Summary NR 509 Final Exam Study Guide .pdf

ModificationIforIAge Elderly: • -ComplainIof ImemoryIproblemsIbut IusuallyIisIdueItoIbenignIforgetfulness • -RetrieveIandIprocessIdataImoreIslowlyIandItakeIlonger ItoIlearnInew Iinformation • -Slower Imotor IresponsesIandItheir IabilityItoIperformIcomplexItaskImay Idiminish • -ImportantItoIdistinguishIage-relatedIchangesIfromImanifestationsIofImental Idisorders • MoreIsusceptibleItoIdeliriumIwhichIcanIbeItheIfirst IsignIof Iinfection, Iproblems IwithImedications, Ior IimpendingIdementia Infant: • AssessImental IstatusIof IaInewborn=observingInewbornIactivities • 1.LookIat IhumanIfacesIandIturnItoIparentsIvoice • 2.AbilityItoIshout Iout IrepetitiveIstimuli • 3. IBondIwithIcaregiver • 4.Self-soothe NormalIVS.IAbnormalIFindingsIandIInterpretation • MoodIdisorders: Icompulsions, Iobsessions, Iphobias,IandIanxieties • -Lethargic:Idrowsy,IbutIopenItheirIeyesIandIlookIatIyou,IrespondItoIquestions, IandIthenIfall Iasleep. • -Obtunded: IopenItheir IeyesIandIlookIat IyouIbut IrespondIslowlyIandIare Isomewhat Iconfused. • -AgitatedIdepression:Icrying,Ipacing,IandIhandwringing