The Nurse Is Assessing the Pupils of a Newborn

question 34

Short Answer

The nurse is assessing the pupils of a newborn. After ________________weeks, if no pupillary light reflex is present, blindness is indicated.

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Definitions:

Right Hemisphere

The right side of the brain, responsible for spatial abilities, facial recognition, and processing music and art.

Extinction

In psychology, the process by which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears as a result of the conditioned stimulus being presented without reinforcement.

Visual Field

Region of the visual world seen by the eyes.

Ventral Stream

The pathway in the brain that processes visual information related to object recognition and form representation, part of the visual system.