Language shock Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. A nurse is caring for a client who who has had a stroke involving the right hemisphere. Which of the following alterations in function should the nurse expect? A. Difficulty reading Rationale: The left hemisphere is the center for language, mathematic skills and thinking analytically. A client who is unable to read following a stroke would have involvement of the left hemisphere. B. Inability to recognize his family members Rationale: The right hemisphere is involved with visual and spati...

Test Bank Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis Chapter 1 - Evidence-Based Assessment 3 Chapter 2 - Cultural Assessment 13 Chapter 3 - The Interview 26 Chapter 4 - The Complete Health History 43 Chapter 5 - Mental Status Assessment 55 Chapter 6 - Substance Use Assessment 70 Chapter 7 - Domestic and Family Violence Assessment 76 Chapter 8 - Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting 82 Chapter 9 - General Survey a...

ALS/ACLS - Red Cross Final Exam [2022/2023] Graded A+ The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a patient brought to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this suspicion? Wide-complex ventricular rhythm or tall, pointed T waves A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emergency department. The healthcare team completes the necessary assessments and begins to care for the patient, including ini...

ESSA - ANSWER-Every Student Succeeds Act; Primary Law governing school funding, operations, and accountability; made changes to federal education laws (Title III) Title III - ANSWER-requires states to use standardized practices to identify students in need of English language instruction and support (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) LEAs - ANSWER-Local Education Agencies; public and public charter districts; must follow state laws and regulations SEAs - ANSWER-State Education ...

WGU C273 Final Exam (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Introduction to Sociology| Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct QUESTION Beth, who has lived all her life in an affluent neighborhood in New York City, travels to Africa and is introduced to living in a dirt-floored hut while she works digging canals for a service trip. It is safe to say she is experiencing Select one: a. cultural relativity. b. cultural diffusion. c. culture shock. d. cultural integration. Answer: cu...

SPC 1017 MDC Mid-Term, questions and answers, graded A+ Communication Process in which people generate meanings within and across contexts, cultures, channels, and media through the use of symbols and more Establishing shared meaning. Encoding The process of putting thoughts and feelings into words and non-verbal behaviors. Decoding The process of interpreting another's message. feedback response to a message Scripts An actual text of what to say and do in a sp...

Coping mechanism for elderly - Answer- Reminiscing helps them reflect on good times Fear - Answer- elderly generally do not fear death Intrinsic motivation - Answer- motivation from within homogenous - Answer- share a common historical and cultural experience heterogenous - Answer- many diverse subcultures with diff historical and cultural experiences must interact phases of greiving - Answer- shock and numbness: denial, anger, guilt searching and yearning: despair, depression, a...

Fracture left hip - Answer- - Manifestations: pain in hip/groin, bruising at hip, pain on movement, muscle spasms - Bucks traction (temporary to relieve pain, reduce muscle spasm and immobilize) - use is not routine - Surgery is usually done to reduce and fixate the fracture - Care is similar to that of a patient undergoing other orthopedic surgery or hip replacement surgery Care of Hip fracture - Health history and presence of concomitant problems - Pain - VS, respiratory status, LOC, a...

ANCC Risk mgt / ethics / research Exam 93 Questions with Verified Answers What are some systematic components to reducing risk? What does it begin with? - CORRECT ANSWER Begins with a formal written plan -organizational goals -delineation of program scope, components, methods -delegating responsibility for implementation and enforcement -commitment of the board -guarantees of confidentiality and immunity for those who squeal goals -> scope/methods -> delegation -> board b...

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 7TH EDITION BY CAROLYN JARVIS TEST BANK ( ALL CHAPTERS) Exam 1-27, 29 Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be: a. Objective. b. Reflective. c. Subjective. d. Introspective. ANS: A Objective data are wha...