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" PEARL" in NURSING ASSESMENT

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bea

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Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:06 pm

When we writing patient nursing notes we sometime use this acronym as PEARL I have brain fog, can someone tell me what was that for, I really appreciate your response as quick as possible. . I have exam next week I like to know. Thank you heaps

bea

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Jun 18, 2011, 08:46 pm

Well not long I sent this message I found it myself lol. :)
When we do a neurological assessment on a patient we check the both eyes with a torch whether if they react and how equal patient's both eye pupils are reacting to the light. Yeaaaa :)
I will never forget it now.

Acronym Definition
PEARL P upils E qual A nd R eactive to L ight

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