AACN PCCN Review: Behavioral Questions
and Answers 2025
DeleriumA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
"RapidAonsetAandAfluctuatingAcourse,AtheAsymptomsAofAdeliriumAincludeAdisturbancesAinAc
onsciousnessAandAattentionAandAchangesAinAcognition,AsuchAasAmemoryAdeficitsAorAperce
ptualAdisturbances."A
AmericanAPsychiatricAAssociationADSM-IV
PerceptualAchangesAsuchAasAhallucination,AillusionsAandAdelusionsAareAnotArequiredAforAth
eAdiagnosisAofAdelirium.
acuteAandAtreatableAandApossiblyApreventable
DementiaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
GradualAonsetAofAmemoryAimpairmentAandAcognitiveAdisturbances.ASlowAsteadyAdeclineAi
nAcognitiveAfunction.ACanAbeAorganicAorAmetabolicAinAetiologyAbutAtypicallyAnotAreversibleA
andAoftenAnotAtreatable.
DEMENTIA:GRADUAL<ASLOW<ASTEADY<ANOTAREVERSIBLE<ANOTATREATABLE
Incidence:ADeleriumA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-a.A20%A-A50%AofAAllAHospitalizedAPatients
b.AUndiagnosedAinA66%-84%AofAHospitalizedAPts
c.A20-80%ARateAinAICUAPatients
d.A87%AofAVentilatedAPatients
e.AAssociatedAwithAIncreasedAMortality,AMorbidity,AHospitalAStayAandAOverAAllACosts
DeleriumAPresentationA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-a.ADisorientation/Confusion
b.ADecreasedAAttentionASpanAandAAbilityAtoAFocus
c.AHyperactiveAType
ARestlessness
AAgitation
ADoesANotAFollowACommandsA(leaveAcatheterAaloneAorAinAplace)
AWideAMoodASwings
AAttemptingAtoAGetAOutAofABed
d.AHypoactiveATypeA(moreAcommon,AworseAoutcome)
ALethargy
AWithdrawal
ADecreasedAResponsiveness
DeleriumARiskAFactorsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-a.ACognitiveAImpairment
b.AElectrolyteAImbalance
c.ADehydration
d.AHyperthermia
e.ASleepADeprivation
f.ARestraintAUse
g.AMedications
and Answers 2025
DeleriumA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
"RapidAonsetAandAfluctuatingAcourse,AtheAsymptomsAofAdeliriumAincludeAdisturbancesAinAc
onsciousnessAandAattentionAandAchangesAinAcognition,AsuchAasAmemoryAdeficitsAorAperce
ptualAdisturbances."A
AmericanAPsychiatricAAssociationADSM-IV
PerceptualAchangesAsuchAasAhallucination,AillusionsAandAdelusionsAareAnotArequiredAforAth
eAdiagnosisAofAdelirium.
acuteAandAtreatableAandApossiblyApreventable
DementiaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
GradualAonsetAofAmemoryAimpairmentAandAcognitiveAdisturbances.ASlowAsteadyAdeclineAi
nAcognitiveAfunction.ACanAbeAorganicAorAmetabolicAinAetiologyAbutAtypicallyAnotAreversibleA
andAoftenAnotAtreatable.
DEMENTIA:GRADUAL<ASLOW<ASTEADY<ANOTAREVERSIBLE<ANOTATREATABLE
Incidence:ADeleriumA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-a.A20%A-A50%AofAAllAHospitalizedAPatients
b.AUndiagnosedAinA66%-84%AofAHospitalizedAPts
c.A20-80%ARateAinAICUAPatients
d.A87%AofAVentilatedAPatients
e.AAssociatedAwithAIncreasedAMortality,AMorbidity,AHospitalAStayAandAOverAAllACosts
DeleriumAPresentationA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-a.ADisorientation/Confusion
b.ADecreasedAAttentionASpanAandAAbilityAtoAFocus
c.AHyperactiveAType
ARestlessness
AAgitation
ADoesANotAFollowACommandsA(leaveAcatheterAaloneAorAinAplace)
AWideAMoodASwings
AAttemptingAtoAGetAOutAofABed
d.AHypoactiveATypeA(moreAcommon,AworseAoutcome)
ALethargy
AWithdrawal
ADecreasedAResponsiveness
DeleriumARiskAFactorsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-a.ACognitiveAImpairment
b.AElectrolyteAImbalance
c.ADehydration
d.AHyperthermia
e.ASleepADeprivation
f.ARestraintAUse
g.AMedications