TY - JOUR
T1 - School Nurses on the Front Lines of Medicine
T2 - Uppers and Downers: The Approach to the Student With Altered Mental Status
AU - Patterson, Kelly
AU - Brady, Jodi
AU - Olympia, Robert P.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Although a student presenting with altered mental status due to substance use may occur infrequently in the school setting, it is of utmost importance to develop a differential diagnosis and to initiate stabilization of the student. This article describes the initial assessment and management of a student presenting with altered mental status, focusing on the differential diagnosis of altered mental status, on the varying presentations associated with common intoxications and ingestions, and on the screening tools available for the detection of depression and substance use.
AB - Although a student presenting with altered mental status due to substance use may occur infrequently in the school setting, it is of utmost importance to develop a differential diagnosis and to initiate stabilization of the student. This article describes the initial assessment and management of a student presenting with altered mental status, focusing on the differential diagnosis of altered mental status, on the varying presentations associated with common intoxications and ingestions, and on the screening tools available for the detection of depression and substance use.
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U2 - 10.1177/1942602X17706380
DO - 10.1177/1942602X17706380
M3 - Article
C2 - 28557634
AN - SCOPUS:85032976063
VL - 32
SP - 350
EP - 355
JO - NASN school nurse (Print)
JF - NASN school nurse (Print)
SN - 1942-602X
IS - 6
ER -