Alzheimer’s/Dementia/ Delirium
Confusion/Schizophrenia
Death
Anticipatory Grief/Loss
100

2 nursing considerations for feeding a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.

WHAT ARE FINGER FOODS, REMOVE COVERS, LIMIT DISTRACTIONS, AND PROVIDE QUIET ENVIRONMENT?

100

5 positive symptoms.

WHAT ARE DELUSIONS, WORD SALAD, THOUGHT BROADCASTING, CATATONIA, DISORGANIZED SPEECH, HALLUCINATION, ECHOLALIA, CLANG ASSOCIATION, AND NEOLOGISM?

100

Give 2 examples of advance directives.

WHAT ARE DPOAH, LIVING WILL, IPOST?

100

Your child starting kindergarten is an example of this kind of loss.

WHAT IS MATURATIONAL LOSS?

200

Name 3 causes of Delirium.

WHAT ARE DRUG TOXICITY, HOSPITALIZATION, DRUG INTERACTIONS, ACUTE DISEASE, TRAUMA?

200

Name 3 side effects of Risperidone (Risperidal).

WHAT ARE AGITATION, DROWSINESS, HEADACHE, DRY MOUTH, NAUSEA, WEIGHT GAIN, AND CONSTIPATION?

200

4 interventions for a dying patient.

WHAT IS PROVIDE COMFORT, PAIN MANAGEMENT, ANXIETY MANAGEMENT, MANAGE SECRETIONS, AND SUPPORT FAMILY?

200

Give an example of anticipatory grief.

WHAT IS A LOSS THAT CAN BE ANTICIPATED, (i.e. FAMILY MEMBER DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER)?

300

Name 6 symptoms of dementia.

WHAT IS MAKE UP STORIES, SLOW SPEECH, REPEATING SPEECH, DIFFICULTY NAMING OBJECTS, MEMORY LOSS, PERSONALITY CHANGES, ECHOING, DISENGAGES RELATIONSHIPS, SUSPICIOUS ACTING, PARANOID, AND AGGRESSIVE, DISORIENTATION, DIFFICULTY DRAWING, GETTING LOST IN FAMILIAR PLACES, AGITATION AT NIGHT, PACING, RESTLESSNESS, SHORT ATTENTION SPAN, AND POOR JUDGMENT?

300

6 interventions for patient diagnosed with Schizophrenia.

WHAT ARE EDUCATE FAMILY AND PATIENT ABOUT DIAGNOSIS, SHOW EMPATHY, PROVIDE A NON-STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT, MONITOR AND RECOGNIZE BEHAVIOR CUES, SET LIMITS, PROMOTE HYGIENE, TRACK SLEEP AND SLEEP BEHAVIORS, MONITOR FLUID INTAKE, PROVIDE FOOD THAT IS PACKAGED, AVOID CONFRONTATION WHEN PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING DELUSIONS, SAFE ENVIRONMENT, AVOID ABRUPTLY TOUCHING PATIENT, ENCOURAGE SOCIAL INTERACTION AND GROUPS?

300

5 signs of impending death.

WHAT IS

DIFFICULT TALKING OR SWALLOWING

NAUSEA, FLATUS, ABDOMINAL DISTENTION,

URINARY OR BOWEL INCONTINENCE OR CONSTIPATION

LOSS OF MOVEMENT, SENSATION, AND REFLEXES

DECREASING BODY TEMPERATURE WITH COLD OR CLAMMY SKIN

WEAK, SLOW, OR IRREGULAR PULSE

DECREASING BP

CHEYNE–STOKES RESPIRATIONS

RESTLESSNESS OR AGITATION

COOLING, MOTTLING, AND CYANOSIS?

300

Kubler-Ross’ Stage of Grief, in order.

WHAT IS 

DENIAL,

ANGER,

BARGAINING,

DEPRESSION,

ACCEPTANCE?

400

6 interventions for patient with delirium.

WHAT ARE SAFETY MEASURES, REORIENTATION, CONSISTENT ROUTINE, TOILETING SCHEDULE, CALM & QUIET ENVIRONMENT, ASSISTIVE DEVICES, MAINTAIN CIRCARDIAN RHYTHM, AND NOTIFY THE DOCTOR?

400

You have a patient newly prescribed an anti-psychotic. Name 4 teaching points.

WHAT ARE COMPLIANCE, TAKES WEEKS TO GET EFFECT, DON’T STOP TAKING ABRUPTLY, DRIVE WITH CAUTION, CAN BE SEDATING, AVOID ALCOHOL, EPS EFFECTS, AND INCREASED SUICIAL IDEATION?

400

4 EOL medications and their purpose.

WHAT IS

MORPHINE (PAIN, AIR HUNGER),

LORAZEPAM (ANXIETY), 

SCOPALAMINE / ZOFRAN / METOCLOPRAMIDE (NAUSEA), 

MEGESTROL (APPETITE), 

TRAMADOL (PAIN),

MIDALOZAM (SEDATE), ATROPINE (SECRETE), REFRESH (DRY EYE), 

O2?

400

3 risk factors for complicated grieving.

WHAT IS

DEATH OF SPOUSE, CHILD, PARENT

SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED, UNTIMELY DEATH

MULTIPLE DEATHS

DEATH BY SUICIDE OR MURDER

MASS ATTACKS-MILITARY, TERRORISM?

500

Name an anti-dementia drug and give 2 side effects.

WHAT ARE DONEPEZIL (ARICEPT) AND MEMANTINE (NAMENDA). 

HEADACHE, N/V, DIARRHEA, INSOMNIA, MUSLCE CRAMPS, SYNCOPE, ANOREXIA, DIZZINESS?

500

Name the 4 main types of extrapyramidal side effects.

WHAT ARE TARDIVE DYSKINESIA, DYSTONIA, AKATHISIA, AND AKINESIA/PSEUDOPARKINSONISM?

500

Difference between palliative and hospice.

WHAT IS 

GOALS OF TREATMENT,

LIFE EXPECTANCY, AND

LOCATION?

500

Definition and example of disenfranchised grief.

WHAT IS

LOSS THAT CANNOT BE OPENLY ACKNOWLEDGED (AFFAIRS, LOVERS, ABORTION, GIVING UP FOR ADOPTION, INCARCERATED, HCWS)?

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