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james

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Nurses regularly rotate between day shift hours and overnight work hours. Following an overnight shift, nurses frequently exhibit which of the following manifestations? Select all that apply.
 
  A)
  Unable to sleep for a long period of time during the day
  B)
  Falling asleep while sitting in front of a computer charting during the night
  C)
  Finding it difficult to sleep when they have a night off
  D)
  Heightened alertness and reflexes on their drive home after work
  E)
  Increased hunger and thirst in the middle of the night

Question 2

Following focal seizures that have damaged the dominant hemisphere of a patient's auditory association cortex, the nurse may observe the patient displaying
 
  A)
  receptive aphasia.
  B)
  facial drooping.
  C)
  auditory hallucinations.
  D)
  delusions of grandeur.



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sarahccccc

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Answer to Question 1

Ans:
A, B, C

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Manifestations of sleep disorders of night shift workers include shortened and interrupted daytime sleep after the night shift, somnolence and napping at work, sleepiness while commuting home, and insomnia on the nights off from work.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
A

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Damage to the auditory association cortex, especially if bilateral, results in deficiencies of sound recognition and memory (auditory agnosia). If the damage is in the dominant hemisphere, speech recognition can be affected (sensory or receptive aphasia). The others are not caused by focal seizures.




james

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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