Wku nursing fundamentals - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

pathophysiology of sleep - ANSWER normal sleep and wake states are generated by a complex neuronal network in the brain and are regulated by hemostasis and cardian mechanisms what happens when we don't sleep after one night? - ANSWER - hungrier -accidents -not looking best -more likely to catch a cold -losing brain tissue

6 activites of ADL - answer-eating, bathing, dressing, toilet, walking, contience Deconditioning - answer-physiological changes following a period of inactivity, bed rest, or sedentary lifestyle. Atelectasis - answer-collapse of alveoli in lungs Hypostatic Pneumonia: - answer-inflammation of the lung from stasis or pooling of secretions. Hemiparesis - answer-one-sided weakness Hemiplegia - answer-one-sided paralysis Restraint order must include - answer-location, specific durat...

A 6-month-old child from Guatemala was adopted by an American family in Indiana. The child's socialization into the American midwestern culture is best described as: A) Assimilation. B) Acculturation. C) Biculturalism. D) Enculturation. Enculturation. A 46-year-old woman from Bosnia came to the United States 6 years ago. Although she did not celebrate Christmas when she lived in Bosnia, she celebrates Christmas with her family now. This woman has experienced assimilation into the cult...