Neuro Case Study Neurological Assessment Mr. Gardner, a 56-year-old…

Question Answered step-by-step Neuro Case Study Neurological Assessment Mr. Gardner, a 56-year-old… Neuro Case StudyNeurological Assessment Mr. Gardner, a 56-year-old African American, has a history of hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus, and mild baseline dementia. He lives with his wife of 35 years in a single-family home. She brings him to your emergency room because he fell from a ladder while cleaning the gutters 2 days ago. He landed on his head and has been sleeping more since then. His wife stated that it was difficult to wake him up this morning. She wanted to bring him sooner. Mr. Gardner refused to come because he wasn’t in any pain. Medications/allergies: unable to obtainVital signs: Temperature 36.8⁰C (oral), pulse 88 bpm, respiratory rate 22 breaths per minute, BP 118/66. General Impression: Semi-alert. Appears fearful and easily agitated. Asking for a cigarette.Skin: Areas of deep purple bruising along left frontal and left temporal area of the head.Neurological assessment: He is oriented to name only. PERRLA (pupils equal, round, react to light, and accommodate). Hand grasp is equal. Follows commands when repeated several times. Sleepy, but arouses to loud voice and touch. Speech is comprehensible, but slurred.1.     Identify objective and subjective assessment data given and any additional assessments you would complete for your patient.  What cranial nerves are you assessing?   2.     List the top priority nursing diagnosis/patient problem for Mr. Gardner (include the subj/objective data that supports).   3.     Identify one SMART Outcome.   Health Science Science Nursing NRSE 2030 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)