NUR 384 Module 5 Test With
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Music therapy - ANSWER A technique of complementary medicine that uses
music prescribed in a skilled manner by trained therapists
helps evoke autobiographical memories; improve appetite and decrease
depression
reminiscence therapy - ANSWER type of therapy that encourages people with
Alzheimer's disease to remember and talk about the past; good in early
stages
performed in mild to moderate dementia stages
massage therapy - ANSWER used in dementia for reducing depression
pet therapy - ANSWER used in dementia for coping and relaxing
Stage 1 Dementia MMSE - ANSWER • Slight short-term memory and
visuospatial skills impairment
• difficulty finding words
• reduced glucose metabolism
, • possible impairment of ability to smell and blood flow to parieto-temporal
areas of the brain
• The client functions well at baseline but easily decompensates with
stressful events.
Stage 2 Dementia MMSE - ANSWER • More severe loss of short-term and
long-term memory affecting activity of daily living
• Trouble speaking and doing calculations
• Struggles to translate thought into motion
• May be apathetic.
• EEG will show slowing.
• Mild to moderate cerebral ventricular dilatation.
Stage 3 Dementia MMSE - ANSWER • Intellectual function severely degraded
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Music therapy - ANSWER A technique of complementary medicine that uses
music prescribed in a skilled manner by trained therapists
helps evoke autobiographical memories; improve appetite and decrease
depression
reminiscence therapy - ANSWER type of therapy that encourages people with
Alzheimer's disease to remember and talk about the past; good in early
stages
performed in mild to moderate dementia stages
massage therapy - ANSWER used in dementia for reducing depression
pet therapy - ANSWER used in dementia for coping and relaxing
Stage 1 Dementia MMSE - ANSWER • Slight short-term memory and
visuospatial skills impairment
• difficulty finding words
• reduced glucose metabolism
, • possible impairment of ability to smell and blood flow to parieto-temporal
areas of the brain
• The client functions well at baseline but easily decompensates with
stressful events.
Stage 2 Dementia MMSE - ANSWER • More severe loss of short-term and
long-term memory affecting activity of daily living
• Trouble speaking and doing calculations
• Struggles to translate thought into motion
• May be apathetic.
• EEG will show slowing.
• Mild to moderate cerebral ventricular dilatation.
Stage 3 Dementia MMSE - ANSWER • Intellectual function severely degraded
