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A patient with advanced Alzheimer’s is unable to recognize close family members and requires assistance with feeding, dressing, and toileting.
What is late-stage Alzheimer’s disease? Will take stage 3 Alzheimer's disease.
A veteran reports hypervigilance, intrusive memories of combat, nightmares, and emotional numbness. The nurse notes avoidance of crowds and difficulty maintaining relationships. This cluster of symptoms has persisted for over a month and significantly impairs daily functioning.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
A 45-year-old patient reports persistent sadness, loss of interest in hobbies, fatigue, and changes in sleep and appetite for the past 3 months. These are classic symptoms of this mood disorder.
What is major depressive disorder?
After consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short period, a patient cannot recall parts of the evening despite being awake and active. This memory loss episode is called what?
What is a blackout?
This disorder involves multiple physical complaints that have no identifiable medical cause, often causing frequent doctor visits and lots of time missed at work.
What is somatization disorder?
A patient with Alzheimer’s attempts to climb out of bed unsafely and is confused about their surroundings. The nurse must decide what to address first: patient comfort, hydration, or preventing falls. The top priority is this.
What is safety?
A patient experiences intense anxiety walking past graveyards and has to walk a extra block to get around them. This is associated with what?
What is a phobias?
A patient with major depressive disorder reports they “don’t enjoy anything anymore,” including hobbies they used to love, social interactions, or favorite foods. This core symptom reflects a loss of ability to experience pleasure.
What is anhedonia?
This disorder is characterized by repeated compulsive use of a substance despite negative consequences. Over time, tolerance develops, and abrupt cessation can trigger a physical withdrawal syndrome.
What is addiction?
A patient reports sudden, intense episodes of fear accompanied by palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, and a feeling of impending doom. These recurrent episodes, which peak within minutes, are characteristic of this anxiety disorder.
What is panic disorder?
An older adult suddenly becomes disoriented, agitated, and has fluctuating levels of consciousness. The nurse recognizes this acute, often reversible condition, which may be caused by infection, medications, or metabolic disturbances.
What is delirium?
This type of disorder is identified by stressors, can range from mild to panic, and is influenced by a person’s culture.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
A older patient is starting to feel burdensome, guilty and useless. They barely eat any food and spend a lot of their time alone. What are they experiencing?
What is depression?
A nurse observes a child with unexplained bruises and a caregiver who is evasive about injuries. What should the nurse do next?
What is report the possibility of abuse.
A family expresses fear that their loved one will “never remember anything again,” and the nurse responds, “Don’t worry, everything will be fine,” without addressing their concerns or providing accurate information. This communication mistake is known as what?
What is giving false reassurance?
A patient with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease is prescribed this NMDA receptor antagonist to help slow cognitive decline and improve daily functioning.
What is memantine?
A 32-year-old patient with OCD has been prescribed fluoxetine. You know that the nurse should monitor for this potentially serious side effect, which can occur if fluoxetine is combined with other serotonergic drugs.
What is serotonin syndrome?
Treatment for depression often includes antidepressants and therapy. When prescribing tricyclic antidepressants, the nurse monitors for these effects, and encourages patients to engage in physical activity and maintain a healthy diet.
What are anticholinergic effects?
Family members may develop this pattern, where they excessively focus on supporting the addicted person, often ignoring their own needs, which can contribute to dysfunctional relationships or enabling behaviors.
What is codependence?
A patient receiving haloperidol develops muscle rigidity, tremors, shuffling gait, and restlessness. These movement disorders are collectively known as what type of side effects associated with typical antipsychotics?
What are extrapyramidal side effects (EPS)?
Dementia is characterized by progressive cognitive decline and may involve changes in memory, language, problem-solving, and the ability to perform daily activities. Unlike delirium, these symptoms are typically this.
What is gradual and irreversible?
A 22-year-old repeatedly checks their homework and emails, worried that mistakes will cause serious consequences, despite evidence that everything is correct.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
Older adults may experience losses such as death, retirement, relocation, or loss of physical functioning. During the grieving process, anger and depression are common, and individuals may get stuck in these two stages of grief.
What are anger and depression?
A patient presents 12 hours after their last drink with tremors, hallucinations, elevated blood pressure and pulse, and is at risk of seizures. Symptoms may peak in 24–48 hours and can progress to this life-threatening condition.
What is delirium tremens (DTs)?
A patient exhibits hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, social withdrawal, and flat affect. These hallmark symptoms are characteristic of this chronic mental disorder.
What is schizophrenia?