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what is Alzheime's Disease
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a chronic progressive degenerative disease of the brain, the most common form of dementia
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descirbe delirium
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characterized by a disturbance of consciousness and a change in cognition such as impaired attention span and disturbances of conciousness, that developes over a short period of time
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true or false Delirium is always secondary to an underlying cause or condition
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true, once you take care of that condition usually the delirium will go away
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True of False 80-90% of dementia is irreversable
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True only 5-20% can be reversed
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describe amnestic disorder
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characterized by loss in both shor-term memory and long-term memory, sufficient to cause some impairment in the person's functioning
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name 6 opportunities for delirium to occur
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1. more frequently in the elderly
2. postoperative 3. drugs- polypharmacy 4. cardiovascular disease 5. CHF 6. Children with fever |
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name the number 1 nursing diagnosis related to delirium
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risk for injury
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name 7 types of dementia
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1. Alzheimers, 2. Pick's, 3. Creutzfeldt-Jakob, 4. Multiinfarct, 5. Parkinson's, 6. Korsakoff's, 7. huntingotn's
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what is the difference between primary and seconday dementia?
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primary- not reversible, grogressive, not secondary to any other disorder,
Secondary- result of some other pathological process, mostly reversible |
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name two cognitive assessment tools you would use on a person with altered mental status
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1. MMSE (mini-mental)
2. Geriatric depression scale |
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what is the 4th most prevalent cause of death in the US
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Alzheimer's disease
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what are some causese of Alzheimer's disease
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neurochemical changes, genetic defects, abnormal proteins
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name 4 signs of Alzheimer's disease
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1. Aphasia-loss of language ability
2. apraxia-loss of purposeful movement 3. agnosia-loss of sensory ability to recognize objects 4. Mnemonic distrubances-loss of memory |
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What are the stages of Alzheimer's disease?
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Mild (early)
Moderate (middle0 severe (late) |
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what are some anti alzheimer's drugs?
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cognex, aricept, exelon, razadyne, nameda
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true or false, to help a person with AD remeber where the bathroom is, one should write BATHROOM on the door.
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false, you should put a picture of a toilet on the door
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what are nursing interventions focused on with a client with altered mental status
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protecting patient dignity, preserving functional status, and promoting quality of life for cognitively impaired clients
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determin safety issues for clients with imparied cognition
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physical safety, bacteriological saftey, and biophysical safety, and medication safety
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what is an appropraite communication technique for a client with dementia
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simple and direct, one word sentences, stay calm, the less wors the beter
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