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| What normal condition(s) do adults 40-50 experience related to sensory perception? |
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Definition
| presbyopia, decrease amount of tastebuds. |
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| What are children and infant's at risk for? |
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Definition
| visual and hearing impairments. |
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| What normal sensory condition occurs at age 30? |
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Definition
| decreased hearing acuity, speech intelligibility and pitch discrimination. |
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Term
| What normal sensory condition do adults 60+ experience? |
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Definition
| proprioceptive- difficulty balance, spatial orientation, and coordination. |
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Term
| What is meaningful stimuli and how is it beneficial? |
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Definition
| Includes pets,music, tv, pics of family, calender and clock. reduces the incidence of sensory deprivation. |
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Term
| What can happen if there is too much stimuli for a patient? |
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Definition
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| Who has the most impact on sensory function for the patient? |
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Definition
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| What are environmental factors that put a patient at risk for sensory deprivation? |
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Definition
| isolation room, occupation, family, living conditions. |
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Term
| What conditions may occur if a patient becomes sensory deprived? |
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Definition
| anxiety, depression, alteration in communication, ability to function, cognitive dysfunction, boredom restlessness, panic |
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Term
| What are nursing diagnoses for patient's at risk for sensory related problems? |
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Definition
| safety, meaningful stimuli, communication, assistive devices (glasses, hearing aides), enhance enviroment. |
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Term
| What are the three components of normal stimulation? |
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Definition
| reception, perception, reaction |
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Term
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Definition
| deficit in the normal function of sensory reception or perception. |
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Term
| What is sensory deprivation? |
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Definition
| Inadequate quality or quantity of stimulation. |
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Term
| What is sensory overload? |
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Definition
| Excessive sensory stimuli that cannot be selectively ignored or disregarded. |
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Term
| What are the three components that affect Sensory function? |
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Definition
| environment, amount of stimuli, and meaningfulness (source) |
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Term
| What is expressive aphasia? |
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Definition
| inability to express words and writing. |
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Term
| What is receptive aphasia? |
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Definition
| inability to understand written or spoken language. |
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