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6 years ago
In the assessment of older adult clients, it is often difficult to discriminate between delirium and dementia. A major difference that the nurse is alert to is that delirium is characterized by which one of the following?
 
  a. Lasting months to years
  b. Involving a normal state of alertness
  c. Having a slow progression
  d. Occurring at twilight or in darkness
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6 years ago
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Delirium is characterized by short, diurnal fluctuations in symptoms, and is worse at night, in darkness, and on awakening.
Delirium may last hours to less than one month, seldom longer. Dementia may last months to years.
Delirium is characterized by fluctuating alertness; the person experiencing it may be lethargic or hypervigilant. With dementia, symptoms are progressive yet relatively stable over time.
Delirium has an abrupt onset. Dementia has a slow progression.
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