NR 547 Week 6
Delirium symptoms - -Cognitive Symptoms: Rambling or nonsense speech, Difficulty reading and writing, Wandering attention, Becoming easily distracted, Becoming withdrawn, -Psychological symptoms: Inability to focus, Reduced awareness of the environment, Disturbed sleep -May have hallucinations -symptoms can fluctuate throughout the day causes of delirium - -lack of oxygen -drugs • anticholinergics • psychoactives • opioids -withdrawal • delirium tremens -stressful situations -dehydration & electrolyte imbalance infections tell the difference between delirium and dementia - onset attention do symptoms fluctuate? Alzheimer's disease - -type of dementia • 60-80% of dementias -neurodegenerative disease
Escuela, estudio y materia
- Institución
- Chamberlain College Of Nursng
- Grado
- NR547
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- Subido en
- 13 de mayo de 2025
- Número de páginas
- 29
- Escrito en
- 2024/2025
- Tipo
- Examen
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nr 547 week 6