NR 603-Week 1-Delerium Study Guide with Complete Solutions

NR 603-Week 1-Delerium Study Guide with Complete Solutions Delirium is characterized by a . - Answer️️ -disturbance in attention, consciousness, and cognition. the HALLMARKof delirium is a clouding of consciousness, with an inability to focus, sustain, or shift attention, as well as a change in cognition, including impairment in short-term memory, disorientation, and perceptual disturbances. Diagnostic Criteria for Delirium - Answer️️ -A. A disturbance in attention and awareness B. The disturbance develops over a SHORT period of time (usually hours to a few days), C. An additional disturbance in cognition (e.g., memory deficit, disorientation, language, visuospatial ability, or perception). Patients with an underlying dementia are at even _____________ risk for development of delirium in the setting of acute illness, which is known as delirium superimposed on dementia - Answer️️ -GREATER ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS_2024/2025 Tuesday, September 3, 2024 10:30 AM Page | 2 Delirium occurs acutely during hours to days and is characterized by - Answer️️ - fluctuations in mental status during the course of the day. Clinical subtypes of delirium that have been identified include - Answer️️ -hyperactive, hypoactive, and mixed variantS hyperactive subtype, manifestS - Answer️️ -with agitation and restlessness, is often thought of as the typical presentation of delirium The hypoactive subtype includes - Answer️️ -patients who have decreased alertness, sparse or slow speech, lethargy, slowed movements, and apathy. These patients may be somnolent or stuporous. These patients often are NOT identified as being delirious UNTIL THEY BECOME AGITATED AND CONFUSED with more symptoms of the hyperactive state. Which diagnoses in the frail nursing home patient often manifest with an altered mental status as the only indicator of an underlying problem. - Answer️️ -Urinary tract infection and pneumonia Which medication class has long been implicated as a risk factor for de