MARYVILLE NURS 623 EXAM 4 VERIFIED
TEST KEY 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
OUTCOMES GRADED A+.
◍ Define delirium Answer: Underlying acute cause, abrupt onset,
hours to days, reversible, hallucinations, incoherent speech, confusion
◍ Define Dementia Answer: Various causes, gradual change with
mental status, months to years, progressive to irreversible (speech,
memory, mood, judgment)
◍ An older adult with delirium would present with what type of
behaviors? Answer: Agitation and restlessness
◍ At the onset of alzheimers, what category of medications should be
initiated? Answer: Cholinesterase inhibitors
◍ what factors contribute to a patient being high risk for falls?
Answer: History of falls
medications
vision impairment
heart rate/rhythm abnormalities
footwear issues
home environment
, gait/mobility issues
poor reflexes
◍ What is the primary reason people have long term effects after a
Stroke Answer: living at home and calling PCP instead of 911 leads
to prolonged stroke symptoms and long term effects
◍ S/S of an Absense Seizure Answer: Blank stare (upward rotation
of eye)
◍ Red Flags of back/neck pain Answer: Incontinence
Fever
Cancers
Unexplained wt loss
Long term steroids
Trauma
IV drug abuse
Intense local pain
No comfy Position
◍ Diagnosing of Alzheimer's Answer: Impaired ability to learn new
info along with a disturbance in language, function, or perception
◍ S/S of Alzheimer's Answer: *C/O memory problems
* ↑ cognitive difficulty
TEST KEY 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
OUTCOMES GRADED A+.
◍ Define delirium Answer: Underlying acute cause, abrupt onset,
hours to days, reversible, hallucinations, incoherent speech, confusion
◍ Define Dementia Answer: Various causes, gradual change with
mental status, months to years, progressive to irreversible (speech,
memory, mood, judgment)
◍ An older adult with delirium would present with what type of
behaviors? Answer: Agitation and restlessness
◍ At the onset of alzheimers, what category of medications should be
initiated? Answer: Cholinesterase inhibitors
◍ what factors contribute to a patient being high risk for falls?
Answer: History of falls
medications
vision impairment
heart rate/rhythm abnormalities
footwear issues
home environment
, gait/mobility issues
poor reflexes
◍ What is the primary reason people have long term effects after a
Stroke Answer: living at home and calling PCP instead of 911 leads
to prolonged stroke symptoms and long term effects
◍ S/S of an Absense Seizure Answer: Blank stare (upward rotation
of eye)
◍ Red Flags of back/neck pain Answer: Incontinence
Fever
Cancers
Unexplained wt loss
Long term steroids
Trauma
IV drug abuse
Intense local pain
No comfy Position
◍ Diagnosing of Alzheimer's Answer: Impaired ability to learn new
info along with a disturbance in language, function, or perception
◍ S/S of Alzheimer's Answer: *C/O memory problems
* ↑ cognitive difficulty
