Terminology What?
An absence of emotional feeling (indifference)
What is apathy?
Restlessness that increases during evening hours
What is Stage 2 (Middle Stage)?
A condition of acute decline in the cognitive processes of the brain.
What is delirium?
How can you maintain the day–night cycle for a disoriented client?
A. Keep the room well lit all day and at night
B. Keep the curtains closed in the client’s room all day
C. Encourage the person to wear regular clothes during the day, not sleepwear
D. Do not allow the client to be toileted during the night
Encourage the person to wear regular clothes during the day, not sleepwear
Impairment of the skilled motor system, resulting in loss of being able to perform, learned, purposeful movements, including ADL's
What is apraxia?
Cannot walk or sit
What is stage 3 (late stage)?
This condition is the only one with reduced awareness.
What is Delirium?
Which statement is true concerning clients with Alzheimer’s disease and sundowning?
A. The client may be frightened by poor light or shadows.
B. Sundowning occurs only on clear nights when the moon is visible.
C. The client can be talked out of his fears.
D. There is no treatment for sundowning.
The client may be frightened by poor light or shadows.
A condition in which the signs, symptoms, and behaviours of dementia increase at bedtime, or during hours of darkness
What is sundowning?
Forgets recent events
What is stage 1 (early stage)?
This condition describes progressive loss of brain functions, which include cognitive and social functions.
What is dementia?
Which of the following actions may increase a client’s disorientation?
A. Stating your name and showing your name tag
B. Giving the client very detailed instructions prior to performing a procedure
C. Calling the client by name each time you are in contact with him
D. Encouraging the client to wear his glasses and hearing aid if needed
Giving the client very detailed instructions prior to performing a procedure
Collecting things and putting them away in a guarded manner.
What is hoarding?
Does not recognize family members
What is stage 3 (late stage)?
TRUE OR FALSE
Disorientation, delirium, and dementia are all considered to be normal aspects of aging.
What is false?
Which of these measures is helpful when a client with Alzheimer’s disease is agitated?
A. Approach the client in a slow, unhurried manner
B. Turn the volume of the TV up to get the client’s attention
C. Gently begin massaging the client’s back
D. Place the client in a darkened room and shut the door
Approach the client in a slow, unhurried manner
A progressive, degenerative disease that gradually destroys nerve cells in most areas of the brain and causes thinking and memory to become seriously impaired.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
May say the same thing over and over again
What is stage 2 (middle stage)?
What is disorientation?
What should you do if the client repeatedly tries to go outside and wander?
A. Make sure the client receives medication to calm him or her down.
B. Restrain the client to prevent wandering.
C. If allowed, escort the client outside and stay with him or her.
D. Tell the client he or she is not allowed outside.
If allowed, escort the client outside and stay with him or her.