Potter 49 (Cognition and Sensation)

Question 1

Patients with ________ are often not oriented to their surroundings or other people, making safety vitally important.

Answer 1

cognitive alterations

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Question 2

Patients with cognitive alterations are often not oriented to:

Answer 2

their surroundings or other people, making safety vitally important.

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Question 3

_______ communication is a key intervention for patients with impaired communication and social interaction.

Answer 3

Therapeutic

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Question 4

Therapeutic communication is a key intervention for patients with impaired:

Answer 4

communication and social interaction.

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Question 5

There are numerous_____ concerns and interventions for patients with tactile, gustatory, olfactory, and equilibrium hypotheses.

Answer 5

safety

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Question 6

There are numerous safety concerns and interventions for patients with tactile, gustatory, olfactory, and equilibrium _______.

Answer 6

hypotheses

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Question 7

______ can assist the nurse in developing effective, individualized interventions for the patient with a cognitive alteration.

Answer 7

Family input

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Question 8

Family input can assist the nurse in developing effective, individualized interventions for the patient with a ______

Answer 8

cognitive alteration.

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Question 9

Safety for patients in the_____ is as important a priority as for patients in the hospital.

Answer 9

home

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Question 10

Evaluation of ____ and _____ are ongoing with patients experiencing cognition and sensation hypotheses.

Answer 10

outcomes and interventions

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Question 11

Encouraging the use of _________ such as glasses or hearing aids in the hospital maintains safety and appropriate care for patients with visual or auditory deficits.

Answer 11

assistive devices

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Question 12

Encouraging the use of assistive devices such as _____ or ____ in the hospital maintains safety and appropriate care for patients with visual or auditory deficits.

Answer 12

glasses or hearing aids

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Question 13

Facing the patient while communicating, speaking clearly and slowly, and reducing background noise are important interventions for the patient with:

Answer 13

an auditory deficit.

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Question 14

Orienting the patient to the room and maintaining a stable environment with personal items within easy reach are important interventions for:.

Answer 14

the visually impaired patient in the hospital

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Question 15

Interventions are designed to maintain the ____ and _____ of the patient as much as possible.

Answer 15

dignity and independence

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Question 16

Patients in the ICU are prone to sensory ______, while patients in isolation are prone to sensory _____.

Answer 16

overload, deprivation

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