NURl 253/l NUR253l Examl 3l –l (Newl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Mentall
Healthl Nursingl Guide|l Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
Delirium
Answer:
cognitivel disorderl includingl disorientationl andl memoryl lossl thatl isl acutel andl usuallyl
reversible
Alwaysl duel tol underlyingl cause
MEDICALl EMERGENCY
QUESTION
Deliriuml riskl factors
Answer:
Cognitivel impairments,l infection,l olderl age,l fracture,l polypharmacy
QUESTION
Deliriuml symptoms
Answer:
Difficultyl sustainingl andl shiftingl attention
Abruptl onset
Disorganizedl thinking
Poorl executivel functioning
,Clinicall featuresl fluctuatel w/periodsl ofl lucidity
illusionsl orl hallucinations
increasedl HR
QUESTION
illusion
Answer:
errorl inl perceptionl ofl sensoryl stimuli.l
personl mayl mistakel foldsl inl thel blanketl forl whitel rats
QUESTION
hallucinations
Answer:
falsel sensoryl experiences,l suchl asl seeingl somethingl inl thel absencel ofl anl externall visuall
stimulus
QUESTION
deliruml treatment
Answer:
Safetyl isl priority
fluidl andl electrolytel imbalances
sleepl disturbances
Treatl causel ofl delirium
assistl inl needsl ADLS
Communicatel withl simple,l directl statements
welll litl environment
QUESTION
Dementia
,Answer:
al broadl terml usedl tol describel thel progressivel deteriorationl ofl cognitivel functioningl
NOTl Al NORMALl PARTl OFl AGING
Rulel outl otherl causel suchl asl depression
QUESTION
Alzheimer'sl disease
Answer:
al progressivel andl irreversiblel brainl disorderl characterizedl byl graduall deteriorationl ofl
memory,l reasoning,l language,l and,l finally,l physicall functioning
Deficiencyl ofl acetylcholine
QUESTION
Riskl factorsl forl Alzheimerl disease
Answer:
Genetics
neurobiological
cardiovasculair
headl injury
sociall engagement
diet
QUESTION
Stagesl ofl Alzheimer's
Answer:
Earlyl -l difficultyl withl recentl memory,l impairedl learning.l apathy,l andl depression
, Moderatel tol severel -l Visual/spatiall andl (aphasia)l languagel deficits,l psychoticl features,l
agitationl andl wandering
Latel -l Gaitl disturbance,l poorl judgment,l disorientation,l confusion,l incontinence,l difficultyl
speaking,l swallowingl andl walking
QUESTION
confabulation
Answer:
thel actl ofl fillingl inl memoryl gapsl withl stories
QUESTION
perseveration
Answer:
persistentl repetitionl ofl thel samel wordl orl ideal inl responsel tol differentl questions
QUESTION
agraphia
Answer:
inabilityl tol write
QUESTION
aphasia
Answer:
inabilityl tol speak
QUESTION
apraxia
2026/l 2027l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Mentall
Healthl Nursingl Guide|l Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
Delirium
Answer:
cognitivel disorderl includingl disorientationl andl memoryl lossl thatl isl acutel andl usuallyl
reversible
Alwaysl duel tol underlyingl cause
MEDICALl EMERGENCY
QUESTION
Deliriuml riskl factors
Answer:
Cognitivel impairments,l infection,l olderl age,l fracture,l polypharmacy
QUESTION
Deliriuml symptoms
Answer:
Difficultyl sustainingl andl shiftingl attention
Abruptl onset
Disorganizedl thinking
Poorl executivel functioning
,Clinicall featuresl fluctuatel w/periodsl ofl lucidity
illusionsl orl hallucinations
increasedl HR
QUESTION
illusion
Answer:
errorl inl perceptionl ofl sensoryl stimuli.l
personl mayl mistakel foldsl inl thel blanketl forl whitel rats
QUESTION
hallucinations
Answer:
falsel sensoryl experiences,l suchl asl seeingl somethingl inl thel absencel ofl anl externall visuall
stimulus
QUESTION
deliruml treatment
Answer:
Safetyl isl priority
fluidl andl electrolytel imbalances
sleepl disturbances
Treatl causel ofl delirium
assistl inl needsl ADLS
Communicatel withl simple,l directl statements
welll litl environment
QUESTION
Dementia
,Answer:
al broadl terml usedl tol describel thel progressivel deteriorationl ofl cognitivel functioningl
NOTl Al NORMALl PARTl OFl AGING
Rulel outl otherl causel suchl asl depression
QUESTION
Alzheimer'sl disease
Answer:
al progressivel andl irreversiblel brainl disorderl characterizedl byl graduall deteriorationl ofl
memory,l reasoning,l language,l and,l finally,l physicall functioning
Deficiencyl ofl acetylcholine
QUESTION
Riskl factorsl forl Alzheimerl disease
Answer:
Genetics
neurobiological
cardiovasculair
headl injury
sociall engagement
diet
QUESTION
Stagesl ofl Alzheimer's
Answer:
Earlyl -l difficultyl withl recentl memory,l impairedl learning.l apathy,l andl depression
, Moderatel tol severel -l Visual/spatiall andl (aphasia)l languagel deficits,l psychoticl features,l
agitationl andl wandering
Latel -l Gaitl disturbance,l poorl judgment,l disorientation,l confusion,l incontinence,l difficultyl
speaking,l swallowingl andl walking
QUESTION
confabulation
Answer:
thel actl ofl fillingl inl memoryl gapsl withl stories
QUESTION
perseveration
Answer:
persistentl repetitionl ofl thel samel wordl orl ideal inl responsel tol differentl questions
QUESTION
agraphia
Answer:
inabilityl tol write
QUESTION
aphasia
Answer:
inabilityl tol speak
QUESTION
apraxia
