Nurs 451 terms to know - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Echopraxia - The compulsive imitation of another's actions. Echolalia "Echos" the "language" - The repetition of words spoken by another. Waxy flexibility Immobility makes them seem "wax-like" - A tendency to remain immobile. Pseudoparkinsonism - Symptoms resembling Parkinson's Disease (motor slowing or tremors, pill rolling, muscle rigidity, masklike facial expressions, shuffling gait, slowing of speech) caused by antipsychotic medication. Akathisia Kathy can't ever sit still!...

echopraxia - mimicking the movements of another echolalia - pathological repeating of another's words, occurring perhaps because the patient's thought processes are so impaired that he is unable to generate speech of his own waxy flexibility - Maintaining a given posture inappropraitely Pseudoparkinsonism - a temporary group of symptoms that looks like Parkinson's disease: tremor, reduced accessory movements, gait impairment, reduced facial expressiveness, and slowing of motor behavior ...

When the patient does meaningless repetition or imitation of the movements of others as a symptom of psychiatric disorder Example: You scratch your ear and observe the patient doing the same; no matter what you do, he mechanically continues to copy your actions - Echopraxia When the client repeats pieces of what is said or entire phrases. Example: Nurse asks, "How are you today?" Patient answers, "You today" Example: Patient states "I love smelling roses. I love smelling roses." - Ec...

NURS 125 PREP TEST QUIZ ANSWERS AVAILABLE 2022-2023 715. Patients with irritable bowel syndrome will experience which of the following symptoms? a. Diarrhea b. Flatulence c. Constipation d. Patients can experience a variety of symptoms that can include all of the above. 716. Diabetic patients are monitored by using which of the following tests? a. KUB b. Troponin c. Fe++ d. HbA1C 717. Patients diagnosed with hypertension are given a medication called hydrochlorothiazide. How do...