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When does sundowning occur? |
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Late afternoon and evening, cause us unknow, but is associated with dementia |
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What are the signs and symtoms of alzheimers disease?
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Memory Loss
Difficulty performing familar tass
Problems with Language
Poor Judgement
Problems with abstract thinking
Misplaces things
Disorientated to time and place
Loss of initiativve
Changes in mood and behavior
Changes in personality |
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Stages of Dying - Kubler-Ross |
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Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance |
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Same as the side effects:
apathy, sluggishness, drowsiness, lethargy, diminished concentration, mild incoordination, muscle weakness, muscle twitches, hand tremors, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, slurred speech and vision, tinnitus, polyuria, polydipsia, decreased urine output, seizures
if side effects havent disappeared by 6th week, its probably toxicity |
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Eating disorder characterized by ingestion of non food items, such as hair, string or dirt for more than 1 month |
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Disorder of falling asleep or maintaining a sound sleep |
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A hospitalized client sees snakes on the walls of the hospital room and becomes anxious. This is an example of which of the following? |
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| A young white female has recurrent binging episodes often triggered by stress. The nurse should suspect which of the following disorders |
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Which of the following is a common cause of delirium? |
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An elderly client with severe cardiovascular disease is given the diagnosis of dementia. Which type of dementia does the client most likely have? |
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For several days, an elderly client becomes confused and agitated after supper. This is an example of which of the following? |
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A client with Alzheimer's disease has difficulty with bathing and dressing activities. This is an example of which type of loss? |
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A client with Alzheimer's disease has lost all sense of time and place and has developed visual agnosia. The client is in which of the following stages of Alzheimer's disease? |
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Which of the following is decreased in people with Alzheimer's disease? |
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Which medication would the nurse expect to be prescribed for a client with moderate stages of Alzheimer's disease? |
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| Which therapeutic intervention would the nurse include in a care plan for a client with Alzheimer's disease |
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| Frequently orient to time, place, and person. |
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________ is the loss of multiple abilities, including memory, language, and the ability to think and understand. |
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The classic description of a person with anorexia nervosa is which of the following? |
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| A female who is ambitious and hyperactive |
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| Which of the following is considered the most serious complication of anorexia nervosa |
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A nurse should suspect which of the following behaviors when presented with a young woman who frequently vomits and uses laxatives? |
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A client has been given the diagnosis of bulimia. An appropriate medication used in the treatment of bulimia is which of the following? |
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The nurse should suspect which of the following disorders when a person snores loudly, has disrupted sleep, and has excessive daytime sleepiness? |
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| Which of the following improves the sleeping patterns of older adults with dementia |
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| Morning Bright Light Therapy |
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A female client with anorexia nervosa and a cardiac condition was prescribed an antidepressant before she regained weight during her treatment course. The nurse should be aware of the possibility of which condition in this client? |
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| Low serum potassium level |
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The nurse should suspect which of the following if a child has fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)? |
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The use of cocaine is higher in which group of people? |
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A person has drunk a large amount of alcohol over a short time. Which of the following can result from ingesting a large amount of alcohol? |
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A teenager is noted to have a heightened awareness of reality, feelings of depersonalization, unpredictable and sometimes violent behavior, and flashbacks. The nurse suspects that the teenager is taking which of the following chemicals? |
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A client has developed a high tolerance for cocaine. The need for the substance encompasses every waking hour, and without it, life is miserable. The client is in what stage of addiction? |
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| A client is hospitalized for detoxification. A potentially serious complication of detoxification is which of the following |
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A nonpracticing alcoholic is taking disulfiram (Antabuse) for the treatment of substance addiction. If the medication is taken with alcohol, which of the following reactions may occur? |
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| Homosexual persons whose lives are organized mostly around sexual activity are in what type of relationship |
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Coprophilia is which of the following? |
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| Sexual arousal by contact with feces |
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A client persistently engages in high-risk sexual behaviors, seeks increased sexual encounters, and has out-of-control sexual behaviors. The nurse should suspect which of the following? |
