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What are primary groups?

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Usually informal because they are personal and close

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What are secondary groups?

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They are time limited groups and the purpose is to meet specific goals

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What are some examples of groups?

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Counseling, therapy groups, pyschoeducation, work groups, and interprofessional clinical team

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What is the purpose of group communication?

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  • it provides central means of communicating with others within and between clinical settings
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What are the three characteristics of successful goals?

A, M, WC

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  • Achievable
  • measureable
  • within capabilities of the group members
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What is group cohesion ( group unity)?

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Members desire to work together to accomplished their goals

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What is a critical requirement for patient therapy groups?

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A persons capacity to derive benefit from the group and to contribute to group goals is a critical requirement for patient therapy groups

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What is group norms?

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Unwritten behavioral rules expected of group members

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What are universal norms?

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Explicit behavioral standards which must be present in all groups to achieve effective outcomes

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What are some examples of universal norms?

C, RA, SD

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  • Confidentiality
  • regular attendance
  • Using group time for specific discussion
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What are group specific norms?

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Rules constructed by group members that represents shared beliefs and values

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What are examples of group specific norms?

IOL, UOH, C

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  • Intolerances for lateness
  • use of humor
  • confrontation
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What are group dynamics?

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Used to describe the communication process and behaviors that occur during the life of the group

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What is the five stage model of small group development?

F, S, N, P, A

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  • forming
  • storming
  • norming
  • performing
  • adjourning
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What is forming?

1st

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When members of the group come together, and the leader orients everyone into intros. During this phase the leader intros universal norms

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what is storming?

2nd

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the focus is mainly on control and power withing the group, they sucsessfully deal with resistance through relationship building

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what is norming?

3rd

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individual goals become aligned with group goals the norms make the group “safe” and expeerience cohesiveness

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what is preforming?

4th

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group work gets accomplished in this phase because of accpetance of each member

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what is adjourning?

5th

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final phase in which they reflect and review the work that was brought forth

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what is self role?

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the person unconsciously acts to meet self needs at the expense of others within the group

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what is are some examples of a dysfunction roles (SELF ROLES) within the group?

A, B, J, A, SC, R

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  • agressor
  • blocker
  • joker
  • avoider
  • self confessor
  • recognition
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what are the characteristics of the aggressor in dysfunctionl roles?

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blames others, personally attacks other members, uses sarcasm and hostility to communicate

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what are the characteristics of the blocker in dysfunctionl roles?

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instantly reject ideas or argues every idea, obstructs descison making

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what are the characteristics of the joker in dysfunctionl roles?

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disrupts work of the group by constantly joking

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what are the characteristics of the avoider in dysfunctionl roles?

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daydreams during meetings, acts indiffrent and passive

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what are the characteristics of the self confessor in dysfunctionl roles?

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uses the group to express personal views and feelings unrelated to the group goals

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what are the characteristics of the recognition in dysfunctionl roles?

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seeks attention by excessivley talking, expresses extreme ideas or demenstrating perculiar behavoir

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what are closed theraputic groups?

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have selected membership and for an extended period of time

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what is an example of closed theraputic groups?

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pyschotherapy groups

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what is an open group?

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doesnt have defined membership

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what is an example of an open group?

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community support groups

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what is an homogenous group?

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share common goals and characteristics like diagnosis or demographic

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what is an example of homogenous groups?

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breast cancer support group

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what is an example of heterogenous groups?

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represent a wider diversity of member characteristics and personal issues

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what are the diffrent leader styles?

A, DG, LF

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  • authoritarian group leader
  • democratic group leader
  • laissez faire group leader
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what is the characteritics of the authoritarian group leader?

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  • takes full responsibilty
  • this style works best when there is limited time to make descions
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what is the characteritics of the democratic group leader?

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  • inivtes member participation
  • can adpat leadership style to fit the chnaging needs of the group
  • goal oriented and flexiable
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what is the characteritics of the laissez faire group leader?

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  • diengaged
  • doesnt control group descion making
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how do informal leaders form within a group?

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  • have a good grip the situational demands of the task, there personality allows them to emerge as informal GL
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what is coleadership?

