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CVAl (stroke/brainl injury) Answer: Ischemic-l clot Hemorrhagic-l burstl aneurysml orl traumal FAST:l face,l arm,l speech,l timel Mayl causel aphasia
Wernicke'sl aphasia Answer: inabilityl tol comprehendl speechl (writtenl orl spoken)
Broca'sl aphasia
Answer: patientl canl understandl spokenl languagel butl hasl difficultyl communicatingl verballyl Unablel tol answerl questions,l namel commonl objects,l expressl simplel ideas
Meningitis Answer: Dangerousl infectionl ofl thel outerl liningl ofl thel brainl (meninges)
Tactilel sensoryl deficit Answer: peripherall neuropathy-l damagel tol sensoryl nervesl usuallyl inl arm/legs
Smelll sensoryl deficit Answer: anosmia-l lossl ofl smelll duel tol damagel ofl olfactoryl chemoreceptors
Tastel sensoryl deficit
balancel sensel receptors Answer: 2ndl setl ofl innerl earl labyrinthl (semicircularl canal)
Musculoskeletall effectsl ofl Immobility Answer:
Cardiovascularl effectsl ofl immobility Answer:
Respiratoryl effectsl ofl immobility Answer: Decreasedl respiratoryl movement Poolingl ofl secretionsl Atelectasis Pneumonia
Urinary/renall effectsl ofl immobility Answer: Urinaryl stasis Renall calculil Urinaryl retentionl UTI
psychoneurologicall effectsl ofl immobility Answer: Lowl selfl esteeml Dependencel onl others Depressionl Exaggeratedl emotionall reactionsl Impairedl probleml solvingl &l decisionl making Anxiety
Thel nursel isl bendingl eachl leg,l bringingl thel heell towardsl thel backl ofl thel thigh/buttocks,l whatl ROM Answer: Kneel flexion
Nursel isl movingl patientl arml forward,l up,l back,l downl inl al fulll circle,l whatl ROM? Answer: Shoulderl circumduction
Nursel isl takingl thel thumbl &l touchingl thel topl ofl eachl fingerl ofl thel samel hand,l whatl ROM? Answer: Thumbl opposition
Nursel isl takingl thumbl &l reachingl acrossl thel palmarl surfacel ofl thel handsl towardsl thel 5thl finger,l whatl ROM? Answer: Thumbl flexion
Thel nursel isl pointingl thel toesl ofl eachl footl downward.l Whatl ROMl isl beingl performed? Answer: anklel extensionl (plantarl flexion)
Thel nursel isl spreadingl thel fingersl ofl eachl handl apart.l Whatl ROMl isl beingl performed? Answer: Fingerl abduction
Childrenl arel morel pronel tol Otisl medial (middlel earl infection)l d/t Answer: Shorterl &l morel horizontall Eustachianl tube
NICU/newbornsl atl riskl forl (sense) Answer: Sensoryl deprivation
Agingl - Senses Answer: Numberl ofl neuronsl decrease Graduall declinel inl abilityl tol interpretl sensoryl stimuli Slowerl responsel timel (Doesl NOTl affectl judgement,l language,l orl abilityl tol livel independently)
Cognitivel Alterations Answer: Delirium,l depression,l dementia,l Alzheimer's
delirium Answer: S/Sl fluctuatingl awareness,l memoryl impairment,l disorganizedl thinking,l hallucinations,l disturbancesl ofl sleep/wakel cycles
Depression Answer: Moodl disorderl characterizedl byl persistentl hopelessness,l unhappinessl
S/S:l lossl ofl interests,l extendedl periodsl ofl sadness,l lowl selfl esteem,l insomnial orl sleepingl tool much,l changel inl eatingl habits
Dementia Answer: Permanentl declinel inl mentall functionl Slowl onset Declinel inl cognitivel abilities:l reasoning,l language,l memory,l computation,l judgement,l learningl Notl reversible-worsensl overl time NOTl normall partl ofl agingl Mostl commonl type-Alzheimer's
Alzheimer'sl disease Answer: Causedl byl amyloidl plaques=l proteinl fragmentsl (neurofibrillaryl tangles)l builtl upl betweenl brainl cellsl blockingl impulsesl causingl cerebrall atrophyl *nol specificl causel identified
Al patientl w/leftl sidedl weaknessl isl usingl al canel forl ambulation.l Whatl demonstratesl properl use?
Elbowl shouldl bel bentl atl whatl degreel withl crutches Answer: 30 l degrees Weightl onl forearmsl notl axillae Crutchesl shouldl stayl 6inl frontl &l 6inl tol sidel ofl legs Rubberl soledl shoesl reducel slipping
Clientl isl ambulatingl forl thel firstl timel afterl surgeryl &l tellsl thel nursel "Il feell faint"l - l whichl isl thel bestl actionl byl thel nurse?l A-l findl anotherl nursel forl help B-returnl clientl tol rooml ASAP C-l telll clientl tol takel rapid,l shallowl breaths D-l assistl clientl tol nearbyl chair Answer: D-l assistl tol nearbyl chair
affectivel learningl domain Answer: Patientl readilyl receivesl infol taught,l respondsl withl activel participation,l valuesl importancel ofl teachingl session
Patientl withl proficientl healthl literacyl can
Answer: Makel appointmentsl &l completel forms Understandl numbersl inl contextl ofl healthcare Readl &l identifyl crediblel healthl informationl Gatherl recordsl &l askl appropriatel questionsl Advocatel forl appropriatel care
formall teaching Answer: Planned,l structuredl teaching,l ledl byl RN/educator,l includesl goall settingl Types:l classes,l carel plans,l medial groups,l plannedl outpatientl orl acutel settings
Cognitivel learningl domain Answer: Memorization,l recalll ofl knowledgel byl patient Neededl forl patientl tol remember,l understand,l apply,l analyze,l evaluate Ex.l Newl DMl - DXl Patientl canl verbalizel 3 l symptomsl ofl hypoglycemia
psychomotorl learningl domain
Feeling,l withinl orl outsidel thel body,l ofl conditionsl resultingl froml stimulationl ofl sensoryl receptors
Perception Answer: Thel wayl thel brainl perceivesl information
RASl (reticularl activatingl system) Answer: speciall groupl ofl reticularl formationl neuronsl thatl playsl al rolel inl consciousness/alertness/attentionl andl thel awake/sleepl cycles
sensoryl adaptation Answer: Brainsl processl ofl filteringl impulsesl byl priorityl duringl timesl ofl alertness
generall senses Answer:
touch,l temperature,l pressure,l pain *tactilel receptorsl locatedl inl dermisl &l subcutaneousl tissue
speciall senses Answer: smell,l taste,l hearing,l vision,l equilibrium
smelll receptors Answer: Chemoreceptorsl inl upperl nasall passages *olfaction
visionl sensel receptors Answer: Photoreceptorsl inl retinal (2)l Rods:l diml light,l peripherall visionl Cones:l detectl colorl &l detail