Neurocognitive Disorders
A nurse is assisting in the care of an older client who has been admitted to the facility from long-term care. For each potential finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with delirium, dementia, or depression. Each finding may support more than one disease process.
Answer: Difficulty concentrating - Depression Agitation - Delirium, Dementia Incoherent speech - Delirium, Dementia Agnosia - Dementia Altered level of consciousness - Delirium Anxiety - Delirium, Depression Impaired memory - Delirium, Dementia
A nurse is assisting in the care if a client. Click to highlight the findings that require immediate follow-up.
Answer: Temperature, BP, Incontinent of urine
A nurse is selecting a dietary plan for a client who has a family history of Alzheimers disease. Which of the following plans should the nurse select to promote the client's cognitive function?
Answer: MIND diet
A nursenis assisting with a presentation on Huntingtons disease dementia to a group of staff members. Which of the following should the nurse identify as the etiology of this disorder?
Answer: A gene located on chromosome 4
A nurse is caring for a client who has dementia. The client had a CT scan of the head that indicates amyloid plaques. The nurse should identify that the client has which of the following types of dementia?
Answer: Alzheimers disease
A nurse is reviewing the medical records of a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify as at risk for developing delirium?
Answer: An 85 year-old client who has a urinary tract infection
A nurse is caring for a client and the provider suspects the client might have frontotemporal lobar degeneration dementia. Which of the following tests should the nurse anticipate the provider to prescribe to confirm the diagnosis?
Answer: Computed tomography
A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with "mad cow disease." The nurse should recognize that the client has which of the following types of dementia?
Answer: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the caregiver of a client who is on the moderate stage of Alzheimers disease. Which of the following client findings should the nurse reinforce with the caregiver to expect at this stage?
Answer: Difficulty getting dressed
A nurse is caring for a client who has Alzheimers disease. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse the client is in the mild stage of the disease?
Answer: Difficulty planning
A charge nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about the use of music therapy for clients who have Alzheimers disease. Which of the following information should the nurse identify as the purpose of music therapy?
Answer: Evokes memories
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing delirium. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?
Answer: Hallucinations
A nurse is assisting with planning a music therapy activity for a group of clients who have dementia. Which of the following should the nurse identify as the purpose for this activity?
Answer: Improve appetite
A nurse is caring for a client who has Huntingtons disease dementia. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?
Answer: Impulsive behaviors
A nurse is caring for an older adult who has dementia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Answer: Inability to manage finances
A nurse is speaking
Answer: Leafy vegetables
A nurse is caring for a client who is confused and unable to remember the time of year. The provider suspects the client has dementia. Which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse anticipate the provider to prescribe to confirm the client's condition?
Answer: MRI scan
A nurse is caring for a client who has Alzheimers disease and requires assistance with bathing and getting dressed in the morning. The nurse should identify that the client is in which of the following stages of the disease?
Answer: Moderate
A nurse at a community center is assisting with an in-service to a group of residents about decreasing the risk of acquiring Alzheimers disease by consuming foods high on flavanol. Which of the following foods should the nurse include?
Answer: Oranges
A nurse is caring for a client and the provider suspects the client has Alzheimers disease. Which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse anticipate the provider to prescribe to confirm the client's condition?
Answer: Positron emission tomography
A home health nurse is determining the needs of a client who lives at home and has dementia. Which of the following pieces of data is priority for the nurse to collect?
Answer: Supervision
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client to a home care program. Complete the following sentences by using the list of options.
Answer: The nurse is prioritizing a plan of care for this client. The highest priority is the client's [ ] followed by [ ].
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing delirium. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Answer: Tremors
A nurse working in an urgent care clinic is obtaining history from a client who is experiencing delirium. Which of the following should the nurse identify as a cause of this disorder?
Answer: Vitamin deficiencies
A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who has been newly diagnosed with Huntingtons disease dementia. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Answer: You will experience involuntary jerking motions