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  • a form of shared leadership found primarily in therapy and support groups
  • adsds another perspective to processing group dynamics
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what is reminiscence groups?

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designed to aide persons in a life review process, meant to provide a supportive ego enhancing experience

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what is reality orientation groups?

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helping members remain in contact with their envoirment

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what are remotivation groups?

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they stimulate thinking about skills needed for activites of daily living. the purpose is to attempt to reach a aprt of a cognitivley distrubed mind that is still functioning

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what are the characteristics of effeective communication?

F, T, A, C, U

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  • frequent
  • timley
  • accurate
  • complete
  • unambigous
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What are the four essential characteristics of communication?

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  • Clear
    -brief
  • timely
  • complete
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what is the first characteristic of a healthy work place?

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efficent in communication and clinical skills

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what is the second characteristic of a healthy work place?

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relentless in pursuit of collabaration

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43
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What factors may influence professional relationships?

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  • Gender
  • hierarchy
  • generational diversity
  • communication silos
43
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what is the sixth characteristic of a healthy work place?

unit awards

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nurse leaders embrace the healthy work envoirment, live in it, and engage others in its achivemnt

43
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What is the definition of ageism?

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The systemic stereotyping and discrimination of older adults

43
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What have age biases been associated with?

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Poor cognition, functional, and mental health outcomes and are a risk factor for abuse

43
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What are the negative impact of ageism?

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  • elderly abuse
  • depression
  • early mortality
43
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What is elderlyspeak?

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A form of patronizing speech to older adults like “baby talk”

43
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What are the positive outcomes of reminiscing?

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  • improves quality of life
  • improves socialization
  • Provides cognitive stimulation
  • improves communication
  • facilitate personal growth
43
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What are the conflict resolution steps?

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Step 1) identity sources of conflict
Step 2) sets goals
Step 3) implement solutions

43
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What is the purpose of step 1 of resolution conflict identifying sources of conflict?

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Recognizing miscommunication early and giving an appropriate response

43
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What is step 2 in conflict resolution; set goals?

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Being able to stay calm, and address the conflict with a solution

44
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What is the purpose of step 3 of conflict resolution; implement solutions?

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Finding high quality, mutually acceptable solution through a win win strategy

45
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What is the age marker for late adulthood?

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65 yrs old

46
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What are the three age cohorts?

YO, MO, OO

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  • young old
    -middle old
    -old old
47
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What is aging accompanied by?

CIA, M, EL, I, SL, OF

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Changes in appearance, mobility, energy levels, immunity, sensory levels, organ function

48
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What is successful aging?

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Ability to adapt to age related changes without compromising one’s sense of self

49
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What are examples of debilitating problems that trouble the older demographic?

F, UI, PU, FD, D

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  • falls
  • urinary incontinence
  • pressure ulcers
  • functional decline
  • delirium
50
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What is the purpose of the transitional model?

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designed to provide continuity of care as older adults get discharged from one health agency to another

51
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What is ego integrity?

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Describes acceptance of the life cycle

52
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What is ego despair?

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Describes the failure of a person to accept one’s life as appropriate and meaningful

53
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What does the mini mental state examination asses?

O, M, A, L

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Measures several dimensions of cognition
- orientation
- memory
- Abstraction
- language

54
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What is an abnormal score on the mini mental state examination?

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Greater than 26

55
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What is functional status?

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a broad range of purposeful abilities related to physical health maintenance, role performance, cognition or intellectual abilities, social activities, and level of emotional functioning

56
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What is apraxia?

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Loss of the ability to take purposeful action even when muscles, senses, and vocab seems intact

57
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What is hallmark of dementia?

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Difficulty with purposeful communication

58
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What is essential to conducting a family assessment?

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1) needs are met
2) uncover gaps in care
3) offer multiple supports

59
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What is the purpose of the general systems theory?

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Evaluations of the output and feedback loops from the envoirment inform the systems of changes needed to achieve effective outputs

60
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What are the main goals of von bertalanffy’s theory?

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To prioritize the greater good, when one part of the system fails everything goes down with it

61
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What is the main points of Bowen’s system theories?

