NR 326 - Mental Health Exam 2 Review July 2020.

NR 326 - Mental Health Exam 2 Review July 2020/NR 326 - Mental Health Exam 2 Review July 2020. Neurocognitive Disorders (15) Alzheimer’s/dementia- 11: Dementia: Multiple cognitive deficits that impair memory and can affect language, motor skills, and/or abstract thinking Signs of Dementia -Poor judgement and decision making -Losing track of date or season -Difficulty having conversations -Misplacing things and unable to retrace steps -Up to 50% of mild cognitive impairments develop dementia within 3 years. -Confabulation Alzheimer’s: a subtype of neurocognitive disorder that is neurodegenerative, resulting in the gradual impairment of cognitive function. Depression in older adult mimics the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.