Neurologic Disorders - Part 10: Management of Degenerative Disorders & Movement Disorders (RH1511)

Course Format

This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.

Course Overview

Outline:

Parkinson's Disease 

1. Epidemiology
2. Etiology
3. Pathophysiology
4. Assessment
5. Treatment
6. Continuum of Care

Dementia

1. Etiology
2. Pathophysiology
3. Clinical Manifestations

Multinfarct Dementia 

1. Etiology
2. Pathophysiology
3. Clinical Manifestations

Assessment

1. Physical Assessment
2. Mental Assessment

E. Treatment

F. Continuum of Care

1. Rehabilitation
2. Home Care
3. Case Management Considerations

G. Conclusion

Involuntary Movements

Tremors

1. Etiology / Pathophysiology
2. Assessment
3. Treatment

Chorea

Dystonias

1. Etiology / Prevalence
2. Pathophysiology
3. Assessment
4. Treatment

Focal Dystonia-Blepharospasm 

1. Treatment

Tourette's Syndrome, or Gilles De La Tourette's Syndrome

1. Incidence
2. Etiology
3. Pathophysiology
4. Assessment
5. Treatment

G. Other Hyperkinetic Syndromes Associated with Dystonia: Tic Disorders

1. Etiology / Prevalence / Incidence
2. Pathophysiology
3. Assessment
4. Treatment
5. Research Activities

H. Neuroacanthocytosis

1. Etiology / Pathophysiology
2. Assessment
3. Treatment

I. Spasmodic Torticollis

1. Treatment

J. Wilson's Disease

1. Incidence
2. Pathophysiology
3. Assessment
4. Treatment
5. Continuum of Care

K. Drug-Induced Dystonia: Tardive Dyskinesia

1. Assessment
2. Treatment

L. Comprehensive Patient Management: Movement Disorders

1. Health Teaching
2. Nutritional Considerations
3. Psychosocial Considerations
4. Genetic Risk Assessment

M. Continuum of Care

1. Rehabilitation
2. Case Management Considerations

N. Conclusion

Course Objectives

1. Identify the signs and symptoms of degenerative nerve disorders including:
   1. Parkinson's disease,
   2. Alzheimer's disease
   3. Multi-infarct dementia


2. Discuss assessment techniques for degenerative nerve disorders


3. Describe nursing interventions and management techniques for degenerative nerve disorders


4. Identify the signs and symptoms of movement disorders including:
   1. Huntington's disease, and
   2. Hyperkinetic disorders


5. Discuss assessment techniques for movement disorders


6. Describe nursing interventions and management techniques for movement disorders