NURS 623 MARYVILLE EXAM 4 QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
1) Define delirium -- Answer โโ Underlying acute cause, abrupt onset, hours to days,
reversible, hallucinations, incoherent speech, confusion
2) Define Dementia -- Answer โโ Various causes, gradual change with mental status,
months to years, progressive to irreversible (speech, memory, mood, judgment)
3) An older adult with delirium would present with what type of behaviors? -- Answer
โโ Agitation and restlessness
4) What is important to note when a patient has traumatic injury -- Answer โโ If
taking Blood Thinners
5) At the onset of alzheimers, what category of medications should be initiated? --
Answer โโ Cholinesterase inhibitors
6) what factors contribute to a patient being high risk for falls? -- Answer โโ History
of falls
medications
