NCM 116: CARE OF CLIENTS WITH NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS (ALTERATION IN PERCEPTION)

NCM one hundred sixteen: CARE OF CLIENTS WITH NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS (ALTERATION IN PERCEPTION)

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING

THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

• The nervous system is the body's command center

• It monitors and controls the functions of the different organ system, and coordinates the body's response to changes in its internal and external environment

• None of the body system is capable of functioning alone. All are interdependent and work together as one unit so that normal conditions within the body may prevail.

• Control of the body's billions of cells is accomplished mainly by two communication systems: the nervous system and the endocrine system. Both systems transmit information from one part of the body to another, but they do it in different ways.

• The nervous system transmits information very rapidly by nerve impulses conducted from one body area to another

• The endocrine system transmits information more slowly by chemicals secreted by ductless glands into blood steam and circulated from glands to other parts of the body

• The nervous system serves as the chief coordinating agency. Some major functions of the nervous system are:

• Receiving sensory input

• Integrating information

• Controlling muscles and glands

• Maintaining homeostasis

• Establishing and maintaining mental activity