NUR 163 (nur163)

NUR163 Week 3, Day 2 Morse Fall Scale A quick and easy method of assessing a patient’s likelihood of falling. Thermoregulation  Balance between heat production mechanisms and heat loss mechanisms that occur to maintain a constant body temp.  Controlled by hypothalamus  Heat is produced by metabolic processes and by muscular activity such as shivering and conserved by vasoconstriction  Heat is lost through vasodilation and perspiration Can be affected by numerous internal ...

NUR 163, Week 4, Day 1Cognition (All the processes involved in human thought)3 Types of PerceptionPerception -The interpretation of the environment and is dependent on the acuity of sensory input.Memory -The retention and recall of past experiences and learning.Executive Function -High thinking processes that allow for flexibility, adaptability, and goal directedness.Factors that affect perceptionAn older person can experience disturbances in any of the senses.The extent of the di...

UR163 Week 6, Day 2 Coping Coping refers to methods a person uses to deal with stressful situation. These may help a person face a situation, take action, be flexible and persistent in solving problems. 2 Basic Categories of coping styles Problem Focused – Examples: Work on managing time, ask for support, establish healthy boundaries, create a to-do list. Emotion Focused – Examples: Exercise, take a bath, Pep talk, Meditate Emotion based coping is helpful when you need to take care o...

NUR163 Week 6, Day 2 Coping Coping refers to methods a person uses to deal with stressful situation. These may help a person face a situation, take action, be flexible and persistent in solving problems. 2 Basic Categories of coping styles Problem Focused – Examples: Work on managing time, ask for support, establish healthy boundaries, create a to-do list. Emotion Focused – Examples: Exercise, take a bath, Pep talk, Meditate Emotion based coping is helpful when you need to take care ...

Nur163 Week 7, Day 1 Mobility Mobility is a state or quality of being mobile or movable. Other Terms:  Immobility  Disuse Syndrome  Deconditioned Scope of Concept  Complete Immobility  Partial Mobility  Complete/Full Mobility Risk Factors – Individual Risk Factors  Traumatic Injury o Brain o Spinal Cord o Bones, Joints, Muscles  Neurological Conditions  Chronic Conditions (and/or treatment interventions) History  Past Medical History  Family...

NUR163, Week 8 What is Sleep?  It is a natural process that is necessary for optimal health  It involves a shift in physiological and neurological activity  It is intended to be a restorative process Normal Physiological Process  Under normal circumstances it occurs in stages, in a fairly consistent pattern Two major Categories  Non-Rapid Eye movement  Rapid Eye Movement Non-Rapid Eye Movement has Four Stages Stage 1 –  Light sleep, person can be awakened easil...

163 Exam 1 Review 1. Thermoregulation decreases in the elderly  This is important to know because you need to know individual baseline temperatures so that you know what is normal and not normal 2. Adherence/compliance (same thing)  If someone is adherent with their POC, they will have decreased symptoms  If someone has poor adherence to their POC, it can lead to complications and limited function ability  The disease that people have the most trouble adhering to is diabetes ...

163 Exam 1 Review 1. Thermoregulation decreases in the elderly  This is important to know because you need to know individual baseline temperatures so that you know what is normal and not normal 2. Adherence/compliance (same thing)  If someone is adherent with their POC, they will have decreased symptoms  If someone has poor adherence to their POC, it can lead to complications and limited function ability  The disease that people have the most trouble adhering to is diabetes ...