Mid1 Flashcards
Aphasia
Understand and expresses spoken and written language
Apraxia
Impairment in the ability to manipulate objects to perform purposeful tasks
-including ability to speak
Dysarthria
Speech disorder where there is weakness or incoordination of muscles used for speech
Agnosia
Inability to recognize common objects, familiar faces, or sounds despite having intact sensory abilities
Milieu
Environment or setting
Prescient knowledge
Knowing what is going to happen before it happens
-gut feeling
Aesthetic knowing
A reflective response to a nursing situation from which a sense of meaning emerges
Presbycusis
A form of sensorineural hearing loss related to aging
Difference between Wernickes and Brocas aphasia
-both can’t repeat words or phrases
-wernickes is fluent but can’t comprehend (sometimes can slightly)
-brocas is not fluent but can comprehend
Cultural humility
Critical self reflection and learning
Lifelong
Learning from and about others
Involves how culture impacts access and engagement in healthcare
Gerotranscendence
Suggests aging transitions from rational, materialistic metaperspective to a cosmic and transcendent vision
Xerostomia
Not having the saliva to keep mouth wet
Dysphagia
Difficult swallowing