Nurs 3481 - Ati Mental Health.
NURS 3481 - ATI MENTAL HEALTH/NURS 3481 - ATI MENTAL HEALTH. Dementia: Slow, progressive decline Aphasia: loss of ability to understand or express speech Confabulation: type of memory error in which gaps in a person’s memory are unconsciously filled with fabricated, misinterpreted or distorted information Impaired judgment occurs in clients who have dementia because they lose their ability to reason, think abstractly, and have rational thoughts Nurse should instruct the client’s cargiver to keep the bedroom well-lit during sleep periods to minimize illusion and decrease the chance of frightening the client. Should allow the client to perform ADL
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