Chapter 30 Caring For Persons With Confusion And Dementia Flashcards
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Cognitive function
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Involves memory, thinking, reasoning, ability to understand, judgment and behavior
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Confusion
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A mental state of being this oriented to person, time, place, situation, or identity
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Delirium
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A state of sudden, severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function
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Dementia
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The loss of cognitive function that interferes with routine personal, social, and occupational activities
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Elopement
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When a person leaves the agency without staff knowledge
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Hallucination
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Seeing, hearing, smelling, or feeling something that is not real
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Paranoia
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A disorder (para) of the mind (noia); false believes delusions and suspicion about a person or situation
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Pseudo dementia
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False dementia
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Sundowning
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Signs, symptoms, and behaviors of AD increased during hours of darkness
