CHAPTER 5 HARTMAN'S NURSING ASSISTANT CARE
THE BASICS TEST PREP QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
confusion - Correct Answer-✔✔the inability to think clearly
Sudden or gradual
Most common in elderly
Causes- UTI, low blood sugar, nutrition, seizures
delirium - Correct Answer-✔✔State of severe confusion occurs suddenly and
temporarily
Causes- infections, disease, imbalance, poor nutrition
cognition - Correct Answer-✔✔the ability to think logically and clearly
Cognitive impairment - Correct Answer-✔✔loss of ability to think logically;
concentration and memory are affected
Dementia - Correct Answer-✔✔General term referring to a serious loss of mental
abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating
Progression leads to loss of ADLs
Is dementia a normal part of aging? - Correct Answer-✔✔No
Common causes of dementia - Correct Answer-✔✔Alzheimer's, vascular
dementia( multiple strokes), Lewy body, Parkinson's, Huntington
,What is the most common cause of dementia? - Correct Answer-✔✔Alzheimer's
disease
How many people in America have Alzheimer's? What fraction of these people are
65 and older? - Correct Answer-✔✔5.5 million; 1/10
What gender is more likely to have Alzheimer's and dementia? - Correct Answer-
✔✔Women
What race is two times more likely to get Alzheimer's than older whites?
Hispanics? - Correct Answer-✔✔African American; 1.5 times
Alzheimer's disease - Correct Answer-✔✔Tangled nerve fibers and protein
deposits to form in brain
4-20 years
Gradual symptoms beginning with memory loss to loss of ability
Majority dependent on others
Only sure way to determine Alzheimer's - Correct Answer-✔✔Autopsy
preservation - Correct Answer-✔✔Repeating the same word or phrase in response
to different questions
, Do you treat Alzheimer's like kids? - Correct Answer-✔✔No
NAs procedure for personal care and ADLs - Correct Answer-✔✔Develop routine
and stick with it
Promote self care
Take care of themselves
Agitation - Correct Answer-✔✔a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
Usually by a trigger
Sundowning - Correct Answer-✔✔becoming restless and agitated in the late
afternoon, evening, or night
Caused by hunger, fatigue, change
Catastrophic reaction - Correct Answer-✔✔overreaction to circumstances
Triggered by fatigue, change, too much
Violent Behavior - Correct Answer-✔✔Attacks, hits, or threatens using violence
Pacing - Correct Answer-✔✔walking back and forth in the same area
wandering - Correct Answer-✔✔walks aimlessly around the facility
THE BASICS TEST PREP QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
confusion - Correct Answer-✔✔the inability to think clearly
Sudden or gradual
Most common in elderly
Causes- UTI, low blood sugar, nutrition, seizures
delirium - Correct Answer-✔✔State of severe confusion occurs suddenly and
temporarily
Causes- infections, disease, imbalance, poor nutrition
cognition - Correct Answer-✔✔the ability to think logically and clearly
Cognitive impairment - Correct Answer-✔✔loss of ability to think logically;
concentration and memory are affected
Dementia - Correct Answer-✔✔General term referring to a serious loss of mental
abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating
Progression leads to loss of ADLs
Is dementia a normal part of aging? - Correct Answer-✔✔No
Common causes of dementia - Correct Answer-✔✔Alzheimer's, vascular
dementia( multiple strokes), Lewy body, Parkinson's, Huntington
,What is the most common cause of dementia? - Correct Answer-✔✔Alzheimer's
disease
How many people in America have Alzheimer's? What fraction of these people are
65 and older? - Correct Answer-✔✔5.5 million; 1/10
What gender is more likely to have Alzheimer's and dementia? - Correct Answer-
✔✔Women
What race is two times more likely to get Alzheimer's than older whites?
Hispanics? - Correct Answer-✔✔African American; 1.5 times
Alzheimer's disease - Correct Answer-✔✔Tangled nerve fibers and protein
deposits to form in brain
4-20 years
Gradual symptoms beginning with memory loss to loss of ability
Majority dependent on others
Only sure way to determine Alzheimer's - Correct Answer-✔✔Autopsy
preservation - Correct Answer-✔✔Repeating the same word or phrase in response
to different questions
, Do you treat Alzheimer's like kids? - Correct Answer-✔✔No
NAs procedure for personal care and ADLs - Correct Answer-✔✔Develop routine
and stick with it
Promote self care
Take care of themselves
Agitation - Correct Answer-✔✔a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
Usually by a trigger
Sundowning - Correct Answer-✔✔becoming restless and agitated in the late
afternoon, evening, or night
Caused by hunger, fatigue, change
Catastrophic reaction - Correct Answer-✔✔overreaction to circumstances
Triggered by fatigue, change, too much
Violent Behavior - Correct Answer-✔✔Attacks, hits, or threatens using violence
Pacing - Correct Answer-✔✔walking back and forth in the same area
wandering - Correct Answer-✔✔walks aimlessly around the facility
