The nurse is aware that memory loss _______________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. increases with age.
b. decreases in a person with more education.
c. increases with the use of some medications.
d. decreases with the use of vitamin A.
e. decreases in persons who have many varied memories.
Question 2To help a patient with expressive aphasia communicate, the nurse's most effective intervention would be to:
a. provide flash cards with text and pictures.
b. be patient and ask the patient to repeat himself.
c. encourage the patient to practice slow speech.
d. arrange with the patient to blink the eyes once for yes and twice for no.
Question 3The nurse instructs a hearing-impaired patient on some methods to improve communication, which include ___________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. informing others of the hearing deficit.
b. focusing on the speaker.
c. facing the speaker.
d. requesting the speaker to speak slowly.
e. asking the speaker to repeat what is not clear.
Question 4The nurse is aware that conditions that can cause delirium in the older adult include:
a. uncontrolled pain.
b. death of a loved one.
c. relocation to a long-term care facility.
d. altered sleep patterns.
Question 5The nurse recognizes a cardinal indicator that the patient with stage 1 dementia has deteriorated to stage 2 by the presence of:
a. inability to communicate.
b. incontinent episodes.
c. total dependency.
d. forgetfulness.
Question 6When the demented patient in a long-term care facility becomes combative when being prepared for a bath, the nurse should:
a. call for assistance to complete the bath.
b. say, Mrs. Smith, it is bath time, but maybe you would prefer a sponge bath.
c. medicate patient with a sedative and complete bath when patient is more cooperative.
d. say, OK. It is your right to remain dirty.
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