NR601 Week 7 Test Your Knowledge July 2020

Question 1 2 pts

Which type of dementia has the highest incidence?

 

Group of answer choices

vascular type

 

neurosyphilis type

 

Alzheimer's type

 

Parkinson's type

 

 

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Question 2 2 pts

An elderly patient arrives with her daughter for an appointment. The mother reports the daughter will not provide assistance with her activities of daily living. As a result the mother has poor hygiene, has lost weight, and is not taking medications as prescribed. The nurse practitioner diagnoses the patient with which of the following?

 

Group of answer choices

neglect

 

exploitation

 

emotional abuse

 

abandonment

 

 

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Question 3 2 pts

Which of the following can present as a single episode of recurrent feeling of pervasive sadness?

 

Group of answer choices

depression

 

dementia

 

delirium

 

 

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Question 4 2 pts

Which neurological change presents with an acute change in mental status?

 

Group of answer choices

dementia

 

depression

 

delirium

 

 

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Question 5 2 pts

According to the Alzheimer's disease reasoning algorithm, what is the next step for patients without impairment of multiple cognitive functions?

 

Group of answer choices

refer to respite care

 

refer to neurology

 

refer to dementia specialist

 

refer to palliative care