| Course | NURS 711 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology (NURS711) |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 4 |
| Assignment | WebEx Meeting 1: Neuro Presentation |
| Paper type | Five-minute PowerPoint presentation (slide text and speaker notes) |
| Length | about 658 words, 2 double-spaced pages plus title page and references. Course guide: a five-minute PowerPoint presentation by the paper's pair, delivered at the Week 4 WebEx seminar, with the slides submitted |
| Format | APA 7 student paper |
| Points | 50 |
| School | Liberty University Online |
| Program | DNP |
| Where it sits | Module/Week 4 in Liberty's published NURS 711 course guide; current sections can differ |
| Updated | October 2026 |
Free sample paper for NURS 711 Week 4
Five Minutes on Trigeminal Neuralgia: From Short-Circuited Nerve to the Family Nurse Practitioner's First Visit
[Student Name]
School of Nursing, Liberty University
NURS 711: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology
WebEx Meeting 1: Neuro Presentation
[Instructor Name]
[Date]
The patient on the slides is a composite carried from the pair's neuro paper; the classification and studies cited are real.
Five Minutes on Trigeminal Neuralgia: From Short-Circuited Nerve to the Family Nurse Practitioner's First Visit
Slide 1: "Lightning in My Jaw"
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- From nerve to first visit
- Two presenters, five minutes
Speaker notes: Imagine pain so sharp that a breeze on your cheek feels like a lightning strike. That is how our patient, Margaret, described it. Over eight months she had two molars pulled before anyone named her condition. In the next five minutes we want you to leave knowing three things: what goes wrong in the nerve, how to recognize it in a primary care visit, and what the family nurse practitioner does next.
Slide 2: The Nerve and Its Weak Spot
- Fifth cranial nerve, three branches
- Root entry zone near the pons
- Thin transition in the myelin
Speaker notes: The trigeminal nerve carries sensation from the whole face in three branches, to the forehead, the cheek and the jaw. Just before it enters the pons there is a short stretch where the insulation changes from one type of myelin to another. That stretch is thin, and it is the spot where most cases begin.
Slide 3: How a Nerve Short-Circuits
- An artery presses on the root
- Myelin wears away
- Touch fibers trigger pain fibers
Speaker notes: In the classic form, an artery loops against the nerve root and pulses against it for years. The myelin wears thin. Bare axons grow extra sodium channels and start firing on their own, in bursts. And because the insulation is gone, a signal in a touch fiber can jump into the pain fiber lying next to it. That jump is the whole story of the symptom: a touch goes in, and a lightning strike comes out. It also explains why there is a brief quiet period after an attack, while the fibers recover, and why some patients learn to provoke an attack deliberately just to buy themselves a few minutes to eat.
Slide 4: Recognizing It
- Seconds-long electric attacks, one side
- Triggered by touch, chewing, wind
- Often seen first by the dentist
Speaker notes: The international headache criteria describe attacks lasting from a fraction of a second up to two minutes, on one side of the face, severe, shock-like and set off by harmless stimuli (Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society, 2018). The history makes the diagnosis. Watch for the dental trap: a 2026 review of studies including almost 700 patients found extractions and root canals often came before the right diagnosis (Sharkiya & Salem, 2026).
Slide 5: When to Worry
- Numbness or weakness in the face
- Both sides, or age under 40
- Hearing loss, other cranial nerve signs
Speaker notes: Most patients have a normal examination, and that normal examination is reassuring. If you find numbness, weakness, symptoms on both sides, onset before forty, or other cranial nerve findings, think of a secondary cause such as multiple sclerosis or a tumor. Those patients need an MRI and a specialist soon. Even in classic cases, an MRI is part of the workup before any surgery, because the surgeon needs to see whether a vessel is pressing on the nerve.
Slide 6: The Treatment Ladder
- Carbamazepine or oxcarbazepine first
- Monitor sodium, blood counts, liver
- Refractory cases: neurosurgery
Speaker notes: Sodium channel blockers calm the overexcited membrane, so carbamazepine or oxcarbazepine comes first. Check sodium, blood counts and liver tests, and screen for HLA-B 15:02 in patients of Asian ancestry before carbamazepine. Start low and raise the dose slowly, because dizziness and drowsiness are common at first, especially in older adults. If medication fails or side effects are too much, refer. A 2026 meta-analysis of 1,284 patients found microvascular decompression and balloon compression similarly effective in the short term, though the studies carried serious risk of bias (Liu et al., 2026).
