NUR 163 (nur163)

NUR163 Week 3, Day 2 Morse Fall Scale A quick and easy method of assessing a patient’s likelihood of falling. Thermoregulation  Balance between heat production mechanisms and heat loss mechanisms that occur to maintain a constant body temp.  Controlled by hypothalamus  Heat is produced by metabolic processes and by muscular activity such as shivering and conserved by vasoconstriction  Heat is lost through vasodilation and perspiration Can be affected by numerous internal ...

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NUR 163, Week 4, Day 1Cognition (All the processes involved in human thought)3 Types of PerceptionPerception -The interpretation of the environment and is dependent on the acuity of sensory input.Memory -The retention and recall of past experiences and learning.Executive Function -High thinking processes that allow for flexibility, adaptability, and goal directedness.Factors that affect perceptionAn older person can experience disturbances in any of the senses.The extent of the di...

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UR163 Week 6, Day 2 Coping Coping refers to methods a person uses to deal with stressful situation. These may help a person face a situation, take action, be flexible and persistent in solving problems. 2 Basic Categories of coping styles Problem Focused – Examples: Work on managing time, ask for support, establish healthy boundaries, create a to-do list. Emotion Focused – Examples: Exercise, take a bath, Pep talk, Meditate Emotion based coping is helpful when you need to take care o...

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HONDROS NUR 163 EXAM BUNDLED |100% COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, study guide, Review Exam and Assignments (reviews GRADED A+-2023

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NUR163 Week 6, Day 2 Coping Coping refers to methods a person uses to deal with stressful situation. These may help a person face a situation, take action, be flexible and persistent in solving problems. 2 Basic Categories of coping styles Problem Focused – Examples: Work on managing time, ask for support, establish healthy boundaries, create a to-do list. Emotion Focused – Examples: Exercise, take a bath, Pep talk, Meditate Emotion based coping is helpful when you need to take care ...

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Nur163 Week 7, Day 1 Mobility Mobility is a state or quality of being mobile or movable. Other Terms:  Immobility  Disuse Syndrome  Deconditioned Scope of Concept  Complete Immobility  Partial Mobility  Complete/Full Mobility Risk Factors – Individual Risk Factors  Traumatic Injury o Brain o Spinal Cord o Bones, Joints, Muscles  Neurological Conditions  Chronic Conditions (and/or treatment interventions) History  Past Medical History  Family...

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NUR163, Week 8 What is Sleep?  It is a natural process that is necessary for optimal health  It involves a shift in physiological and neurological activity  It is intended to be a restorative process Normal Physiological Process  Under normal circumstances it occurs in stages, in a fairly consistent pattern Two major Categories  Non-Rapid Eye movement  Rapid Eye Movement Non-Rapid Eye Movement has Four Stages Stage 1 –  Light sleep, person can be awakened easil...

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163 Exam 1 Review 1. Thermoregulation decreases in the elderly  This is important to know because you need to know individual baseline temperatures so that you know what is normal and not normal 2. Adherence/compliance (same thing)  If someone is adherent with their POC, they will have decreased symptoms  If someone has poor adherence to their POC, it can lead to complications and limited function ability  The disease that people have the most trouble adhering to is diabetes ...

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163 Exam 1 Review 1. Thermoregulation decreases in the elderly  This is important to know because you need to know individual baseline temperatures so that you know what is normal and not normal 2. Adherence/compliance (same thing)  If someone is adherent with their POC, they will have decreased symptoms  If someone has poor adherence to their POC, it can lead to complications and limited function ability  The disease that people have the most trouble adhering to is diabetes ...

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Grade A+

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NUR163, Week 8 What is Sleep?  It is a natural process that is necessary for optimal health  It involves a shift in physiological and neurological activity  It is intended to be a restorative process Normal Physiological Process  Under normal circumstances it occurs in stages, in a fairly consistent pattern Two major Categories  Non-Rapid Eye movement  Rapid Eye Movement Non-Rapid Eye Movement has Four Stages Stage 1 –  Light sleep, person can be awakened easil...

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Nur163 Week 7, Day 1 Mobility Mobility is a state or quality of being mobile or movable. Other Terms:  Immobility  Disuse Syndrome  Deconditioned Scope of Concept  Complete Immobility  Partial Mobility  Complete/Full Mobility Risk Factors – Individual Risk Factors  Traumatic Injury o Brain o Spinal Cord o Bones, Joints, Muscles  Neurological Conditions  Chronic Conditions (and/or treatment interventions) History  Past Medical History  Family...

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NUR163 Week 6, Day 2 Coping Coping refers to methods a person uses to deal with stressful situation. These may help a person face a situation, take action, be flexible and persistent in solving problems. 2 Basic Categories of coping styles Problem Focused – Examples: Work on managing time, ask for support, establish healthy boundaries, create a to-do list. Emotion Focused – Examples: Exercise, take a bath, Pep talk, Meditate Emotion based coping is helpful when you need to take care ...

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2 pages

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Grade A+

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NUR163 Week 6, Day 2 Coping Coping refers to methods a person uses to deal with stressful situation. These may help a person face a situation, take action, be flexible and persistent in solving problems. 2 Basic Categories of coping styles Problem Focused – Examples: Work on managing time, ask for support, establish healthy boundaries, create a to-do list. Emotion Focused – Examples: Exercise, take a bath, Pep talk, Meditate Emotion based coping is helpful when you need to take care ...

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3 Types of Perception Perception –  The interpretation of the environment and is dependent on the acuity of sensory input. Memory –  The retention and recall of past experiences and learning. Executive Function –  High thinking processes that allow for flexibility, adaptability, and goal directedness. Factors that affect perception  An older person can experience disturbances in any of the senses.  The extent of the disturbances can range from very small changes to ...

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UR163 Week 3, Day 2 Morse Fall Scale A quick and easy method of assessing a patient’s likelihood of falling. Thermoregulation  Balance between heat production mechanisms and heat loss mechanisms that occur to maintain a constant body temp.  Controlled by hypothalamus  Heat is produced by metabolic processes and by muscular activity such as shivering and conserved by vasoconstriction  Heat is lost through vasodilation and perspiration Can be affected by numerous internal a...

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NUR163 Week 3, Day 1 Concept of Safety for the Older Adult Safety – Freedom from accidental injuries, ensuring patient safety involves the establishment of operational systems and processes that minimize the likelihood of errors and maximizes the likelihood of intercepting them when they occur. Safe Care – Avoiding injuries to patients from the care that is intended to help them.  Safe Care involves making evidence based clinical decisions to maximize the health outcomes of an indi...

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Nursing 163 Exam Review Primary Care /Prevention –  To protect patients from developing a disease. Patient education on immunizations, regular exercise and good nutrition, counseling about dangers of tobacco and drugs and alcohol. Secondary Care/Prevention –  Catch the disease/diagnosis. Screenings for those with risk factors for illness. Tertiary Care –  Treating/Stopping progression (Cardiac Rehab) Benefits of Diet  Better Health  Disease prevention  Healing...

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Nur163 Exam 2 Review What does stress do to the elderly patient?  Changes in Eating Patterns, such as over-eating or loss of appetite.  Mood Swings – increased irritability  Memory Issues – Increased forgetfulness of names, places, things that normally come naturally. Lack of concentration may become a problem.  Isolation of themselves from others, refusing to socialize or participate in activities they previously enjoyed. Physical Signs of Stress  Increased pulse, inc...

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