Nsg 211 Northern Virginia Community College exam 1 - 3
(cognition + mood & affect) | 2026/2027 | Answers Correct |
With Complete Solutions
give an example of memory regression in alzherimers
in early stages, pt might confuse their husband with their dad,
later in life they will eventually be very confused and call for
"mama"
select the 4 As of alzherimers:
-agnosia (difficulty remembering familiar things)
-apraxia (difficulty with movements)
-aphasia (difficulty finding the right word)
-amnesia
give an example of misinterpreting the environment:
cooking for people who are dead
when an alzherimers patient mistakes the mirror for someone
else, this is known as
an illusion
why would a patient with dementia receive an ACH
supplement/ACHE inhibitor?
to increase amount of ACH availability
_______ is the drug for moderate to severe alz and blocks
abnormal neurotransmission of glutamate
memantine
, what medications would be given to someone with severe alz?
memantine and donepezil together
what type of neurocognitive disorder is characterized by strokes
or heart disease
vascular dementia
what type of neurocognitive disorder is characterized by atrophy
causing behavioral and social changes
frontal-temporal dementia (Pick disease)
what type of neurocognitive disorder is characterized by motor
dysfunction and tremors and is often caused by the deterioration
of dopamine
parkinsons disease
what medication is often given to treat the motor complications
of parkinsons?
levodopa
what type of neurocognitive disorder is characterized by visual
and auditory hallucinations, syncopal events, and has parkinsons
like symptoms
lewy body dementia
true or false: those with late stage alzherimers often die of
pneumonia
true
true or false: blocking out other stimuli while an alz patient is
completing a task is best practice to reduce stress
(cognition + mood & affect) | 2026/2027 | Answers Correct |
With Complete Solutions
give an example of memory regression in alzherimers
in early stages, pt might confuse their husband with their dad,
later in life they will eventually be very confused and call for
"mama"
select the 4 As of alzherimers:
-agnosia (difficulty remembering familiar things)
-apraxia (difficulty with movements)
-aphasia (difficulty finding the right word)
-amnesia
give an example of misinterpreting the environment:
cooking for people who are dead
when an alzherimers patient mistakes the mirror for someone
else, this is known as
an illusion
why would a patient with dementia receive an ACH
supplement/ACHE inhibitor?
to increase amount of ACH availability
_______ is the drug for moderate to severe alz and blocks
abnormal neurotransmission of glutamate
memantine
, what medications would be given to someone with severe alz?
memantine and donepezil together
what type of neurocognitive disorder is characterized by strokes
or heart disease
vascular dementia
what type of neurocognitive disorder is characterized by atrophy
causing behavioral and social changes
frontal-temporal dementia (Pick disease)
what type of neurocognitive disorder is characterized by motor
dysfunction and tremors and is often caused by the deterioration
of dopamine
parkinsons disease
what medication is often given to treat the motor complications
of parkinsons?
levodopa
what type of neurocognitive disorder is characterized by visual
and auditory hallucinations, syncopal events, and has parkinsons
like symptoms
lewy body dementia
true or false: those with late stage alzherimers often die of
pneumonia
true
true or false: blocking out other stimuli while an alz patient is
completing a task is best practice to reduce stress
