TEST BANK FOR EBERSOLE AND HESS’ GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING AND HEALTHY AGING IN CANADA 2ND EDITION BY TOUHY Chapter 21: Cognitive Impairment and Neurological Disorders

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Chapter 21: Cognitive Impairment and Neurological Disorders Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 2nd Canadian Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. At 2200 hours, an... older male resident is attempting to climb over the bedrails. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? a. Gently question the resident about his behaviour. b. Call the physician and ask for sedation. c. Apply a vest restraint to the resident. d. Get a companion to keep the older person in the bed. 2. Confirming a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in an older person can be achieved by detecting or utilizing which of the following tests or assessments? a. Clinical observation of dementia and delirium in the older person b. Observing the inability of the older person to speak with relevance and fluency c. Neurofibrillary tangles and beta amyloid plaques observed during autopsy d. Computed axial tomographic scan (CT scan) 3. Which assessment parameter should the nurse avoid using to differentiate between delirium and depression in an older person? a. Orientation of the older person b. Level of consciousness in the older person c. Course of behaviour of the older person over 24 hours d. Psychomotor activity of the older person 4. Classic signs of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in an older person include tremors at rest, rigidity (stiff muscles), akinesia (poverty of movement), and postural abnormalities. Which of the following is the most conspicuous sign of PD? a. Tremor b. Rigidity c. Akinesia d. Postural abnormalities [Show More]

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