NURl 257/l NUR257l Examl 3l –l (Newl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Agingl
andl Chronicl Illnessl inl Nursingl Guidel |l
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
Alzheimer'sl disease
Answer:
l incidencel andl prevalencel increasesl afterl 65
forml ofl demential
causel isl unknown
QUESTION
alzheimersl symptoms
Answer:
l memoryl loss,l impairedl thinking,l thel inabilityl tol findl words,l judgementl andl behavior
QUESTION
whatl isl thel numberl onel riskl factorl forl alzheimers
Answer:
l Age
,QUESTION
Alzheimer'sl diseasel diagnosis
Answer:
l developsl slowlyl andl changesl arel greaterl thanl expected
mildl moderatel andl severe
identifyl abnormalitiesl inl cognition
whenl someonel isl inl thel firstl stagesl theyl arel ablel tol havel discussionsl aboutl whatl thel
restl ofl theirl lifel willl lookl like.l Ex:l feedingl tubes,l endl ofl lifel care.
QUESTION
Mildl stagel ofl dementia
Answer:
l independentl ADL's
deniesl presencel ofl symptoms
forgetsl names/misplacesl things
subtlel changesl inl personalityl andl behavior
decreasedl sensel ofl smell
QUESTION
moderatel stagel ofl dementia
Answer:
l impairmentl ofl alll cognitivel functions
demonstratesl problemsl withl handlingl orl unablel tol handlel money/finances
disorientedl tol time,l placel andl event
, depressed/agitated
incontinent
episodesl ofl wandering,l troublel sleeping
QUESTION
Severel stagel ofl Alzheimer's
Answer:
l bedridden
dependentl inl ADLs
lossl ofl mobilityl andl verball skillsl
lossl ofl faciall recognition
QUESTION
managementl ofl AD
Answer:
l therel isl nol cure
pharml therapyl hasl thel potentiall tol slowl cognitivel decline:l cholinesterasel inhibitors,l
NMDA,l treatl coexistingl depressivel disorders
txl focusesl onl perservingl selfl carel abilites,l preventingl complications/injury,l support
QUESTION
cerebrovascularl disease
Answer:
l interruptionsl inl bloodl supplyl tol thel brainl resultingl inl neurologicall damage
2026/l 2027l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Agingl
andl Chronicl Illnessl inl Nursingl Guidel |l
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
Alzheimer'sl disease
Answer:
l incidencel andl prevalencel increasesl afterl 65
forml ofl demential
causel isl unknown
QUESTION
alzheimersl symptoms
Answer:
l memoryl loss,l impairedl thinking,l thel inabilityl tol findl words,l judgementl andl behavior
QUESTION
whatl isl thel numberl onel riskl factorl forl alzheimers
Answer:
l Age
,QUESTION
Alzheimer'sl diseasel diagnosis
Answer:
l developsl slowlyl andl changesl arel greaterl thanl expected
mildl moderatel andl severe
identifyl abnormalitiesl inl cognition
whenl someonel isl inl thel firstl stagesl theyl arel ablel tol havel discussionsl aboutl whatl thel
restl ofl theirl lifel willl lookl like.l Ex:l feedingl tubes,l endl ofl lifel care.
QUESTION
Mildl stagel ofl dementia
Answer:
l independentl ADL's
deniesl presencel ofl symptoms
forgetsl names/misplacesl things
subtlel changesl inl personalityl andl behavior
decreasedl sensel ofl smell
QUESTION
moderatel stagel ofl dementia
Answer:
l impairmentl ofl alll cognitivel functions
demonstratesl problemsl withl handlingl orl unablel tol handlel money/finances
disorientedl tol time,l placel andl event
, depressed/agitated
incontinent
episodesl ofl wandering,l troublel sleeping
QUESTION
Severel stagel ofl Alzheimer's
Answer:
l bedridden
dependentl inl ADLs
lossl ofl mobilityl andl verball skillsl
lossl ofl faciall recognition
QUESTION
managementl ofl AD
Answer:
l therel isl nol cure
pharml therapyl hasl thel potentiall tol slowl cognitivel decline:l cholinesterasel inhibitors,l
NMDA,l treatl coexistingl depressivel disorders
txl focusesl onl perservingl selfl carel abilites,l preventingl complications/injury,l support
QUESTION
cerebrovascularl disease
Answer:
l interruptionsl inl bloodl supplyl tol thel brainl resultingl inl neurologicall damage
