2026l Update)l Adultl Healthl IIl Guidel |l
Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Chamberlain
Q:l Mostl commonl causel ofl dementia
Answer:
Alzheimer'sl disease
Q:l whatl tol dol ifl Alzheimerl andl demential isl agitated
Answer:
distractl andl redirectl withl newl activities
DONOTl presentl realityl orl rationalize
Q:l Demential means
Answer:
Brainl damagel thatl isl NOTl reversible
Q:l causesl ofl dementia
Answer:
Alzheimers,l Parkinson'sl &l evenl Traumaticl brainl injuries
,Q:l whatl happenl ifl tool muchl brainl damagel occurl inl demential patient
Answer:
morel anxietyl &l aggression,l sol interventions=distractionl likel manuall acitivityl (crosswordl
puzzle)
Q:l delirum
Answer:
Limited,l short-terml confusionl thatl isl easilyl reversible!l FALLl risk
Q:l Howl tol curel delirium?
Answer:
correctl thel causes
Q:l Whatl arel somel commonl infectionsl thatl canl causel delirium?
Answer:
Sepsis,l UTI,l infection
Q:l Whatl arel thel keyl termsl associatedl withl deliriuml causedl byl infection?
Answer:
•l Templ overl 100.3l Fl •l Positivel Urinel Culturel Hypoxial "Lowl SpO2"l •l Agitation
,Q:l Whatl isl thel priorityl actionl whenl assessingl al clientl withl delirium?
Answer:
Assessl thel client
Q:l Whatl arel somel otherl causesl ofl delirium?
Answer:
•l Opioidl Painl Medsl •l
Lowl sodiuml hyponatremial (norm:l 135l -l 145)l •l
Lowl bloodl glucosel hypoglycemial (norm:l 70l -l 110)
Q:l sundowing
Answer:
becomingl restlessl andl agitatedl inl thel latel afternoon,l evening,l orl night
Q:l whatl helpl sundowing?
Answer:
increasedl lightl andl acitivity
Q:l CAMl tool
Answer:
, deliriuml isl diagnosedl withl thl presencel ofl featurel 1&2l orl eitherl 3&4
Q:l Increasedl Craniall Pressurel (ICP)
Answer:
Increasedl pressurel withinl thel brainl compressesl bloodl vessels,l leadingl tol cerebrall
hypoxial &l putsl loadsl ofl pressurel onl thel brainl stem,l eventuallyl killingl thel client.
Q:l causesl ofl ICPl (intracraniall pressure)
Answer:
Bleedingl (stroke)
Inflammationl ofl brainl tissuel (meningitis,l trauma)l
l Increasedl CSFl Cerebrall spinall fluidl
l Brainl Tumors
Q:l Earlyl signsl ofl ICP
Answer:
Alteredl LOC:l Irritability,l Restlessl
Decreasedl Mentall Status
l Sleepinessl
Flatl affectl andl drowsiness
Q:l Moderatel signsl ofl ICP
Answer:
Headachel -l constant,l
suddenl Vomitingl "emesis"l WITHOUTl Nausea.l REPORTl TOl PROVIDER!