Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski
Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski
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Chapter 93- Dementias and Related Disorders
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | The nurse caring for clients in a nursing home is performing assessments for mental functioning impairments. Which of the following accurately describes these states? | |
| A) | Dementia is poor judgment, impaired memory, and disorientation to time, place, situation, or person. | |
| B) | Dementia begins with confusion, sleep disturbances, and restlessness, and progresses to anxiety, delusions, hallucinations, or fear. | |
| C) | Symptoms of mild cognitive impairment include ongoing problems in reasoning, judgment, perception, attention, language, reading, and writing. | |
| D) | Delirium is a progressive, irreversible, fatal neurologic disorder in which behavioral, intellectual, and emotional changes develop in fairly regular patterns. | |
| 2. | A nurse is caring for a client with delirium. What should the nurse assess for in this client? | |
| A) | Complete loss of muscle control | |
| B) | Inability to use objects properly | |
| C) | Inability to eat or swallow | |
| D) | Altered level of consciousness | |
| 3. | A nurse is caring for a client with dementia who resides in a long-term care facility. The client is adamant about going back home. What measure should the nurse employ? | |
| A) | Reassure the client that the facility is safe. | |
| B) | Convince the resident that the facility is his home. | |
| C) | Restrain the client with the use of soft restraints. | |
| D) | Comfort the client that he will be sent home soon. | |
| 4. | A nurse is caring for a client with pseudodementia. For which of the following clients would the nurse document this condition? | |
| A) | A client who is confused and clinically depressed | |
| B) | A client who has the beginning signs of Alzheimer’s disease | |
| C) | A client who has mild cognitive impairment related to medications | |
| D) | A client who has dementia related to an endocrine problem | |
| 5. | The nurse is teaching the family of a client diagnosed with dementia about the disease process. Which of the following teaching points accurately describe this mental alteration? | |
| A) | Dementia is a normal part of aging. | |
| B) | Dementia is not any specific disease or disorder. | |
| C) | Dementia does not cause personality changes. | |
| D) | Dementia does not affect level of consciousness. | |
Answer Key
| 1. | C |
| 2. | D |
| 3. | A |
| 4. | A |
| 5. | D |
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