A Client Hospitalized for a Myocardial Infarction in a Cardiac

question 20

Multiple Choice

A client hospitalized for a myocardial infarction in a cardiac critical care unit (CCU) is most likely to experience sleep deprivation as a result of:

• A) A drug-disrupted circadian sleep pattern
• B) Generally diminished cardiac output
• C) Unfamiliar environmental stimuli
• D) Increased emotional stressors

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Definitions:

Agnosias

A category of disorders marked by the inability to recognize and identify objects or persons, despite having knowledge of the characteristics of those objects or persons.

Optic Ataxia

Deficit in the visual control of reaching and other movements.

Visual-Form Agnosia

Inability to recognize objects or drawings of objects.

Receptive Field

The specific area within the visual field that a particular sensory neuron responds to.