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FUNDAMENTALS
SENORY
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
11/04/2010

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SENSATION PERCEPTION AND COGNITION ARE WHAT TYPE OF FUNCTION?
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NEUROLOGICAL
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Sensation is what?
Definition
The abilitiy to recieiveand process stimuli through the sensory organs: External: eyes ears etc. Internal: feelings originating from large organs.
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PERCEPTION IS WHAT?
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THE ABILITY TO EXPERIENCE RECOGNIZE ORGANIZE AND INTERPRET SENSORY STIMULI
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COGNITION IS WHAT
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THE INTELLECTUAL ABILITY TO THINK
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CONSCIOUSNESS IS WHAT
Definition
THE STATE OF AWARENESS OF SELF, OTHERS, AND THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT
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AROUSAL IS WHAT
Definition
A COMPONENT LINKED CLOSELY TO THE APPEARANCE OF WAKEFULNESS AND ALERTNESS
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AWARENESS IS WHAT
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THE ABILITY TO PERCIEVE SENSORY IMPRESSIONS AND REACT APPROPRIATELY THROUGH THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS.
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ORIENTATION IS WHAT
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THE PERCEPTION OF SELF IN RELATION TO THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.
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IMMEDIATE MEMORY
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RETENTION OF INFO LONG FOR A SPECIFIED AND USUALLY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EX: remembering a phone number long enough to dial it.
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RECENT MEMORY
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IS THE RESUL OF EVENT THAT HAE OCCURED IN 24H Ex; remembering what you ate yesterday
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REMOTE MEMORY
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RETENTION OF EXPERIENCES THAT OCCURED DURING EARLIER PERIODS OF LIFE; aBILITY TO LEARN IS DEPENDANT ON REMOTE MRMORY,,
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WHAT ARE MORE COMPONENTS OF COGNITION
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AFFECT, JUDGEMENT PERCEPTIONS AND LANGUAGE.
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AFFECT
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MOOD OR FEELING AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF COGNITION IN THAT VARIATIONS OF MOOD CAN INFLUENCE ONES THINKING ABILITY
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JUDGEMENT
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THE ABILITY TO COMPARE AND EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE TO LIFE SITUATION
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LANGUAGE
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MOST COMPLEX COG. FUNCTION INVOLVES WORDS READING AND WRITING.
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PROSODY
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MELODY OF SPEECH, INTONATION, SPEED, RYHTHM. ETC
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WHAT ARE THE 6 FACTORS THAT AFFECT SENSATION PERCEPTION AND COGNITION
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Stress, Health status, Environment, Age, Lifestyle, Medications
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WHAT ARE THE 6 FACTORS THAT AFFECT SENSATION PERCEPTION AND COGNITION
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Stress, Health status, Environment, Age, Lifestyle, Medications
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SENSORY DEPRIVATION
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IS A STATE OF REDUCED SENSORY INPUT FROM INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL THAT RESULTS IN A NONSTIMULATING ENVIRONMENT LIKE DRUGS THAT PRODUCE A SEDATIVE AFFECT
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SENSORY OVERLOAD
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PAIN ANGER INVASIVE PROCEDURES TOO MUCH ACTIVITY
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SENSORY DEFICIT
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CHANGE IN PERCEPTION OF SENSORY STIMULIEDUE TO DEFICIT OF ONE OR SOME OF THE SENSES
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HEALTH HISTORY
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COGNITION PERCEPTION AND SENSATION
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PE
Definition
FOCUS ON ALL THE SENSES
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ASSESSMENT OF CRANIAL NERVES
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THERE ARE 12 CRANIAL NERVES
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MENTAL ASSESMENT CONSISTS OF WHAT
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BRAIN ALTERATIONS A SIGN IS APHASIA
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GLASCOW COMA SCALE
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IS USED TO DETERMINE LOC
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LOC
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ALERT, LETHARGIC, OBTUNDED (MENTALLY DULLED) SEMICOMATOSE, COMATOSE
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LETHARGIC
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DROWSY
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OBTUNDED
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INCOSISTENLY FOLLOWING COMMANDS
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SEMICOMATOSE
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DOES NOT FOLLOW VERBAL OR NONVERBAL ONLY MOVES WHEN STIMULATED
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COMATOSE
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