Mental Health Chapter 17

Question 1

What are the most common types of dementia?

Accepted Answer

Vascular dementia, Alzheimer's Disease

Question 2

Affective loss?

Accepted Answer

slow drain of one's personality

Question 3

How do you orient environmental cues?

Accepted Answer

put large signs on doors to identify each room, cover doors w/ curtains/posters to discourage wandering, color code hot/cold faucets red/blue, respectively, keep environment simple

Question 4

What are the causes of delirium?

Accepted Answer

diabetes, thyroid problems, kidney/liver disease, pain, constipation, alcohol use, lack of O2 to brain, malnutrition, abruptly stop medications, infections, fevers, dehydration

Question 5

What are some care for clients w/ AD? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

provide support for family, relatives, caregivers, manage behaviors therapeutically, provide safety/well-being

Question 6

Interventions for clients w/ AD (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

establish communication, treat them as an individual, maintain routine/ consistency, Treat person, not condition

Question 7

Side effects of galantamine?

Accepted Answer

tremors, insomnia, depression, headache, sleepiness, fatigue, slow HR, hematuria, gas, urinary incontinence, wt. loss, anemia

Question 8

Definition of memory loss?

Accepted Answer

can't recall certain details/events

Question 9

Side effects of rivastigmine?

Accepted Answer

constipation, diaphoresis, UTI, wt. changes, tremors, confusion, insomnia, depression, headache, sleepiness, fatigue, dizzy, nausea, vomit, anorexia

Question 10

Delirium is reversible if treated late

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

What does cognition include? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

knowledge understanding, memory, learning, judgment, reasoning

Question 12

Early-onset from of AD ranges from younger than 75 y/o

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

What are some assessments for clients w/ Sundown Syndrome? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

hunger, thirst, pain, the need to elimanate, recent move/change in routine, feelings of fear, insecurity, isolation, little contact w/ other people

Question 14

Definition of vascular dementia?

Accepted Answer

not enough blood is nourishing the brain to keep it functioning properly

Question 15

What are some causes of dementia? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

HIV/AIDS, strokes, cardiovascular disease

Question 16

What's Sundown Syndrome?

Accepted Answer

group of behaviors that occur in late afternoon/evening

Question 17

What's vascular dementia caused by?

Accepted Answer

cardiovascular disease

Question 18

What's part of the early stages of AD?

Accepted Answer

recent memory loss

Question 19

What's validation therapy?

Accepted Answer

caregivers buy into client's illusions and validates until they can refocus

Question 20

What are the "Ds" of confusion?

Accepted Answer

damage, depression, sensory deprivation, dementia, delirium

Question 21

Symptoms of Dementia (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

sundown syndrome, unable to process new information, slow, gradual onset, declining memory

Question 22

Side effects of donepezil?

Accepted Answer

nausea, vomit, diarrhea, dizzy, headache, insomnia, high/low BP, urinary problems, cough rash, seizures

Question 23

What to assess for w/ Sundown Syndrome?

Accepted Answer

hunger, thirst, pain, need to eliminate, feelings of fear, insecurity, recent move or change in routine, isolation, little contact w/ other people

Question 24

How to treat delirium? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

close monitoring and supervision, treat the source, support, don't talk them out of their delusions

Question 25

What are some communication techniques for person's w/ AD? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

maintain eye contact, always approach from front, minimize hand movement, use simple, familiar words

Question 26

What pneumonic are possible causes of Dementia?

Accepted Answer

MEND A MIND

Question 27

What's part of the end stage of AD?

Accepted Answer

coma and death from pneumonia or infections occur

Question 28

Confusion?

Accepted Answer

disorder, bewilderment, uncertainty

Question 29

What are some drug treatments for AD? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine, menmantine, antiinflammatory drugs

Question 30

Confusion is a normal part of life

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

What's music therapy?

Accepted Answer

use of familiar tunes to induce relaxation, alter moods, change behaviors

Question 32

What are some normal changes in cognition

Accepted Answer

brain can function well into advanced age, good mental health, physical exercise

Question 33

Therapeutic Interventions for sundown syndrome

Accepted Answer

maintain comfort, maintain daily routine, control pain w/ nondrug interventions, provide soothing music

Question 34

Signs/symptoms of AD

Accepted Answer

loss of initiative, mood/behavior change, personality change, abstract thinking, memory loss, poor judgement, misplace things, disorient time/place, language problems, difficulty performing familiar tasks

Mental Health Chapter 17

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Mental Health Chapter 17

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