Section: 8.7 - Sensation, Perception, and Cognition | Fundamentals of Nursing | NextGenU.org
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Student Learning Outcomes:
- Define common alterations in sensation perception, including deficits, deprivation, and overload.
- Explain the importance of assessing cognition when evaluating sensory function.
- Identify changes in sensory perception and cognition across the lifespan.
- Describe ways to maintain a safe environment for clients with altered sensory perception and/or cognition.
- Apply the nursing process to the care for a client with altered sensory perception and/or cognition.
Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 34 minutes.
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Read the content under sections 6.1, 6.2. 6.3, 6.4. ( 57 minutes)
Open RN Nursing Fundamentals by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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Read the content under sections 7.2 and 7.3. ( 25 minutes)
Open RN Nursing Fundamentals by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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Quiz Unit
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Quiz: Unit 8.7
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