NUR2755 / NUR 2755 Multidimensional Care IV Exam 1 Review | Highly Rated Guide| LATEST | Rasmussen College
NUR2755 / NUR 2755 Multidimensional Care IV Exam 1 Review | Highly Rated Guide| LATEST | Rasmussen College 1. Mild Alzheimer’s S&S - Independent ADL's - denial - forgets name, place of things, memory loss - subtle changes in personality - social disengagement - mild cognition and judgement problems - decrease sense of smell 2. Moderate Alzheimer’s S&S - impaired cognitive function - money issues - disoriented to time, place, event - depressed/agitated - speech and language deficits - less talkative - eventually aphasic - wandering 3. Severe Alzheimer's - incapacitated, bedridden, loss of mobility and verbal skills, doesn't recognize faces - seizures - tremor, ataxia 4. Alzheimer's psychosocial assess - grieving process - family affected and patient - sexual inhbition - agitation/aggression - delusions/halucintations 5. Alzheimer's Lab assess - APOE 4-not confirm, but an indicator - CT or MRI of brain 6. Alzheimer's behavioral management - cognitive sitmuli and memory training - structured environment - promote continence/communication/sllep - validate their reality - avoid restraints 7. Alzheimer's complementary therapy - Massage before bed-promote sleep - redirect/reduce distraction - enorage resptie care for families 8. Alzheimer's Medication - Cholinesterase Inhibitors-donepezil, rivastigmine - NMDA receptor antagonists-memantine - Antideprescents 9. Parkinsons cardinal symptoms - tremor - muscle rigidity - bradykinesia or akinesia - postural instability 10. Parkinson's physical assessment - change in handwriting - freezing - rigidity - masked faces - difficulty chewing/swallowing, drooling - orthostatic hypotension - speak softly, slur or repeat words - urinary incontinence or difficulty 11. Parkinson's Lab
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