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Maryville NURS 623 Exam 4 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
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What is important to note when a patient has traumatic injury - If taking Blood Thinners 
Define delirium - Underlying acute cause, abrupt onset, hours to days, reversible, hallucinations, 
incoherent speech, confusion 
Define Dementia - Various causes, gradual change with mental status, months to years, progressive 
to irreversible (speech, memory, mood, judgment) 
An older adult with delirium would present with what type of behaviors? - Agitation and restlessness 
At the onset of alzheimers, w...
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Mental Health PN study guideDementia - correct answer a general term for loss of memory and other mental abilities severe enough to interfere with daily life. It is caused by physical changes in the brain. 
 
Delirium - correct answer an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. 
 
Sundowners Syndrome - correct answer a person with dementia who becomes increasingl...
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CDU NUR 244 revision semester 2 2024 Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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CDU NUR 244 revision semester 2 2024 
The three (3) areas assessed in the GCS are the patients ability to - -Answer-1. speak 
2. obey commands 
3. open eyes to a verbal or painful stimulus 
The three (3) areas assessed in the GCS are the patients ability to - -Answer-1. speak 
2. obey commands 
3. open eyes to a verbal or painful stimulus 
The Glasgow Coma Scale scoring consist of: -Answer-Eyes open 
4 spontaneously 
3 to speech 
2 to pain 
1 No response 
Best Motor response 
6 Obeys commands 
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Exam 3: MH701/ MH 701 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Psychopharmacologic/Neuroscience Foundations of Mental Health Care Exam Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- FNU
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Exam 3: MH701/ MH 701 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Psychopharmacologic/Neuroscience Foundations of Mental Health Care Exam Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- FNU 
 
Q: What are some substances that can cause addiction? 
 
 
Answer: 
Stimulants, nicotine, alcohol, sedative-hypnotics, opioid, marijuana, hallucinogens and club drugs. 
 
 
 
Q: Addiction is characterized by: 
 
 
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compulsive drug craving, seeking, and use that persist even in the face of negative consequence...
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NURS661 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 GRADED A
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Define and identify symptoms of dystonia - Involuntary muscle contractions that cause repetitive twisting movements. 
The condition can affect one part of the body- focal dystonia; two or more adjacent parts- segmental; or all parts- general dystonia. 
Cervical dystonia- cause head to twist and turn to one side. 
Eyelids- rapid blinking or involuntary spasms 
Jaw/tongue- slurred speech, drooling, difficulty chewing 
hand/forearm- repetitive activity (writers or musicians dystonia) 
 
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Maryville NURS 623 Exam 4 Review with complete solutions
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Maryville NURS 623 Exam 4 Review 
What is important to note when a patient has traumatic injury - If taking Blood Thinners 
Define delirium - Underlying acute cause, abrupt onset, hours to days, reversible, 
hallucinations, incoherent speech, confusion 
Define Dementia - Various causes, gradual change with mental status, months to years, 
progressive to irreversible (speech, memory, mood, judgment) 
An older adult with delirium would present with what type of behaviors? - Agitation and 
restless...
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burst suppression 
Which eeg feature in the absence of drugs would indicate a poor prognosis? 
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Most likely has age associated memory impairment 
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an elderly individual who has difficulty in learning the names of new neighbours and recalling old friends ? 
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Skin breakdown 
cup electrodes for prolonged cEEG recording may cause 
 
 
 
1600X1200, 20 inches 
the current optimal monitor standards specify a screen containing_____ pixels and a diagonal size of at least _____ 
 
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CH. 16 (EXAM #1) ADV Question and answers already passed 2024 Identify three common cardiovascular diseases and explain the pathophysiology associated with each disease. 
Coronary heart disease is having plaque withing the coronary arteries which can lead to the narrowing of these arteries and a decrease of blood flow to these heart muscle fibers. Cardiac output is reduced and increases the chance of having a heart attack (Powers et al. 413). Hypertension is having a high blood pressure systolic...
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Test Bank For Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 8th edition by Shelia Videbeck ISBN: 9781975116378 | Complete Guide A+
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 8th edition by Shelia Videbeck||ISBN NO-10 2,ISBN NO-13 978-8|| All Chapter Covered 1-24 | Complete Guide A+. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 8th edition by Shelia Videbeck Test Bank , All Chapter Covered 1-24 | Complete Guide A+: UNIT 1 Current Theories and Practice • 1. Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing • 2. Neurobiologic Theories and Psychopharmacology • 3. Psychosocial Theories and Therapy • 4. Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Pr...
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Hondros 176 Exam 1 Intracranial Regulation and Cognition Questions And Answers With 100% Correct Answers
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How do cholinesterase inhibitors improve cortical function in dementia patients? - By making 
acetylcholine more available. 
Characterize psychomotor seizures (AKA partial seizure) - These can occur at any age. 
Characterized by sudden change in awareness associated with complex distortion of feeling and thinking 
and partially coordinated motor activity and last longer than absence seizures 
Are the hormones effected by ICR? - Yes. Hormonal regulation is dependent on normal 
intracranial regula...
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