Question #1

What assessment would the nurse use if she suspects her elderly patient is experiencing delirium?

a) Mini mental status exam (MMSE)

b) Confusion assessment method (CAM)

c) Mini- cog

d) clock test

e)

Question #2

What interventions would the nurse utilize to prevent delirium from occurring?

a) Keep the client in a room acrss the hall from the nurse's station

b) limit the amount of time visitors can spend with the client

c) Encourage the family to visit often

d) keep familiar objects out of sight

e)

Question #3

Your client Mr. Green is complaining of fluctuating cognition. He tells you he has fallen several times in the last month. He is having vivid dreams and says he is seeing people that his wife says do not exist. What type of dementia do you suspect Mr. Green is experiencing?

a) Mild cognitive impairment

b) Parkinson's dementia

c) Vascular dementia

d) Dementia with Lewy Body

e)

Question #4

Which communication technique would be the most appropriate to use with a client with dementia?

a) using open-ended questions

b) using reasoning and logic

c) using redirection and reassurance

d)

e)

Question #5

Which of the following medications would be given to slow the progression of Alzheimer's and aid in memory?

a) donepizil

b) citalopram

c) trazadone

d) olanzapine

e)

Question #6

The nurse knows that this class of medications is not recommended for controlling disruptive behaviors in people with dementia.

a) benzodiazepines

b) cholinesterase inhibitors

c) antispychotics

d) NMDA receptor antagonist

e)

Question #7

Your client is up wandering the halls and crying for her husband. What would be your most appropriate response?

a) asking the client why she is crying

b) asking the patient when she last saw her husband

c) Telling the client her husband is dead

d) Telling the client lets go get some ice cream

e)

Question #8

Which of the following statements regarding depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD)is true?

a) Depression is common in clients with AD.

b) Depression is not common in clients with AD.

c) Depression does not occur until the late stage of AD.

d) Depression can't be treated in clients with AD

e)

Question #9

Which of the following interventions are not considered sensory stimulation?

a) Playing music from the 50's and 60's

b) Rubbing a client's hands with lavendar scented lotion

c) Describing a hunting trip you took

d) Providing a back rub

e)

Question #10

Margaret is in the moderate stage of dementia. When her grandchildren come to visit, you pull out which of the following for Margaret and the children to play with?

a) Rubic's cube

b) A large pieced puzzle

c) Monopoly

d) Memory

e)

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