Exam 16: Cognitive Disorders: Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders

Which theory of etiology of Alzheimer's disease,suggested by current research,might the nurse use to help a family understand that this disorder is not of psychosocial origin? Alzheimer's disease is associated with:

A patient with dementia is unable to name ordinary objects.Instead,he describes the function of each item (e.g.,"the thing you cut meat with").The nurse assesses this as:

A patient has been diagnosed with dementia secondary to cerebral disease.The family members note the patient "has not been as sharp as he once was" and that he has developed urinary incontinence and a gait disturbance.Which pathophysiology can cause such symptoms?

A patient has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease,stage 1.The nurse would expect to help the family plan measures to assist the patient with:

A patient was admitted to a dementia unit after persistently wandering away from home.Which intervention will best address this patient's risk for injury?

Which situation would be most likely to serve as a trigger to a catastrophic reaction in a patient with stage 2 Alzheimer's disease?

Which intervention has highest priority for a patient with stage 3 Alzheimer's disease?

Which of the following should the nurse use as a basis for explaining the etiology of Alzheimer's disease to the family of a patient with this disease?