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  • family roles switch in high anxiety situations
62
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What is the main points of the Calgary Family Assessment and Family Interaction model?

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It is an organizing framework for nurses to be able to understand families, the model looks at structure, development, and function patterns within the family

63
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What is a communication deficit?

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An impairment in the ability to receive, send, process, and comprehend concepts

64
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What are the different kind of communication deficits?

H, V, S, l, CP

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  • hearing
  • vision
  • speech
  • language
    Cognitive processing
65
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What is hearing loss?

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Hearing loss greater than 40dB but less than 70dB

66
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What is the ranges for normal hearing?

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20dB or better in both ears

67
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What can cause hearing loss?

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  • genetics
  • congenital
  • acquired
68
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What are the different types of hearing loss?

C, S, F

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  • conductive
  • sensorineural
  • functional
69
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In what circumstances could hearing loss be acquired?

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  • infections
  • medication toxicity
  • exposure to excessive noise
  • music playing at higher than 85dB
70
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What ratio of newborns are born deaf or have hearing loss?

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3 of every 1000

71
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What is presbycusis?

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Degeneration of ear structures that normally occurs with aging

72
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What is vision loss?

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Visual impairments caused by a 20/200 vision or worse

73
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What causes vision loss?

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  • cataracts
  • exposure to sun
  • aging
  • eye development
74
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What test is recommended for children younger than 5 yrs old?

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  • amblyopia
  • strabismus
  • visual acuity
75
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What happens to the lens as we age?

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The lens becomes less flexible causing the eyes to accommodate less to shifts from far to near vision

76
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What is presbyopia?

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The lens is no longer able to accommodate

77
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What are the different kinds of impaired verbal communication?

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  • speech
  • language
78
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What is a speech deficit?

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Impaired articulation

79
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What is a language deficit?

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Impaired comprehension or use of spoken sounds

80
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What causes a speech or language deficit?

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  • neurological trauma
  • communication problems
81
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What is aphasia?

Stroke pt

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A neurological linguistic deficit

82
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What is expressive aphasia?

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They are able to understand what is being said but cannot express thoughts or feelings in words

83
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What is receptive aphasia?

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Creates difficulty in receiving and processing written and oral messages

84
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What is global aphasia?

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Has difficulty with both expressing and reception of messages

85
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What is impaired cognitive processing in children?

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Limits on ability to learn and function in everyday life

86
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What is impaired cognitive processing in adults?

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Associated with traumatic brain injury, infection, and degenerative diseases

87
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What percentage of people with Parkinson’s disease will experience cognitive impairment that impacts QOL?

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60-80%

88
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What is a communication deficit?

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Different types of communication deficit resulting from a malfunctioning neurotransmitter

89
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What is envoirmental deprivation?

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Sensory deprivation from areas like the ICU

90
Q

What is the gyrate shape/ pattern of lesions?

Shake

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Snake like appearance

91
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What is wheals?

Itchy insect bites

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Multiple solid red raised lesions

92
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What is a bulla

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Blister

93
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What is dermatofibroma?

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Deep lesion in the dermis ( nodule)

94
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Where is s1 louder?

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The apex of the heart

95
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Where is s2 louder?

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Base of the heart

96
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What are the typical sounds of the heart?

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  • Lubb dub
  • low pitched and intensity
97
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What is the order of the cardiac auscultation?

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  • aortic
  • pulmonic
  • erb’s point
  • tricuspid
    -mitral
98
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What disease is an indication of white or clear sputum?

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Colds, viral infections, or bronchitis

99
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what disease(s) are an indicated with yellow or green sputum?

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Bacterial infections

100
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When will black sputum occur?

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Smoke, coal, or dust inhalation

101
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What is a rust color sputum an indication of?

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TB or pneumococcal pneumonia

102
Q

What is the normal range for BMI?

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18.5 to 24.9

103
Q

what BMI percent is considered underweight?

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18.5 and less

104
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What BMI measurement is considered obses?

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30-39.9

105
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What is BMI value is considered overweight?

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25- 29.9

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