When teaching a community course on health problems that the older adult client might encounter, the nurse describes a disorder that is characterized by confusion, progressive memory loss, and the inability to think clearly
Which disease process is the nurse describing?
1. Alzheimer disease
2. Parkinson disease
3. Schizophrenia
4. Huntington chorea
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Alzheimer disease is a degenerative disorder characterized by progressive memory loss, confusion, and inability to think or communicate clearly and effectively.
Rationale 2: Parkinson disease is not characterized by confusion, progressive memory loss, and the inability to think clearly.
Rationale 3: Schizophrenia is not characterized by confusion, progressive memory loss, and the inability to think clearly.
Rationale 4: Huntington chorea is not characterized by confusion, progressive memory loss, and the inability to think clearly.
Global Rationale: Alzheimer disease is a degenerative disorder characterized by progressive memory loss, confusion, and inability to think or communicate clearly and effectively. Parkinson disease, schizophrenia, and Huntington chorea are not characterized by confusion, progressive memory loss, and the inability to think clearly.
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