Chapter 5 Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care The Basics Test Prep Questions With Verified Answers

Confusion - Answer The inability to think clearly delirium - Answer A state of severe confusion that occurs suddenly and is usually temporary Cognition - Answer The ablity to think logically and clearly Cognitive impairment - Answer Loss of ability to think logically; concentration and memory are affected Dementia - Answer The serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating Alzheimer's disease - Answer A progressive, incredible disease that causes tangle nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, eventually causing dementia Perseveration - Answer The repetition of words, phrases, questions, or actions Sundowning - Answer Becoming restless and agitated in the late afternoon, evening, or night Catastrophic reaction - Answer Reacting to something in unreasonable, exaggerated way Pacing - Answer Walking back and forth in the same area Wandering - Answer walking aimlessly around the facility or facility grounds Elope - Answer In medicine, when a person with Alzheimer's disease wonders away from a protected area and does not return Hallucinations - Answer Seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, or feeling things that are not there Delusions - Answer false beliefs Pillaging - Answer Taking things that belong to someone Hoarding - Answer collecting and putting things away in a guarded way Validating - Answer giving value to or approving Bid - Answer twice a day BM - Answer bowel movement BP or B/P - Answer blood pressure BR - Answer bed rest BRP - Answer bathroom privileges