Unitek College Dementia and Loss
LVN Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Patient is diagnosed with Dementia, the nurse should? -
correct answer ✅Monitor the patient carefully
Keep the mind active with mentally stimulating activities
Keep the patient socially active and simplify tasks
No smoking/alcohol, healthy diets
Reduce environmental stimuli, no - clutter -Nosie ( keep calm as
possible)
Delirium Define? -
correct answer ✅is sudden change in consciousness that occurs
rapidly over a short time and reversible, occurrence of this disorder
is possible at any age, is associated with reduced awareness and
attention to surroundings, disorganized thinking, sensory
misinterpretation and irrelevant speech, sleep pattern are often
disturbs
Dementia Define? -
correct answer ✅an altered mental state secondary to cerebral
disease, it is slow and progressive loss of intellectual function that is
irreversible.
,Unitek College Dementia and Loss
LVN Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
symptoms are severe enough to interfere with ADL's
If dementia patient are fixed on personal items such purse or family
pic and wander for it , the nurse should do what? -
correct answer ✅Keep personal items within reach,
If a nurse is taking to perform a neurologic assessment on dementia
patient, what should the nurse do before the assessment? -
correct answer ✅Ensure client is comfortable and well rested prior
to assessment
Family that a Alzheimer disease family member living with them ,
what can we suggest/support for them? -
correct answer ✅allow caregiver to spend time with patient
community resources
What is the second most common cause of dementia in older
adults and is a commonly resulting from cerebrovascular disease
and hypertension ( from interruption of blood flow to the brain_) -
correct answer ✅Multi-infarct dementia (MID)
, Unitek College Dementia and Loss
LVN Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
PATIENT PROBLEM: Compromised verbal communication, related to
memory loss and difficulty focusing attention, what the nurse
interventions? -
correct answer ✅assess communication patterns
provide calm environment with minimal distraction
use gestures to match simple verbal messages
use touch to increase attention
use familiar music to enhance recall
What is the most common type of dementia in the USA accounting
for 60% to 80% of dementia cases? -
correct answer ✅Alzheimer's Disease
A person with nocturnal delirium, or sun downing syndrome,
define? -
correct answer ✅displays increased disorientation and agitation
only during the evening and nighttime
PATIENT PROBLEMS: (Dementia) Impaired Cognitive Function,
Fearfulness,
LVN Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Patient is diagnosed with Dementia, the nurse should? -
correct answer ✅Monitor the patient carefully
Keep the mind active with mentally stimulating activities
Keep the patient socially active and simplify tasks
No smoking/alcohol, healthy diets
Reduce environmental stimuli, no - clutter -Nosie ( keep calm as
possible)
Delirium Define? -
correct answer ✅is sudden change in consciousness that occurs
rapidly over a short time and reversible, occurrence of this disorder
is possible at any age, is associated with reduced awareness and
attention to surroundings, disorganized thinking, sensory
misinterpretation and irrelevant speech, sleep pattern are often
disturbs
Dementia Define? -
correct answer ✅an altered mental state secondary to cerebral
disease, it is slow and progressive loss of intellectual function that is
irreversible.
,Unitek College Dementia and Loss
LVN Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
symptoms are severe enough to interfere with ADL's
If dementia patient are fixed on personal items such purse or family
pic and wander for it , the nurse should do what? -
correct answer ✅Keep personal items within reach,
If a nurse is taking to perform a neurologic assessment on dementia
patient, what should the nurse do before the assessment? -
correct answer ✅Ensure client is comfortable and well rested prior
to assessment
Family that a Alzheimer disease family member living with them ,
what can we suggest/support for them? -
correct answer ✅allow caregiver to spend time with patient
community resources
What is the second most common cause of dementia in older
adults and is a commonly resulting from cerebrovascular disease
and hypertension ( from interruption of blood flow to the brain_) -
correct answer ✅Multi-infarct dementia (MID)
, Unitek College Dementia and Loss
LVN Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
PATIENT PROBLEM: Compromised verbal communication, related to
memory loss and difficulty focusing attention, what the nurse
interventions? -
correct answer ✅assess communication patterns
provide calm environment with minimal distraction
use gestures to match simple verbal messages
use touch to increase attention
use familiar music to enhance recall
What is the most common type of dementia in the USA accounting
for 60% to 80% of dementia cases? -
correct answer ✅Alzheimer's Disease
A person with nocturnal delirium, or sun downing syndrome,
define? -
correct answer ✅displays increased disorientation and agitation
only during the evening and nighttime
PATIENT PROBLEMS: (Dementia) Impaired Cognitive Function,
Fearfulness,
