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1. Nursing Grand Rounds: Neuro Assessment for the Non-Neuro Nurse*Judith “Ski” Lower, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNRNThursday, October 22, 20097:45- 8:45 am. Room L 109912- 1 pm & 1:30-2:30 pm Low Learning Center Learning Objectives: Perform a systematic and comprehensive examination of the neurological patient to include the following parameters: level of consciousness, pupillary and motor responses, vital signs and some cranial nerve function. State the appropriate sequential order of stimulation when assessing a neurological patient. Differentiate the subtle, early clinical presentation of increased intracranial pressure from that of impending herniation. Light refreshments provided but bring your own lunch. Register with the Call Center at x 7692 * This program will award 1.0 Nursing Contact Hours for attendance at the entire program & completion of an evaluationJohn Dempsey Hospital is an Approved Provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the Connecticut Nurses’ Association, an Accredited Approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The speaker has no financial interest/arrangement that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of her presentation. The speaker will not be discussing the use of any products outside manufacturer’s recommendations. This CNE activity has not received any commercial support.