The son of an older patient is concerned about the patient's ongoing forgetfulness and asks the nurse to explain what could be wrong with the patient. How should the nurse respond to the son?
1. Memory difficulties are hard for family members to deal with.
2. My parents are the same age as yours, and they can't remember anything.
3. Forgetfulness is common in older adults. It's nothing you need to worry about.
4. Memory difficulties can be due to underlying issues including anxiety, chronic pain, or depression.
Question 2The nurse screening for AD recognizes the diagnostic criteria to include all but which of the following?
a. impaired short or long-term memory
b. aphasia
c. apraxia
d. dysphagia
Question 3What should the nurse instruct an older patient to do to cope with age-associated cognitive changes? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Read daily.
2. Write notes to self.
3. Play computer games.
4. Learn memory enhancement techniques.
5. Expect others to call attention to any gaffes.
Question 4A 92-year-old client is admitted to the cardiac unit with chest pain. The physician ordered Restoril 15 mg at bedtime. The usual dosage given to adults is 30 mg. What interventions would the nurse take for this client?
A) administer the drug as ordered
B) ask the physician to change the dosage to 30 mg
C) monitor the client's renal function
D) give the client the drug and contact the doctor for a second dose if the client does not fall asleep
Question 5The daughter of a patient with AD wants to know what the risk factors for dementia are. The nurse appropriately explains that all of the following are risk factors except:
a. age
b. family history
c. male gender
d. history of head injury
Question 6Which cognitive changes does the nurse recognize as being normal in an older patient? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Decline in the ability to draw
2. Decrease in size of vocabulary
3. Difficulty filtering out irrelevant information
4. Difficulty switching attention from one person to another
5. Needing to repeat information to the patient several times
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