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Sensory Function-Fundamentals
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
10/02/2021

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Term
Acute confusion
Definition
Has an abrupt onset and a cause that, when treated, reverses the confusion.(Delirium)
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Auditory
Definition
hearing
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Awareness
Definition
Ability to perceive internal and external stimuli, and to respond appropriately through thought and action.
Term
Chronic confusion
Definition
Has symptoms that are gradual and irreversible. (Dementia)
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Cultural Care Deprivation
Definition
Lack of culturally assistive, supportive, or facilitative acts.
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Cultural deprivation
Definition
Lack of culturally assistive, supportive, or facilitative acts.
Term
Delirium
Definition
Acute Confusion
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Gustatory
Definition
Taste
Term
Kinesthetic
Definition
Refers to awareness of the position and movement of body parts.
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Olfactory
Definition
Smell
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Sensoristasis
Definition
State in which a person is in optimal arousal
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Sensory deficit
Definition
Impaired reception, perception, or both of one or more of the senses
Term
Sensory derivation
Definition
Decrease in of lack of meaningful stimuli
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Sensory overload
Definition
Occurs when a person is unable to process or manage the amount or intensity of sensory stimuli.
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Sensory perception
Definition
The conscious organization and translation of the data or stimuli into meaningful information.
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Sensory reception
Definition
Process of receiving stimuli or data.
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Stereognosis
Definition
Ability to perceive and understand an object through touch by its size, shape, and texture.
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Tactile
Definition
Touch
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Visceral
Definition
Any large organ within the body
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Visual
Definition
Sight
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