Broca’s aphasia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURS 611 ADVANCED PATHO PHYSIOLOGY EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS 2023 GRADED A+. Week 4 Neurological Functions: chapters 16, 17, 18 & 19 Central Nervous System- Brain & spinal cord I. Brain * Ability to reason, function intellectually, express personality & mood, perceive & interact with the environment A. Forebrain (telencephalon: cerebral hemispheres & diencephalon: interbrain) a. Cerebral cortex (largest portion of the brain) b. Basal ganglia (several nuclei) c. Cerebral co...

Care of The Older Adult -TEST BANK Gerontology is the broad term used to define the study of aging and/or the aged. Geriatrics is often used as a generic term relating to older adults, but specifically refers to the medical care of older adults. Geriatricians are physicians trained in geriatric medicine. ● “old” is often defined as over 65 years of age ● young old (ages 65–74 ● middle old (ages 75–84), and the old old ● frail elders (ages 85 and up) Genomics is the identi...

4. During an examination, the patient tells the nurse that she sometimes feels as if objects are spinning around her. The nurse would document that she occasionally experiences: A. Vertigo. B. Tinnitus. C. Syncope. D. Dizziness 5. While recording in a patient’s medical record, the nurse notices that a patient’s Hematest results are positive. This finding means that there is(are): A. Crystals in his urine. B. Parasites in his stool. C. Occult blood in his stool. D. Bacteria in his ...

CARE OF OLDER ADULT EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE Competency 1: Compassion and Respectful Care of Older Adults | Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, and 22 | LATEST UPDATED VERSIONS 2023. Biological Theories of Aging Stochastic Theories - Based on random events that cause cellular damage that accumulates as the organism ages. ● Free radical theory - Membranes, nucleic acids, and proteins are damaged by free radicals, which causes cellular injury and aging. ● Exogenous Sources of Free Radicals ( Tobacco smoke...

Quiz 2 Questions & Answers 1. When both Na+ and K+ are permeable at the same time (as in opening ion channels at the neuromuscular junction allowing both to cross), what will happen to the membrane potential? 1. The cell membrane depolarized 2. Graded potentials are all of the following EXCEPT: a. Impulses which travel without diminishing over distance 3. Movement of potassium down its electrochemical gradient will result in what effect on membrane potential? a. Hyperpolarizati...

CARE OF OLDER ADULT EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE Competency 1: Compassion and Respectful Care of Older Adults (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, & 22) LATEST UPDATED VERSIONS 2023/2024. The Effect of Cognitive Issues on Communication ● reduce the individual’s frustration when communicating by minimizing the demands on memory and providing enjoyable communicative opportunities ● use of pictures, objects, or music from the older adult’s past, which allows individuals to practice communication without h...

1. What term was coined by Thomas Willis as a consequence of the case of Anne Green? a. psychopathology b. cognition c. neurology d. psychosis ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Remembering 2. Aside from saving Anne Green’s life, Thomas Willis and Christopher Wren also a. created very accurate drawings of the brain. b. came up with the names of a number of brain structures. c. took the first steps that led to cognitive neuroscience. d. All of the ans...

NR 304 Final Comprehensive Exam Latest Updated A+ l NR 304 Final Exam 302/304 Answers on last page 1. Which assessment by the nurse most likely indicates that a patient is having difficulty breathing? a. 18 breaths per minute and inhaled through the mouth b. 20 breathes per minute and shallow in character c. 16 breaths per minute and deep in character d. 28 breaths per minute and noisy 2. Which should a nurse always do when taking a rectal temperature? a. Allow self-insertion of...

CARE OF OLDER ADULT EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATED VERSIONS 2023/2024. Nursing Theories of Aging ● Functional consequences (Miller) theory- Environmental and biopsychosocial consequences impact functioning. Nursing’s role is risk reduction to minimize age-associated disability in order to enhance safety and quality of living. Based on a person with a disability. RN role is to maximize their abilities that they have remaining so they can have a better quality of life instead of dw...