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| What are some cognitive disorders? |
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- Delirium
- Amnestic disorders
- dementia
- cognitive disorders NOS
- Alzheimers disorder
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| Disorders caused by changes in the brain are marked by disturbances in: |
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- Orientation
- Memory
- Intellect
- Judgment
- Affect
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| When are most cognitive disorders seen in life? |
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- in "Late life"
- Medical conditions such as TBI (Trauamtic brain injury), toxin exposure
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Short term and long term memory loss sufficient to cause some impairment in the absence of other cognitive impairments ( due to a medical condition) but does not occur exclusively during the course of delirium or dementia. |
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| What are the 3 D's of late life? |
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Delirium Dementia Depression
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| Characterized by a disturbance of consciousness and a change in cognition such as impaired attention span that develops over a short period of time. |
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What groups are at risk for delirium? |
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| What is the percentage of nursing home residents 75 years or older can be delirious at any one point in their life? |
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| What is the percentage of those w/ terminal illness develop delirium near death? |
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Where do nurses frequently encounter delirium in the hospital? |
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| Medical and surgical units. |
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| Delirium is often seen in children also. How is this seen in children? |
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| Children who have high fevers experience temporary delirium. |
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if Delirium is delayed or missed diagnosed what serious implications could occur? |
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The condition could cause permanent damage to the person. |
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| What is the acute onset symptom of delirum? |
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| What is the priority treatment for someone with delirium? |
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| Assess the cause and intervene so that permanent damageto neurons does not result. |
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How does a nurse assess for delirium? |
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| Why is safety an important issue with a person with delirium? |
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| Patient with delirium are commonly known for disorientation, wandering in the halls, falling out of bed. |
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| How can a nurse help a person with delirium become reoriented with the hospital? |
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Allow pt. to wear eyeglasses hearing aids adequate light can hellp maximize the prson's ability to accurately interpret environment short periods of interaction help reduces anxiety or misinterpretation
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| What are automatic signs of delirium? |
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| Delirium often causes moods such as fear, anger, anxiety, euphoria, depression, apathy which is called |
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| Labile moods are often associated with what other type of behavior? |
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Changes in the sleep=wake cycle appears normal during the day then becomes disoriented to place, date, and person which worsens in the later afternoon and evening and can occur in both dielirium and dementia. |
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| sundowning: nocturnal delirium |
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