Nur 221 2023 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Abnormal, sudden, electrical signals fired from neurons within the brain, may be either generalized or focal - correct answer seizure disorders Contributing factors for seizures (7 things, SATA question) - correct answer sleep loss, electrolyte imbalance, infection (meningitis), drug or etoh withdrawal, trauma (head injury), brain tumors, high fever Generalized seizures have discharge from - correct answer both hemispheres Tonic - Clonic seizures - correct answer violent muscle ...

Abnormal, sudden, electrical signals fired from neurons within the brain, may be either generalized or focal - correct answer seizure disorders Contributing factors for seizures (7 things, SATA question) - correct answer sleep loss, electrolyte imbalance, infection (meningitis), drug or etoh withdrawal, trauma (head injury), brain tumors, high fever Generalized seizures have discharge from - correct answer both hemispheres Tonic - Clonic seizures - correct answer violent muscle ...

What is the difference between growth and development? - correct answer Growth is increasing in physical size whereas development is functional changes that in physical, psychomotor, and cognition occurs in a predictable fashion What are the four parts of pharmacokinetics? - correct answer absorption, metabolism, distribution, and excretion What is the number one cause of birth defects? - correct answer alcohol What are the characteristics of the placenta? - correct answer Semip...

Skill development in children proceeds in two processes: - correct answer cephalocaudal proximodistal Erikson's stages of development: - correct answer Trust vs. Mistrust (birth to 1 year) Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt (1 to 3 years) Initiative vs. Guilt (3 to 6 years) Industry vs. Inferiority (6 to 12 years) Identity vs. Role Confusion (12 to 18 years) During the toddler years, the child moves from the _______________ to the _________________ stage of development. - correct answer...

what does the Extended Family consist of? - correct answer An extended family includes blood relatives living with the nuclear family. FICA Spiritual Assessment Tool - correct answer Helps address spiritual issues: F: faith- do you consider yourself spiritual or religious. I: Importance- What importance does spirituality have to you? C: Community- Are you a part of a spiritual community? Church? A: Address in care- How would you like these issues addressed? What is Telephonic nursing...

What is an example of Percentage; in 2001 the CDC estimated a 20.9% obesity rate of adults in the US. - correct answer Prevalence What is an example of a Pandemic - correct answer Ebola What begins when a disease spreads across continents. - correct answer A Pandemic What is a Dramatic Increase in disease incidence in a population? - correct answer Epidemic What is the term for when the incidence and prevalence are Predictable and Stable? - correct answer Endemic Term wh...

Olfactory cranial nerve function - correct answer Smell Optic cranial nerve function - correct answer Vision Oculomotor cranial nerve function - correct answer Eye movements (eyelid and eyeball) Trochlear cranial nerve function - correct answer Eye movement Trigeminal cranial nerve function - correct answer Chewing Abducens cranial nerve function - correct answer Eye movements (extraocular muscles which turn eyes outward) Facial cranial nerve function - corre...

ECPI 2023 - NUR 221 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY - SMITH - EXAM 1 Questions With Verified Answers 2024/2025 Nosocomial caused by an infection received in a healthcare environment Iatrogenic caused inadvertently by medical treatment Diagnosis A label for a disease, based on diagnostic criteria Prognosis Prediction of how one will proceed through the disease process, morbidity vs. mortality. Primary prevention Prevention of a disease from occurring Secondary prevention Early...

ECPI 2023 - NUR 221 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY - SMITH - EXAM 1 Questions With Verified Answers 2024/2025 Nosocomial caused by an infection received in a healthcare environment Iatrogenic caused inadvertently by medical treatment Diagnosis A label for a disease, based on diagnostic criteria Prognosis Prediction of how one will proceed through the disease process, morbidity vs. mortality. Primary prevention Prevention of a disease from occurring Secondary prevention Early...

ECPI 2023 - NUR 221 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY - SMITH - EXAM 1 Questions With Verified Answers 2024/2025 Nosocomial caused by an infection received in a healthcare environment Iatrogenic caused inadvertently by medical treatment Diagnosis A label for a disease, based on diagnostic criteria Prognosis Prediction of how one will proceed through the disease process, morbidity vs. mortality. Primary prevention Prevention of a disease from occurring Secondary prevention Early...