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NUR 325 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) COGNITION | COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (SOLVED) 100% CORRECT
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NUR 325 Cognition1. what is cognition?
Answer
the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understand- ing it
2. what are the six domains of cognition?
Answer
perceptual motor function, language, learning/memory, social cognition, complex attention,
executive function
3. what is the scope of concept of cognition?
Answer
higher order cognitive function -> basic order cognitive function -> mild cognitive impairment
-> moderate cognitive impairment -> severe cognitive impairment
4. what are the four major units of the brain?
Answer
cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem, cerebellum
5. what does brain function depend on?
Answer
the continuous perfusion of oxygenated and nutrient rich blood
6. what are the types of cognitive impairment?
Answer
delirium, neurocognitive dis- orders (dementia), cognitive impairment (not dementia), focal
cognitive disorders, intellectual disability, learning disability
7. what are the consequences of cognitive impairment?
Answer
, increased risk for injury, increased need for assistive services, complicates disease
management, financial hardship, decreased cantonal ability, caregiver burden
8. what are the individual risk factors for cognitive impairment?
Answer
personal be- haviors, environmental exposure, congenital factors, genetic conditions, health-re-
lated conditions
9. what history can help assess if a patient has cognitive impairment?
Answer
history of substance abuse, what they do for a living, where they are living
10. what examination can help assess if a patient has cognitive impairment?-
Answer
general appearance, behavior, assessment of cognitive function
11. what is a mini-mental state examination?
Answer
examination consisting of 30 items with 11 cognitive tasks
12. what is anterograde amnesia?
Answer
inability to form new memories
13. what is retrograde amnesia?
Answer
Inability to remember events that occurred be- fore onset of the cognitive impairment
14. what is aphasia/dysphasia?
Answer
language impairment
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