Cognitive/Sensory

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True or False? Presbycusis is also known as age-related vision loss.

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False

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A nurse is caring for a patient following head trauma. He can understand well but when he talks, he is unable to speak fluently and has difficulty finding the right words. How would the nurse best characterize his speech?

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Expressive Aphasia

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A nurse is triaging a possible admission. To assess the patient's baseline orientation, the nurse asks: "What brings you in today?" This question is to assess if the patient is oriented to:

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Situation

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occurs when a person is unable to process the intensity or quantity of incoming stimuli; too much stimuli.

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Sensory overload

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A nurse performs an assessment on a client with a diagnosis of macular degeneration. The nurse would expect the client to report which of the following symptoms?
Options: Blurred central vision, Blurred peripheral vision, Cloudy vision, Clear vision when looking at close objects

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Blurred central vision

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A 68-year-old patient who is hospitalized with pneumonia is disoriented and confused 3 days after admission. Which information indicates that the patient is experiencing delirium rather than dementia? The patient was oriented and alert when admitted.

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The patient was oriented and alert when admitted.

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The nurse is concerned about a postoperative patient's risk for injury during an episode of delirium. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to

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assign the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to stay with the patient and offer reorientation.

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Which of the following is an example of a short-term memory question: Do you remember where you grew up?, What did you have for breakfast yesterday?, What did you do for your birthday last year?, What is the name of the pet dog that came to visit you last week?

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What did you have for breakfast yesterday?