Exam (elaborations)
NUR 230 EXAM 4 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT 2025
- Course
- Institution
NUR 230 EXAM 4 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT 2025
[Show more]
Content preview
NUR 230 EXAM 4 COMPLETE QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT 2025
Mental Status - ANSWER emotional (feeling) and cognitive (knowledge)
functioning in a specific situations that is ongoing and changing.
Mental health - ANSWER balance of work, relationships, and self
mental disorders - ANSWER a person's response is > expected reaction to a
traumatic life event; pattern associated with distress or disability with risk of pain,
disability, death or loss of freedom.
organic disorders - ANSWER caused by brain disease or known specific organic
like a stroke, delirium, dementia and alcohol
psychiatric mental illness - ANSWER organic etiology has not yet been
established like anxiety disorder or schizophrenia
Mental health assessment - ANSWER assess dysfunction and how it affects
self-care in everyday life, assesses emotional and cognitive function, and indirect
observations inferred through one's behavior of health/illness
phobia - ANSWER strong, persistent, irrational fear of an object or situation like
heights
obsession - ANSWER unwanted persistent thoughts like becoming infected by
shaking hands
, hypochondriasis - ANSWER morbid worrying about own health like fear of
having cancer
compulsion - ANSWER unwanted, persistent behavior like hand washing
delusions - ANSWER false, fixed belief that does not change through reasoning
or experience like "they are out to get me" or "I am God".
hallucinations - ANSWER sensory perceptions to which there is no external
stimuli that can be auditory, visual, olfactory, gustatory, or tactile
illusions - ANSWER misperception of an actual or existing stimulus, by any
sense like folding bed sheets that appear to be animated.
aging adult - ANSWER persons 65 years of age and older
functional ability - ANSWER ability to perform activities and tasks necessary to
live in our society
ADL's - ANSWER necessary self-care tasks like bathing, feeding, washing (hair,
teeth, shaving), toileting, walking, and transferring
IADL's - ANSWER shopping, preparing meals, housekeeping, managing
finances, taking medications
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller StudySet. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $12.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
Can Stuvia be trusted?
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
79079 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now