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Fundamentals chapter 36 Flashcards

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What is a conscious process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory stimuli that requires intect and functioning sense organs, nercous pathways, and the brain?

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sensory perception

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What do these three things provide?

  • sensory receptors
  • reticular activiting system (RAS)
  • functioning nervous pathways
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sensory awareness

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What is the process of sensory perception?

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  • stimuli is received by the sense and transmitted to the RAS.
  • multiple stimuli are converted by the RAS into an impluse and conducted to the cerbral cortx
  • cerebral cortex perceives the impluse.
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What are the speical senses of normal sensory perception?

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  • sight
  • hearing
  • smell
  • taste
  • touch
  • kinesthetic sensation
  • visceral sensation
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that state of optimum arousal is called?

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sensoristasis

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what is it called when sensory receptors adapt to repeated stimulation by responding less and less?

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adaptation

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What are the factors affecting sensory perception?

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  • environment
  • previous experience
  • lifestyle and habits
  • illness
  • medications
  • age
  • variations of stimulation
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Results of altered sensory function are?

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  • anxiety
  • cognitive dysfunction
  • hallucinations/delusions
  • sensory deficits
  • depression/withdrawal
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What is it called when a person is unable to process or manage the intensity and quanity of incoming sensory stimuli?

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sensory overload

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What is a lessening or lack of meaningful sensory stimuli, monotonous sensory input, or an interference with the processing of information called?

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sensory deprivation

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What is an impaired function in sensory reception or perception?

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sensory deficit

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What are some factors affecting sensory perception?

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  • age
  • culture
  • language
  • activity level
  • medical history
  • medications
  • experience with healthcare settings
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Sensory overload or sensory deprivation can lead to?

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hyperactive or hypoactive delirium - should resolve in three weeks.

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What are some clinical signs of sensory overload?

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  • anxiety
  • irritability
  • and inability to concentrate
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Sensory overload can lead to?

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hyperactive delirium

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Sensory deprivation can lead to?

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hypoactive delirium

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Implementation of health promotion is?

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  • patient teaching
  • procedure preparation
  • nurse-patient interaction
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What are some nursing interventions for altered sensory preception?

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  • stimulation provision
  • stimulation reduction
  • sensory aids
  • safety
19
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Sensory safety precautions are?

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altered sense of touch
altered sense of smell
hearing deficits
visual deficits

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