURO SIGNS*
๐ฅ *Kernigโs Sign:* meningitis โ pain in the hammieโs (hamstring muscles) when extending the leg or flexing the hip
๐ฅ *Brudzinski Sign :* meningitis โ the hips flex when the neck is flexed forward when laying supine
*2. ๐งฟ ELECTROLYTE SIGN*
๐ฅ *Chvostekโs Sign :* low calcium and low magnesium โ tap the cheek and the facial muscles twitch
๐ฅ *Trousseauโs Sign :* low calcium and low magnesium โ the blood pressure cuff makes the hand flex forward and look like a claw
*3. ๐งฟ NEW BORN SIGN*
๐ฅ *Babinskiโs Reflex :* the big toe dorsiflexes (or fans up and out) when the sole of the foot is stimulated (normal in a baby <6 mths old)
๐ฅ *Moro/startle Reflex :* when baby thinks they are falling they will put arms out and then pull arms in as if they are โstartledโ
*Tonic neck/fencing reflex:* turn babyโs head to LEFT side and left arm and leg will extend outward and the RIGHT arm and leg flex up
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