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NUR 1600 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) COGNITION | LATEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE GRADE A++ ANSWERS
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NUR 1600 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) COGNITION | LATEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE GRADE A++ ANSWERS
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NUR 1600 Cognition1. Cognition
Answer
The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understand- ing through thought,
experience, and the senses
2. Intracranial regulation
Answer
Mechanisms or conditions that impact intracranial pro- cessing and function
3. Intracranial
Answer
those components that lie within the skull, which include the brain,circulatory system, and dura
mater
4. Regulation
Answer
Compliance and maintenance of balance
5. Family dynamics
Answer
Inter relationships between and among family members or "the forces that work within a family
that produce particular behaviors or symptoms
6. Optimal cognitive health
Answer
the ability to clearly think, learn, and remember — is an important component of performing
everyday activities. Cognitive health is just one aspect of overall brain health
7. Cognitive impairment
Answer
Deficits in intellectual functioning; signifies observable or measurable disturbance in a cognitive
process
,8. Preventive health activities that promote cognitive health
Answer
Maintain a healthy lifestyle
Healthy diet, physically active
• Stay connected with social activities
• Keep mind active
• Manage stress• Heart Health=Brain Health (manage blood pressure)
• Avoid substance abuse
• Avoid high-risk behaviors (to reduce chance of brain injury)
9. Healthy People 2030 goals for traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Answer
Increase the percentage of adults who can resume more than half of their preinjury activities(with
or without supports) 5 years after receiving acute inpatient rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury
10. USPSTF recommendations to reduce risk of head injury
Answer
Recommendation for Preventing Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Recommendation for Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse and Abuse of
Vulnerable Adults
11. Risk factors for traumatic brain injury
Answer
High-risk behaviors; employment (military, law enforcement); falls; assaults; sports-related
injuries;driving while impaired; crashes involving
motor vehicles, bike, pedestrians, recreational vehicles
12. Levels of prevention for traumatic brain injury
Answer
Primary
Wear seatbelts/helmets; don't drink/use substances and drive; prevent falls (check environment,
, safety socks, call light within reach); proper safety equipment while playing sports;firearm
safety
Secondary
Intimate partner violence screening tool (WAST or HITS); elder abuse screening tools;child
abuse screening tools
Tertiary
Answer
Will depend on extent of injury...may need hospitalization/surgery; rehabil- itation
13. Abnormal assessment findings with traumatic brain injury
Answer
Mild
Headache, nausea/vomiting, drowsiness, problems with speech, dizziness, change
invision/hearing, sensitivity to light/sound, may/may not have loss of consciousness,
concentrationproblems
Moderate/severe
Loss of consciousness, persistent headache/nausea/vomiting, seizures, dilation of pupils, slurred
speech, agitation, loss of coordination
Children
Irritability, persistent crying, change in sleep habits, decreased attention, drowsiness, seizures
14. Health promotion and health prevention for traumatic brain injury
Answer
Wear seatbelts/helmets; don't drink/use substances and drive; prevent falls (check envi-
ronment, safety socks, call light within reach); proper safety equipment while playing sports;
firearm safety
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