Midterm Menti Questions Flashcards
What are priority interventions for patients with neurocognitive disorders?
Safety
Supervision
Medication compliance
Maintain quality of life
Subtypes of neurocognitive disorders include all of the following except:
Depression
Stage 3 Alzheimer’s
Unable to do ADLs, loss of reasoning, safety planning and verbal communication
Repetition of phrases, behavior is eventually seen and is often intensified under stress , what is this called
Perseveration
Agnosia
Unable to recognize objects
Apraxia
Loss of movements
Aphasia
Loss of language
The four A’s of cognitive impairment include all of the following except:
Attitude
Early stage dementia is confirmed by:
Insidious (gradual) onset
Patient has Alzheimer’s and asks to talk to her husband who died 17 yrs ago. What is the best nursing intervention?
Take framed picture of husband and ask patient to talk about him
The nurse reviews the chart of a patient who admitted voluntary. Which type of behavior would be anticipated by the patient?
Willingness to participate in care and treatment
Patient displays hostility toward one staff member for know reason. What defense mechanism is the patient using?
Transference
Which Erickson stage of development is a concern for a 22 yr old patient?
personal goals and vocational commitment
Patient is taking antidepressants and started having chest pain after eating avocado and cheese. Which antidepressant medication is he taking?
Isocarboxazid
Patient says “my marriage is great. My spouse and I usually agree on everything.” The nurse observes the patient’s foot moving continuously. Which communication is this?
Mixed communication
Which information gathered from an emergency department patient requires crisis intervention?
New onset of hallucinations