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A construction worker who is facing a layoff is coping with the possibility of losing his means of providing for his family. What type of loss is the client experiencing? |
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A middle-aged man has lost all sources of income. He is unable to function, cares about nothing, and feels powerless. His feelings of worthlessness and despair have lasted 3 weeks. He is suffering from which of the following? |
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Assessment of a client reveals severe and sudden mood swings from mania to depression. Which diagnosis should the nurse suspect? |
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A client characteristically experiences fatigue, gloom, and loss of energy during the winter months. Which diagnosis should the nurse suspect? |
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| Seasonal affective disorder |
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| A depressed client has been prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Which medication may have been prescribed |
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Which of the following terms is a descriptive component of self-concept? |
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The nurse would suspect which disorder when a client with severe anxiety reports that he feels he is a detached observer in a dreamlike world? |
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| Depersonalization disorder |
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When a client with dissociative identity disorder (DID) is assessed, which factor would contribute to development of the disorder? |
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| History of childhood abuse |
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Which defense mechanism is used to block traumatic or anxiety-producing experiences in a person with dissociative disorder? |
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Which of the following is the most commonly acquired mental health problem in older adulthood? |
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Which of the following chronic mental health problems may begin in adolescence? |
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Children at risk for developing chronic mental health problems are described in which of the following groups? |
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| Those who have witnessed violence |
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Which of the following disorders describes a child who does not develop the ability to respond to and communicate his or her needs and remains dependent on others? |
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A young chronically mental ill (CMI) client has a mood disorder. Which drug is the client likely to abuse? |
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A client who has taken an antipsychotic for years develops involuntary, repeated movements of the muscles of the face, trunk, arms, and legs. The client has which of the following? |
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| Which of the following medications has an increased risk of extrapyramidal side effects (EPSEs) |
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A client with schizophrenia is prescribed an antipsychotic medication. The nurse should include what information when educating the client? |
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A client has few friends, odd behaviors, hallucinations, and some disorganized behavior. The client is in which stage of schizophrenia? |
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A person with schizophrenia has difficulty identifying and describing emotions. Which of the following describes this type of emotional problem? |
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Which of the following is a risk factor for childhood schizophrenia? |
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| Exposure to the influenza virus during pregnancy |
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A client who is taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) for her personality disorder should be instructed to avoid which of the following herbal preparations? |
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The hallmark feature of psychopaths is which of the following? |
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A client is known to be devoted to work, to have few leisure activities, to be extremely orderly, and to be uncertain about the future. This disorder is included in which cluster group? |
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A client has unrealistically inflated beliefs about his accomplishments and believes that he is extra important. These characteristics are described by which of the following disorders? |
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What type of personality disorder includes ideas of reference, avoidance behaviors, belief in the paranormal, and paranoid ideations? |
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A psychopath uses charm, manipulates, intimidates, and uses violence to control others and satisfy his or her own selfish needs. This type of personality disorder occurs in which of the following groups? |
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| An older adult has a sudden onset of personality changes. Which of the following should the nurse suspect |
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| When feelings of worthlessness, guilt and dispair are expressed in every thought, movement and activity, what type of depression is it? |
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| Bulmia often occurs in who? |
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| Young, white, middle-class and upper women |
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| Response to severe anxiety associated with a blocing of awareness and a fading reality |
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| An innability to remember personal information that cannot be explained by ordinary forgetfulness |
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| Sudden, Unexpected travel with an inability to recall the past, response to an overwhelmingly stressful or traumatic event |
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| Medication taken daily by non practicing alcoholics, that causes very unpleasant reactions when combined with alchhol - including intense headaches, flushing, nausea, vomiting, low bp and blurred vision |
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| Neuroleptics Drugs are also called? and some examples are? |
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| Antipsychotics; -zines, -ones |
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