NUR 1600 Cognition
- Cognition
Answer The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understand- ing through thought, experience, and the senses
- Intracranial regulation
Answer Mechanisms or conditions that impact intracranial pro- cessing and function
- Intracranial
Answer those components that lie within the skull, which include the brain,circulatory system, and dura mater
- Regulation
Answer Compliance and maintenance of balance
- Family dynamics
Answer Inter relationships between and among family members or "the forces that work within a family that produce particular behaviors or symptoms
- Optimal cognitive health
Answer the ability to clearly think, learn, and remember — is an important component of performing everyday activities. Cognitive health is just one aspect of overall brain health
- Cognitive impairment
Answer Deficits in intellectual functioning; signifies observable or measurable disturbance in a cognitive process 1 / 3
- Preventive health activities that promote cognitive health
Answer Maintain a healthy lifestyle
Healthy diet, physically active
• Stay connected with social activities • Keep mind active • Manage stress• Heart Health=Brain Health (manage blood pressure) • Avoid substance abuse • Avoid high-risk behaviors (to reduce chance of brain injury)
- Healthy People 2030 goals for traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Answer Increase the percentage of adults who can resume more than half of their preinjury activities(with or without supports) 5 years after receiving acute inpatient rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury
- USPSTF recommendations to reduce risk of head injury
Answer Recommendation for Preventing Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Recommendation for Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults
- Risk factors for traumatic brain injury
Answer High-risk behaviors; employment (military, law enforcement); falls; assaults; sports-related injuries;driving while impaired; crashes involving
motor vehicles, bike, pedestrians, recreational vehicles
- Levels of prevention for traumatic brain injury
Answer Primary
Wear seatbelts/helmets; don't drink/use substances and drive; prevent falls (check environment, 2 / 3
safety socks, call light within reach); proper safety equipment while playing sports;firearm safety
Secondary
Intimate partner violence screening tool (WAST or HITS); elder abuse screening tools;child abuse screening tools
Tertiary
Answer Will depend on extent of injury...may need hospitalization/surgery; rehabil- itation
- Abnormal assessment findings with traumatic brain injury
Answer Mild
Headache, nausea/vomiting, drowsiness, problems with speech, dizziness, change invision/hearing, sensitivity to light/sound, may/may not have loss of consciousness, concentration problems
Moderate/severe
Loss of consciousness, persistent headache/nausea/vomiting, seizures, dilation of pupils, slurred speech, agitation, loss of coordination
Children
Irritability, persistent crying, change in sleep habits, decreased attention, drowsiness, seizures
- Health promotion and health prevention for traumatic brain injury
- / 3
Answer Wear seatbelts/helmets; don't drink/use substances and drive; prevent falls (check envi- ronment, safety socks, call light within reach); proper safety equipment while playing sports; firearm safety