A Nurse Uses a Care Map to Guide Nursing Interventions

question 25

Multiple Choice

A nurse uses a care map to guide nursing interventions for patients with COPD.This is an example of using

• A) evidence-based practice.
• B) practice patterns.
• C) practice styles.
• D) standards of care.

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Definitions:

Broca's Area

An area located in the dominant hemisphere's frontal lobe (typically the left side) of the brain, associated with the generation of speech.

Penfield

Refers to Wilder Penfield, a neurosurgeon who made significant contributions to the understanding of the brain's function, particularly in mapping the sensory and motor cortices.

Language-Expression Deficits

Difficulties in the ability to convey thoughts, ideas, or feelings through spoken, written, or nonverbal language.

Wernicke's Aphasia

A form of aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and difficulty in understanding spoken words, often caused by damage to the posterior section of the temporal lobe.