Maryville mvu nurs 665 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Dissociative amnesia - a sudden loss of memory for important personal information that is too extensive to be due to normal forgetting. Localized amnesia - Failure to recall events during a circumscribed period of time. Selective amnesia - The inability to recall only certain incidents associated with a traumatic event for a specific period following the event. Generalized amnesia - total inability to recall any aspect of one's life. Continuous amnesia - failure to recall successive...

What would you expect to see with the MILD level of ID - Can live independently with appropriate support and raise a family (6th grade level) What would you expect to see with MODERATE level of ID - Would present around 2-3 grade level, will have socialization issues, can perform semi-skilled labor with supervision What would you expect to see with SEVERE/PROFOUND level of ID - speech and communication skills minimal, unable to learn vocational training, may contribute partially to ADL wit...

What is Alzheimer's disease? - Amyloid plaques, enlarged ventricles, atrophy at the hippocampus, atrophy of the cerebral cortex Which med: Donepezil - binds reversibly to acetylcholinesterase and inhibits the hydrolysis of acetylcholine, thus increasing the availability of acetylcholine at the synapses, enhancing cholinergic transmission. Which med: Galantamine - increases the availability of natural substances in the brain responsible for memory and thought. May improve the ability to th...

MILD ID - 6th-grade academic skills 50-70 IQ Moderate ID - 2nd- 3rd grade academic skills 35-50 IQ Severe ID - Requires supervised living and work environments 20-35 IQ Profound ID - may be taught hygiene and self-care skills and learn to communicate their needs given the appropriate training <20 IQ Autism - This condition does not respond well to verbal cues intellecutal disability - What is the most common comorbidity with Autism?

What differentiates a psychosomatic pain from a pain disorder? - The quantity and characteristics of symptoms A client takes celecoxib (Celebrex) for chronic osteoarthritis in multiple joints. After a knee replacement. Which mood stabilizers should NOT be prescribed? - Lithium, Depakote A client has been assessed and meets the need for amitriptyline. What precautions would you take when dispensing this medication? - 3-5 days of pills at one time A client has been assessed and meets the ...

What are the 5 staes of grief? - Shock Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance How long would you expect typical grief to last - 6 mos What is the difference between berevement and MDD - Berevement: 2 mos, dysphoria with the thoughts of loved one Mdd: Chronic, generalized dysphoria, suicide, guilt, worthlessness, psychomotor retardation, family hx of mdd Timeline for Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder? - more days than not for 1 year