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2024 NSG 6001 WEEK 4 EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 NSG 6001 WEEK 4 EXAMWITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What are initial approaches when managing delirium in a hospitalized patient
who is agitated and confused? Select all that apply. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSAttend to hydration and toileting needs.
Decrease stimulation.
Discontinue any non-essential medications.
A previously lucid patient with early-stage Alzheimer's disease is hospitalized
after a surgical procedure and exhibits distractibility and perceptual
disturbances that occur only in the late afternoon. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSSundowner Syndrome
An elderly patient has symptoms of depression and the patient's daughter
asks about possible Alzheimer's disease since there is a family history of this
disease. A screening evaluation shows no memory loss. What is the initial
step in managing this patient? - CORRECT-ANSWERSOrder brain imaging
studies
A patient with dementia experiences agitation and visual hallucinations and
is given haloperidol with subsequent worsening of symptoms. Based on this
response what is the likely cause of the patient's symptoms? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSLewy body dementia
Which medication maybe useful in treating tension-type headaches? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSMuscle relaxants
NSAIDS
A patient has recurrent cluster headaches and asks about abortive therapy.
Which therapy is effective for the majority of patients with cluster
headaches. - CORRECT-ANSWERSOxygen
A patient with a seizure disorder has seizures which begin with eye twitching
and occasionally visual hallucinations. Which site of the brain is the seizure
focus? - CORRECT-ANSWERSOccipital.
A patient who has a seizure disorder and who takes levetiracetam is brought
to an emergency department with a seizure which has persisted for 15
minutes and which immediately followed another 15-minute seizure. What is
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