Slide 7: The FNP's Three Jobs
- Recognize the pattern early
- Treat and monitor safely
- Refer, educate, fix the pathway
Speaker notes: So what does the FNP do? First, recognize the pattern from the history, and save the patient's teeth. Second, start and monitor treatment safely. Third, refer when needed, teach the patient that the pain is real and neurological, and, as a DNP, build a pathway with local dentists and neurology so the next Margaret is diagnosed in weeks, not months. Thank you.
References
Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society. (2018). The international classification of headache disorders, 3rd edition. Cephalalgia, 38(1), 1-211. https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102417738202
Liu, Y., Guo, X. J., Wang, Q. C., Wang, X. S., & Wang, C. M. (2026). Pain outcomes and safety in trigeminal neuralgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing percutaneous balloon compression with microvascular decompression. Neurosurgical Review, 49(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-026-04516-2
Sharkiya, S. H., & Salem, R. B. (2026). The interrelationship between trigeminal neuralgia and dental conditions: A systematic review of diagnostic pitfalls and clinical implications. Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, 25(5), 1603-1610. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-026-03134-1
What the NURS 711 Week 4 instructions ask
The Week 4 WebEx seminar is where each pair presents the condition from its neuro paper in a five-minute PowerPoint, submitting the slides with the presentation. Five minutes is very little time, roughly 650 to 750 spoken words, so the task is selection rather than summary: the pair has to decide which two or three ideas classmates should leave with and build the slides around them. Both partners usually share the speaking. Because the presentation follows a paper that was already graded, it should not simply read the paper aloud; it should translate the paper into a form that works for listeners on a video call, with a clear opening, one central diagram or idea, and a practical close. Slides alone carry little of the grade.
How this NURS 711 Week 4 example is built
The deck opens with the patient's own words to catch attention, then spends two slides on the mechanism, compression to demyelination to cross-talk, because that is the idea that makes the symptoms make sense. One slide covers recognition, including the classification criteria and the dental trap, one covers red flags that change the plan, and one covers the treatment ladder from carbamazepine to surgery. The final slide gives the FNP's three jobs in a sentence each. Speaker notes are written as speech, short sentences meant to be heard, and each slide's notes are timed to about forty seconds.
NURS 711 Week 4 grading rubric: where the points go
Short presentations are generally graded on clarity, accuracy, organization within the time limit, slide design and the effectiveness of the delivery, along with how well the content represents the paper's key points and the FNP role. Graders notice whether the presenters stay within five minutes, whether slides are readable rather than crowded, and whether both partners contribute. Accuracy still matters at this length: a simplified mechanism must remain correct. A presentation that leaves classmates with a memorable explanation and one practical action tends to earn more than one that tries to cover the whole paper. Presenters who glance at notes but speak to the camera usually come across as more confident than those who read every word.
NURS 711 Week 4 help: mistakes that cost points
Pairs most often run long because they try to present every section of the paper, or they fill slides with paragraphs and read them. Others skip the mechanism to save time, which leaves the treatment unexplained. Some forget to test their screen share or audio before the WebEx session, and lose a minute of their five to technical trouble. Choose three messages, give each one or two slides, limit every slide to its title plus a few words, write notes as spoken sentences, rehearse with a timer, split the speaking evenly and end with the action you want listeners to remember.
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Other NURS 711 weeks
- NURS 711 Week 1: Discussion Board Forum 1
- NURS 711 Week 3: Neuro Paper: Trigeminal Neuralgia
- NURS 711 Week 5: Discussion Board Forum 2
- NURS 711 Week 6: HFpEF Case Presentation
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NURS 711 Week 4 questions, answered
What is the NURS 711 Neuro Presentation?
A 50-point, five-minute PowerPoint presentation in the Module/Week 4 WebEx seminar, given by the pair that wrote the neuro paper, with the slides submitted.
Where can I find a free NURS 711 Week 4 sample paper?
The NURS 711 Week 4 sample presentation on trigeminal neuralgia, all seven slides with speaker notes, can be read here for free.
How many slides fit a five-minute presentation?
Six to eight slides is a workable number for five minutes, since each one then gets roughly forty seconds of speaking, which is enough for a single idea and its explanation.
How should speaker notes be written?
Write them the way you would talk to a colleague, in short sentences you can say aloud comfortably, and time each slide's notes so the whole talk fits the limit.
What is the dental trap in trigeminal neuralgia?
Because the pain is felt in the teeth and jaw, patients often see dentists first and may have teeth removed before the neurological cause is recognized.
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