NURS 663 EXAM ONE STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What are the symptoms of frontotemporal dementia?
Answer: Personality changes, disinhibition, and inappropriate behavior.
⩥ What symptoms are associated with Lewy body dementia?
Answer: Fluctuating attention, visual hallucinations, and Parkinsonian
symptoms.
⩥ What causes vascular dementia?
Answer: Cerebrovascular damage leading to abrupt changes in
cognition.
⩥ What is the significance of Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) scores?
Answer: Scores help categorize cognitive impairment; moderate
impairment is around 18.
⩥ How does the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) assist in
cognitive evaluation?
Answer: It helps distinguish normal aging from cognitive impairment.
⩥ What is the role of cholinesterase inhibitors in dementia treatment?
, Answer: They may improve symptoms but do not alter disease
progression.
⩥ What is memantine and its use?
Answer: An NMDA receptor antagonist used for moderate to severe
Alzheimer's.
⩥ Why is safety planning important in dementia care?
Answer: To address issues like wandering and driving.
⩥ What warning is associated with antipsychotics in dementia-related
psychosis?
Answer: Increased mortality risk.
⩥ What is crucial for assessing neurocognitive disorders?
Answer: Psychiatric evaluation with collateral information.
⩥ What should be ruled out in cases of suspected dementia?
Answer: Medical causes such as thyroid dysfunction.
⩥ What are the characteristics of delirium?
Answer: Acute onset, waxing/waning attention, and potential medical
causes.
COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What are the symptoms of frontotemporal dementia?
Answer: Personality changes, disinhibition, and inappropriate behavior.
⩥ What symptoms are associated with Lewy body dementia?
Answer: Fluctuating attention, visual hallucinations, and Parkinsonian
symptoms.
⩥ What causes vascular dementia?
Answer: Cerebrovascular damage leading to abrupt changes in
cognition.
⩥ What is the significance of Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) scores?
Answer: Scores help categorize cognitive impairment; moderate
impairment is around 18.
⩥ How does the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) assist in
cognitive evaluation?
Answer: It helps distinguish normal aging from cognitive impairment.
⩥ What is the role of cholinesterase inhibitors in dementia treatment?
, Answer: They may improve symptoms but do not alter disease
progression.
⩥ What is memantine and its use?
Answer: An NMDA receptor antagonist used for moderate to severe
Alzheimer's.
⩥ Why is safety planning important in dementia care?
Answer: To address issues like wandering and driving.
⩥ What warning is associated with antipsychotics in dementia-related
psychosis?
Answer: Increased mortality risk.
⩥ What is crucial for assessing neurocognitive disorders?
Answer: Psychiatric evaluation with collateral information.
⩥ What should be ruled out in cases of suspected dementia?
Answer: Medical causes such as thyroid dysfunction.
⩥ What are the characteristics of delirium?
Answer: Acute onset, waxing/waning attention, and potential medical
causes.
