Release Date: 2023-10-09

Neurological System

Zeliha Tulek (Author)

Release Date: 2023-10-09

The nervous system is the best-organized and most complex system of the body, both in terms of its structure and function. It performs a sensory or motor response by processing and interpreting the stimuli it receives as sensory input from the internal and external environment. The nervous system is the system that controls and regulates [...]

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Published inHealth Assessment & Physical Examination in Nursing
First Page157
Last Page175
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.69860/nobel.9786053359135.9
ISBN978-605-335-913-5 (PDF)
LanguageENG
Page Count19
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The nervous system is the best-organized and most complex system of the body, both in terms of its structure and function. It performs a sensory or motor response by processing and interpreting the stimuli it receives as sensory input from the internal and external environment. The nervous system is the system that controls and regulates all bodily functions (regulating the function of all organs and systems, homeostasis, etc.), muscle movements, sensory perceptions, mental abilities (consciousness, alertness, awareness, cognitive functions), and emotions. As with all other diseases, a good assessment of nervous system disorders is important to diagnose disease and initiate appropriate treatments early. However, its examination is different from that of other systems, and methods such as palpation, percussion, and auscultation in the classic physical examination have limited place in the evaluation of the neurological system. The evaluation is usually based on history and observation of clinical signs and symptoms as well as behaviors. Sometimes the diagnosis is made on the basis of data collected during a detailed interview with the patient. For this reason, history takes a very important place in the diagnosis. Physical examination then assesses mental status, cranial nerve function, motor function, sensory function, cerebellar function, and reflexes.

Zeliha Tulek (Author)
Professor, Istanbul Cerrahpasa University
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8186-6698
3Zeliha Tulek, RN, PhD, Prof graduated from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing at Istanbul University in 1995. After graduation, she started working in this nursing school as a research assistant in 1995 and is still working as a professor today. She earned her master’s degree in 1999 and her doctorate in 2006 from the Institute of Health Sciences, Istanbul University, Department of Medical Nursing. Her main interests are neurology nursing and geriatrics. She has conducted numerous researches on quality of life, caregiver burden, rehabilitation, nutrition, quality indicators, etc. She has published numerous articles in national and international journals. She has participated in many national and international conferences in the field of neurology as a speaker and member of the organizing committee. She is a founding member of the National Association of Neurology Nurses and a board member of the European Association of Neuroscience Nurses.

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