Maryville NURS 623 Exam 4 Complete 100% correct answers UPDATED

1. What is important to note when a patient has traumatic injury ANS If taking Blood Thinners 2. Define delirium ANS Underlying acute cause, abrupt onset, hours to days, reversible, hallucinations, incoherent speech, confusion 3. Define Dementia ANS Various causes, gradual change with mental status, months to years, progressive to irreversible (speech, memory, mood, judgment) 4. An older adult with delirium would present with what type of behaviors ANS - Agitation and restlessness 5. At the onset of alzheimers, what category of medications should be initiat- ed ANS Cholinesterase inhibitors 6. what factors contribute to a patient being high risk for falls ANS History of falls medications vision impairment heart rate/rhythm abnormalities footwear issues home environment gait/mobility issues poor reflexes