GERI FINAL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE SOLUTION REVIEW GUIDE

GERI FINAL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE SOLUTION
REVIEW GUIDE

●● Risk factors for sleep disturbance
Answer: Physical illness
Medications
Changes in social patterns
Change in circadian rhythm


●● Movement disorders include
Answer: Restless leg syndrome
Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder
Periodic limb movement disorder


●● Presbycusis
Answer: Hearing loss associated with aging
Unable to hear high frequencies and high consonant sounds (f,
g,s,z,t,sh,ch)


●● A complete mental assessment should include (neurocognitive)
Answer: Attention

,Memory
Orientation
Perceptions
Thought process
Thought content
Insight
Judgement
Affect
Mood
Language
Higher cognitive functions


●● A complete mental assessment should include (Neurologic)
Answer: Cranial nerves
Gait
Balance
Distal deep tendon reflexes
Plantar responses
Primary sensory modalities in lower extremities
Cardiovascular integrity


●● Cognitive disorders associated with altered thought processes

, Answer: Depression
Delirium
Dementia
Cranial tumors
Subdural hematomas
Normal pressure hydrocephalus


●● Clinical manifestations of depressoin
Answer: (Vegetative signs)
(Onset: Abrupt or associated with life events)
(duration: weeks to months)
Fatigue
Constipation
Pyschomotor retardation
Depressed mood
Loss of interest
Loss of enery
Loss of libido/pleasure
Changes in appetite
Changes in weight
Changes in sleep patterns
Agitation