A Rapid Response Team Within an Acute Care Hospital Is

question 4

Multiple Choice

A rapid response team within an acute care hospital is comprised of critical care physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists. The team assists staff throughout the hospital with detecting and managing imminent patient deterioration. This is an example of a _____ organizational form.

• A) parallel
• B) functional
• C) modified program
• D) matrix

Identify and describe the various cues that contribute to depth perception.

Explain the concepts of sensory adaptation, absolute threshold, and signal detection theory.

Understand the principles behind the perception of pain and the factors that influence pain perception.

Discuss the role of attention in the perception and interpretation of sensory information.

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Definitions:

Aldosterone

Adrenal hormone that encourages sodium reabsorption by the kidney; concentrates the urine.

Bowman's Capsule

A part of the nephron in the kidney that encloses the glomerulus and where filtration of blood plasma begins in the process of urine formation.

Glomerulus

Cluster of leaky capillaries enclosed by a Bowman’s capsule.

Distal Tubule

Region of a kidney tubule that connects to a collecting tubule.