Exam 3 NUR 111
Exam 3 NUR 111
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1. aphasia loss of ability to understand or express speech due to brain damage
2. alzheimers progressive nuerological disorder causing memory loss and cognaitive decline
3. astigmatism vision condition with irregular cornea curvature casuing distorted vision
4. confusion impaired mental clarity and difficulty thinking
5. delusions fixed false beliefs resistant to rational explanation
6. diplopia double vision
7. disorientation loss of awareness regarding time, place or identity
8. dementia progressive cognitive decline, affecting memory, thinking and social abilities
9. emotional status current psychological and emotional state
10. hallucinations sensory experiences of things that aren't present
11. hyperopia far sightedness, difficulty seeing close up
12. level of conscious- degree of awarness and responsiveness
ness (LOC)
13. mental status overall cognitive functioning and psychological condition
14. miosis pupil constriction
15. miotic drugs causing pupil constriction
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Exam 3 NUR 111
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16. myopia near sightedness, difficulty seeing far
17. mydriasis pupil dilation
18. mydriatics drugs that dilate the pupil
19. myringotomy surgical procedure involving incision to the eardrum/ tympanic membrane
20. otitis media middle ear infection
21. presbyopia age-related difficulty focusing on near objects
22. proprioception our sense of body position in space
23. presbycusis age related hearing loss
24. sensory depriva- reduced sensory input, causing psychological changes
tion
25. sensory overload excessive sensory stimulation overwhelming perception
26. sensory perception process of receiving and interpreting sensory input/information
27. sensory reception The detection of a stimulus by nerve cells (receptors) and concert into nerve
impulses that are interpreted by the brain for conscious awareness
28. sundown syn- a nuerological phenomenon at night or late afternoon where an individual
drome experiences confusion, anxiety, agitation and behavioral changes. (dementia
or cognitive impaired)
29. sensory overload multiple stimuli, constant enviromental activity, frequent monitoring, criti-
causes cal/acute care environment
30. sensory depriva- reduced sensory input, restrictive/unfarmiliar environments, dull settings
tion causes
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31. signs of sensory anxiety, restlessness, inability to focus, scattered attention
overload
32. sensory depriva- disorientation, behavioral changes, delirium-like symptoms
tion signs
33. patients at risk patients with sensory deficits, long-term/acutely-ill patients, socially-isolated
for sensory distur- patients
bances
34. patients at risk ICU/ER/critical care patients, dementia patients, constant pain, long-term,
for sensory stimu- multiple therapies
lation
35. factors affecting medications, pain, enviromental, medical conditions, stress/anxiety, sleep,
sensory stimula- nutritional status
tion
36. observed behavior difficult eye contact, anxiety about safety, social withdraw, sleep disturbances,
when a patient has ADL difficulty
a dedicit in vision
37. observed behavior inapropriate responses/misinterpretation, inattentiveness, speaking loud or
when a patient has soft, social withdraw, increased reliance on visual cues,
a dedicit in hearing
38. characteristics of disorientation, poor attention span, memory impair, altered consciousness,
confusion impaired judgement, agitation/restlessness
39. strategies ro orient keep clock/calender visable, adress pt by name, explain all procedures, keep
a confused patient routines, use simple communication
to time, place and
person
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Exam 3 NUR 111
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i2oeqt
1. aphasia loss of ability to understand or express speech due to brain damage
2. alzheimers progressive nuerological disorder causing memory loss and cognaitive decline
3. astigmatism vision condition with irregular cornea curvature casuing distorted vision
4. confusion impaired mental clarity and difficulty thinking
5. delusions fixed false beliefs resistant to rational explanation
6. diplopia double vision
7. disorientation loss of awareness regarding time, place or identity
8. dementia progressive cognitive decline, affecting memory, thinking and social abilities
9. emotional status current psychological and emotional state
10. hallucinations sensory experiences of things that aren't present
11. hyperopia far sightedness, difficulty seeing close up
12. level of conscious- degree of awarness and responsiveness
ness (LOC)
13. mental status overall cognitive functioning and psychological condition
14. miosis pupil constriction
15. miotic drugs causing pupil constriction
1
, Exam 3 NUR 111
Exam 3 NUR 111
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i2oeqt
16. myopia near sightedness, difficulty seeing far
17. mydriasis pupil dilation
18. mydriatics drugs that dilate the pupil
19. myringotomy surgical procedure involving incision to the eardrum/ tympanic membrane
20. otitis media middle ear infection
21. presbyopia age-related difficulty focusing on near objects
22. proprioception our sense of body position in space
23. presbycusis age related hearing loss
24. sensory depriva- reduced sensory input, causing psychological changes
tion
25. sensory overload excessive sensory stimulation overwhelming perception
26. sensory perception process of receiving and interpreting sensory input/information
27. sensory reception The detection of a stimulus by nerve cells (receptors) and concert into nerve
impulses that are interpreted by the brain for conscious awareness
28. sundown syn- a nuerological phenomenon at night or late afternoon where an individual
drome experiences confusion, anxiety, agitation and behavioral changes. (dementia
or cognitive impaired)
29. sensory overload multiple stimuli, constant enviromental activity, frequent monitoring, criti-
causes cal/acute care environment
30. sensory depriva- reduced sensory input, restrictive/unfarmiliar environments, dull settings
tion causes
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, Exam 3 NUR 111
Exam 3 NUR 111
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i2oeqt
31. signs of sensory anxiety, restlessness, inability to focus, scattered attention
overload
32. sensory depriva- disorientation, behavioral changes, delirium-like symptoms
tion signs
33. patients at risk patients with sensory deficits, long-term/acutely-ill patients, socially-isolated
for sensory distur- patients
bances
34. patients at risk ICU/ER/critical care patients, dementia patients, constant pain, long-term,
for sensory stimu- multiple therapies
lation
35. factors affecting medications, pain, enviromental, medical conditions, stress/anxiety, sleep,
sensory stimula- nutritional status
tion
36. observed behavior difficult eye contact, anxiety about safety, social withdraw, sleep disturbances,
when a patient has ADL difficulty
a dedicit in vision
37. observed behavior inapropriate responses/misinterpretation, inattentiveness, speaking loud or
when a patient has soft, social withdraw, increased reliance on visual cues,
a dedicit in hearing
38. characteristics of disorientation, poor attention span, memory impair, altered consciousness,
confusion impaired judgement, agitation/restlessness
39. strategies ro orient keep clock/calender visable, adress pt by name, explain all procedures, keep
a confused patient routines, use simple communication
to time, place and
person
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