Alzheimer’s disease Hesi case study – Flashcards
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B. Judgment
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A. Ask Mary to list ten different types of fruits, colors, and animals
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C. Forgetting to serve dinner after preparing the meal.
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A. Changes in behavior and personality often occur early in Alzheimer's disease
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D. "Does anyone in your family have Alzheimer's Disease?"
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B. "The health care provider is looking for changes in the brain, which are consistent with Alzheimer's Disease or for other conditions which can cause Mary's symptoms."
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D. "Normal lab test results help rule out other causes of the symptoms."
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A. Stabilizes cognitive decline.
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D. "This medication provides the most benefit to persons with early-stage AD, so it is important to start it right away."
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B. Serum liver enzymes.
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A. Mary sleeps through the night.
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C. Help Mary recognize the strong emotions that she is feeling.
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B. "You are right to balance her feelings with the need to promote reality."
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A. Place a picture of a toilet on the bathroom door.
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B. AD is a chronic disease that can progress with no set sequence and has a typical lifespan of 5-20 years
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C. "Every person responds differently to the disease, but it is likely that her ability to function will continue to decline."
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C. Take Mary to the bathroom every 2 hours.
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A. Provide Mary with a relaxing back rub at bedtime.
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B. "What do you find most stressful in your daily life?"
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B. Adult day care for Mary.
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D. Encourage all group members to use humor as a coping mechanism.
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C. Maintain a calm, consistent environment.
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C. Provide a snack that the client can eat.
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A. Redirect Mary's attention to holding a stuffed animal.
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C. "We may not need to administer a medication. Let me try to calm her."
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A. Evaluate Mary's vital signs before transferring her to her bed.
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D. Elevate Mary's feet fifteen degrees.
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Question 29 Select all that apply
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D. Administer the first scheduled dose of the prescribed oral antibiotic. E. Calculate Mary's intake and output for the shift.
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B. The home health nurse who visits every other week.
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D. "You have many conflicting emotions right now."
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B. Remain seated next to Sam while he is crying.
