MARYVILLE NURS 623
EXAM 4
• What is important to note when a patient has traumatic
injury ANSWER If taking Blood Thinners
• 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 Agi- tation and restlessness
,• At the onset of alzheimers, what category of medications
should be initiat- ed? ANSWER Cholinesterase inhibitors
• what factors contribute to a patient being high risk for
falls? ANSWER History of falls medications
vision impairmentheart 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 ettects
• S/S of an Absense Seizure ANSWER Blank stare (upward
rotation of eye)
• Red Flags of
back/neck pain
ANSWER
Incontinence
FeverCancers
, Unexplained wt loss
Long term steroids
TraumaIV 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 diflculty
• ‘slow response to cognitive challenge
*Word-finding diflculty
• ‘diflculty with simple tasks
• cardinal features of Parkinson's (TRAP)? ANSWER *T-
remor at rest (or pill rolling)
EXAM 4
• What is important to note when a patient has traumatic
injury ANSWER If taking Blood Thinners
• 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 Agi- tation and restlessness
,• At the onset of alzheimers, what category of medications
should be initiat- ed? ANSWER Cholinesterase inhibitors
• what factors contribute to a patient being high risk for
falls? ANSWER History of falls medications
vision impairmentheart 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 ettects
• S/S of an Absense Seizure ANSWER Blank stare (upward
rotation of eye)
• Red Flags of
back/neck pain
ANSWER
Incontinence
FeverCancers
, Unexplained wt loss
Long term steroids
TraumaIV 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 diflculty
• ‘slow response to cognitive challenge
*Word-finding diflculty
• ‘diflculty with simple tasks
• cardinal features of Parkinson's (TRAP)? ANSWER *T-
remor at rest (or pill rolling)
