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mucus plug, 20, 30 neurological needs (Cont.):
multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), ICP monitoring for, 233–239
402, 420t inspection for, 217–219
murmurs of heart, 94–95 LOC for, 217–218, 218t
MV. See mechanical ventilation lumbar puncture for, 232
MVCs. See motor vehicle crashes medications helping with, 239, 240t–241t
myocardial infarction (MI), 86, 94. See also acute meningeal irritation signs for, 229
coronary syndrome; percutaneous coronary motor movements assessment for, 220–221
intervention MRI for, 231–233
location of, by ECG, 127t oculocephalic reflex test for, 210, 225

signs and symptoms of, 128 oculovestibular reflex test for, 225–226
ST segment elevation, 126, 126t palpation for, 227
myocarditis PET scan for, 231
causes of, 135 pulse assessment for, 230
critical care nursing interventions for, 136–137 respiratory patterns assessment for, 226, 229
prognosis for, 136 spinal tap for, 232
signs and symptoms of, 135t surgeries for, 250–258
test results for, 136 temperature assessment for, 230
myoglobin, 110 neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs), 58
myxedema, 312, 325 types of, 61t
myxedema coma, 325–326 use of, 61
neuron, 210–211
N neutropenia, 402, 409, 417
neutrophils, 403
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Na . See sodium Nexium, 370t
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Narcan, 247t Nimodipine, 247t
nasal cannula, 42, 42t Nimotop, 247t
National Council of Licensing Examinations (NCLEX), Nipride, 114t, 249
2, 6 NIRS. See near-infrared spectometry
National League for Nursing (NLN), 2, 6 Nitro-Dur, 114t
NCLEX. See National Council of Licensing nitroglycerin, 114t, 118t
Examinations Nitropress, 249
near-infrared spectometry (NIRS), 266 Nitroprusside sodium, 249
Nembutal, 241t NLN. See National League for Nursing
nervous system, 210–216. See also neurological needs NMBAs. See neuromuscular blocking agents
neurogenic shock, 294 nonconducted P wave, 164, 187
neuroglia, 210–211 noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, 337
neurological needs. See also pupils nonrebreather mask, 42t, 43
abnormal motor responses to stimuli in assessment of, Norcuron, 61t
221–223, 222f norepinephrine, 113t
assessment for, 217–220 norepinephrine bitartrate, 416t
auscultation for, 229–231 normal pupils, 223

blink reflex and, 229 normal saline solution (NSS), 274t
blood pressure assessment for, 230 normal sinus rhythm (NSR), 181–182
bruits and, 231 Normodyne, 247t
case study for, 259, 262–263 NSR. See normal sinus rhythm
CAT scan for, 231 NSS. See normal saline solution
collaborative diagnostic tools for, 231–239 nurse educators, 14
DTRs and, 227–228 Nurse Practice Act, 4
EOM assessment for, 225 nursing. See critical care nursing
GCS for assessment of, 219–220 Nursing Standards of Care, 4, 4t
history for, 217 nutrition, MV and inadequate, 59