Nurs 3000 Final Exam Terminology UPDATED ACTUAL
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What is the sensory concept vibratory? The sense of vibration perceived by the body.
What is the sensory concept kinesthetic? Refers to awareness of the position and movement of body parts.
What is the sensory concept graphesthesia? The ability to recognize numbers or letters traced on the skin by touch, even with
your eyes closed.
What is the sensory concept stereognosis? The ability to perceive and understand an object through touch by its size, shape,
and texture.
What is the sensory concept visceral? Refers to any large organ within the body, organs may produce stimuli that make
an individual aware of them (e.g., a full stomach).
Define acute confusion or delirium. An abrupt onset and a cause that, when treated, reverses the confusion.
Define chronic confusion or dementia. Has symptoms that are gradual and irreversible (e.g., Alzheimer's disease).
Define auditory as external stimuli. hearing
Define olfactory as external stimuli. smell
Define visual as external stimuli. sight
Define tactile as external stimuli. touch
Define gustatory as external stimuli. taste
What is awareness? The ability to perceive internal and external stimuli, and to respond appropriately
through thought and action.
What is sensoristasis? The term used to describe the state in which an individual is in optimal arousal.
What is sensory reception? The process of receiving stimuli or data. These stimuli are either external or
internal to the body.
What is sensory perception? Involves the conscious organization and translation of the data or stimuli into
meaningful information.
What is cultural care deprivation? A lack of culturally assistive, supportive, or facilitative acts.
What is sensory deprivation? A decrease in or lack of meaningful stimuli.
, What are signs of sensory deprivation? Excessive yawning, drowsiness, sleeping. Decreased attention span, difficulty
concentrating, decreased problem-solving ability
Impaired memory
Periodic disorientation, general or nocturnal confusion
Preoccupation with somatic complaints, such as palpitations
Hallucinations or delusions
Crying, annoyance over small matters, depression
Apathy, emotional lability
What is sensory overload? When an individual is unable to process or manage the amount or intensity of
sensory stimuli.
What contributes to sensory overload? Increased quantity or quality of internal stimuli, such as pain, dyspnea, or anxiety
Increased quantity or quality of external stimuli, such as a noisy healthcare setting,
intrusive diagnostic studies, or contacts with many strangers
Inability to disregard stimuli selectively, perhaps as a result of nervous system
disturbances or medications that stimulate the arousal mechanism.
What are common signs of sensory overload? Complaints of fatigue, sleeplessness
Irritability, anxiety, restlessness
Periodic or general disorientation
Reduced problem-solving ability and task performance
Increased muscle tension
Scattered attention and racing thoughts
What is sensory deficit? impaired reception, perception, or both, of one or more of the senses.
What are the different levels of consciousness? Alert
Lethargic
Obtunded
Stuporous
Comatose
What does A&O x 4 mean? alert and oriented to person, place, time, situation
What does it mean to be alert? awake and aware of stimuli, able to give responses
What does it mean to be lethargic? Drowsy, drifts to sleep if not stimulated, brief response to stimuli, poor attention
What does it mean to be obtunded? difficult to arouse, confused when alert
What does it mean to be stuporous? a state of reduced consciousness where an individual is unresponsive except to
intense stimuli, like strong pain
What does it mean to be comatose? sleeplike state
What is gender role behavior? the culturally expected ways of behaving, thinking, and feeling that are associated
with being male or female in a particular society
What is gender identity? sense of being male or female
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the sensory concept vibratory? The sense of vibration perceived by the body.
What is the sensory concept kinesthetic? Refers to awareness of the position and movement of body parts.
What is the sensory concept graphesthesia? The ability to recognize numbers or letters traced on the skin by touch, even with
your eyes closed.
What is the sensory concept stereognosis? The ability to perceive and understand an object through touch by its size, shape,
and texture.
What is the sensory concept visceral? Refers to any large organ within the body, organs may produce stimuli that make
an individual aware of them (e.g., a full stomach).
Define acute confusion or delirium. An abrupt onset and a cause that, when treated, reverses the confusion.
Define chronic confusion or dementia. Has symptoms that are gradual and irreversible (e.g., Alzheimer's disease).
Define auditory as external stimuli. hearing
Define olfactory as external stimuli. smell
Define visual as external stimuli. sight
Define tactile as external stimuli. touch
Define gustatory as external stimuli. taste
What is awareness? The ability to perceive internal and external stimuli, and to respond appropriately
through thought and action.
What is sensoristasis? The term used to describe the state in which an individual is in optimal arousal.
What is sensory reception? The process of receiving stimuli or data. These stimuli are either external or
internal to the body.
What is sensory perception? Involves the conscious organization and translation of the data or stimuli into
meaningful information.
What is cultural care deprivation? A lack of culturally assistive, supportive, or facilitative acts.
What is sensory deprivation? A decrease in or lack of meaningful stimuli.
, What are signs of sensory deprivation? Excessive yawning, drowsiness, sleeping. Decreased attention span, difficulty
concentrating, decreased problem-solving ability
Impaired memory
Periodic disorientation, general or nocturnal confusion
Preoccupation with somatic complaints, such as palpitations
Hallucinations or delusions
Crying, annoyance over small matters, depression
Apathy, emotional lability
What is sensory overload? When an individual is unable to process or manage the amount or intensity of
sensory stimuli.
What contributes to sensory overload? Increased quantity or quality of internal stimuli, such as pain, dyspnea, or anxiety
Increased quantity or quality of external stimuli, such as a noisy healthcare setting,
intrusive diagnostic studies, or contacts with many strangers
Inability to disregard stimuli selectively, perhaps as a result of nervous system
disturbances or medications that stimulate the arousal mechanism.
What are common signs of sensory overload? Complaints of fatigue, sleeplessness
Irritability, anxiety, restlessness
Periodic or general disorientation
Reduced problem-solving ability and task performance
Increased muscle tension
Scattered attention and racing thoughts
What is sensory deficit? impaired reception, perception, or both, of one or more of the senses.
What are the different levels of consciousness? Alert
Lethargic
Obtunded
Stuporous
Comatose
What does A&O x 4 mean? alert and oriented to person, place, time, situation
What does it mean to be alert? awake and aware of stimuli, able to give responses
What does it mean to be lethargic? Drowsy, drifts to sleep if not stimulated, brief response to stimuli, poor attention
What does it mean to be obtunded? difficult to arouse, confused when alert
What does it mean to be stuporous? a state of reduced consciousness where an individual is unresponsive except to
intense stimuli, like strong pain
What does it mean to be comatose? sleeplike state
What is gender role behavior? the culturally expected ways of behaving, thinking, and feeling that are associated
with being male or female in a particular society
What is gender identity? sense of being male or female
