A Patient with a Spinal Cord Injury Is Seeking to Enhance

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient with a spinal cord injury is seeking to enhance his urinary elimination abilities by learning self-catheterization versus assisted catheterization by home health nurses and family members.The nursing diagnosis Readiness for enhanced urinary elimination is which type of diagnosis?

• A) Actual
• B) Risk
• C) Health promotion
• D) Wellness

Understand and discuss the complexities involved in the intention-behavior gap.

Differentiate between stage theories and continuum theories of health behavior change.

Evaluate the challenges in measuring and predicting adherence to health care recommendations.

Understand the differences and implications between the concepts of disease and illness.

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Definitions:

Recognizing Sounds

The cognitive ability to identify and differentiate between various sounds, an important aspect of auditory perception.

Dermatomes

Areas of skin that are mainly supplied by a single spinal nerve, which are clinically useful in determining levels of spinal cord injuries.

Peripheral Nervous System

The Peripheral Nervous System is the part of the nervous system consisting of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Top-Down Processing

A cognitive process where perception begins with the brain applying what it knows and expects to perceive and then works downward to the specifics of the input received.