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The nurse is working in a clinic and sees a resident of a long-term-care facility, age 82 years, who has come in to be checked by her physician.
 
  The caregiver, who accompanies her, reports that the client has been displaying the following: drowsiness, excessive sleeping, decreased attention span, irritability, and signs of depression. The client's daughter and family, who usually visit her, moved away from the area six weeks ago due to the husband's job. You suspect which of the following problems?
 
  A) Sensory deprivation
  B) Disturbed sensory perception
  C) Residential psychosis
  D) Locked-in syndrome

Question 2

Which of the following are conditions that must be met for a person to receive the necessary data to experience the world? Select all that apply.
 
  A) A stimulus must be present.
  B) A receptor or sense organ must receive the stimulus and convert it to a nerve impulse.
  C) The nerve impulse must be conducted along a nervous pathway from the receptor or sense organ to the brain.
  D) The stimulus must be recognized by the cardiovascular system and sent to the brain.
  E) The person must physically and mentally recognize the stimulus and accept or reject it in the brain.
  F) A particular area in the brain must receive and translate the impulse into a sensation.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Sensory deprivation results when a person experiences decreased sensory input or input that is monotonous, unpatterned, or meaningless. A client confined to bed rest may receive many fewer stimuli, whereas one undergoing multiple diagnostic tests may receive a greater-than-normal level of sensory input. These and other typical experiences are likely to result in disturbed sensory perceptions experienced by the client. Locked-in syndrome is a state of full consciousness; sleepwake cycles are present; quadriplegic, auditory and visual function are preserved; emotion is preserved. Residential psychosis is not a real condition.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A, B, C, F
For a person to receive the necessary data to experience the world, four conditions must be met: (1) a stimulusan agent, act, or other influence capable of initiating a response by the nervous systemmust be present. (2) A receptor or sense organ must receive the stimulus and convert it to a nerve impulse. (3) The nerve impulse must be conducted along a nervous pathway from the receptor or sense organ to the brain. (4) A particular area in the brain must receive and translate the impulse into a sensation.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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