CNA- Chap 19- confusion, dementia Quiz

severe confusion: sudden and usually temporary

• confusion

• delirium

• dementia

when communicating with Alzheimer's patients/residents you should

• break complex tasks into simpler ones

• use simple words

• approach from the front and keep open space

• identify yourself and speak slowly

• all of these

persistent false beliefs

• sundowner's

• elopement

• delusions

a progressive, incurable disease that causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain

• confusion

• sundowner's

• Alzheimer's

there are 3 stages of Alzheimer's disease

• false

• true

the creative therapies are

• validation, reminiscence, activity

• hoarding, activity, validation

• reminiscence, activity, pacing

common actions of Alzheimer's disease residents are sundowner's, pacing, wandering, rummaging

• true

• false

the ability to walk, sit or swallow may be affected in Alzheimer's patients in this stage

• mild (early stage)

• severe (late stage)

• moderate (middle stage)

the inability to think logically and clearly

• dementia

• delirium

• confusion

serious, progressive loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning and communicating but is NOT a normal part of aging process.

• confusion

• delirium

• dementia