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| Abrupt onset of reversible disturbances of consciousness, attention, cognition, and perception that deveop over a short period of time |
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| The ability to perceive internal and external stimuli, and to respond appropriately through thought and action |
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| Cultural care deprivation |
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| A lack of culturally assistive, supportive, or facilitative acts |
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| Cultural care deprivation |
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| Awareness of the position and movement of body part |
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| The state in which a person isin optimal arousal |
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| Impaired reception, perception, or both of one or more of the senses |
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| Occurs when a person receives decreased sensory input or monotonous or meaningless sensory input |
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| Occurs when a person experiences excessive sensory input and is unable to process or manage stimuli |
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| Involves conscious organization and translation of the data or stimuliinto meaningful information |
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| The process of receiving stimuli or data |
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| Ability to perceive and understand an object through touch by its size, shape, and texture |
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| Any large organ within the body |
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Describe the nurses role in assessment of sensory-perception functioning throughout the lifespan |
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Describe factors influencing sensory function |
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- Developmental stage
- Culture
- Level of stress
- Medications and illness
- Lifestyle
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| Identify factors that place client at risk for sensory overload |
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- pain
- ICU
- Intrusive equipment
- Decreased cognitive ability
- Head injury
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| Identify factors that place a client at risk for sensory deprivation |
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- homebound/institutionalized
- bedrest/isolation
- come from different culture
- disturbances of nervous system
- Medications that affect nervous system
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Identify nursing diagnoses and criteria for clients with impaired sensory function |
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- Disturbed Sensory Perception
- Acute confusion
- Chronic confusion
- Impaired memory
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Nursing diagnoses for which the sensory-perceptual disturbances are the etiology |
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Risk for Injury
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Impaired Home Maintenance
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Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity
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Impaired Verbal Communication
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Self-Care Deficit
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Social Isolation
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