Which of the following best describes a characteristic of the earliest phase of Alzheimer's disease?
a. impaired speech
b. personality changes
c. total dependence upon others for care
d. progressive forgetfulness
D
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The client's symptoms are most characteristic of: 1. Delirium. 2. Dementia. 3. Depression. 4. DAT.
A patient is in the first postoperative day after a total laryngectomy and radical neck dissection. Which of the following is a priority goal?
A) Communicate by use of esophageal speech. B) Improve body image and self-esteem. C) Attain optimal levels of nutrition. D) Maintain a patent airway.
The home care nurse is caring for a diabetic patient with a nonhealing leg wound. The nurse asks the patient's wife if she would like to watch as the nurse sets up to do the dressing change
The nurse watches the wife's reaction as she completes the procedure. The best explanation for why the nurse does this is because A) in most cases caregivers must become competent in taking over the wound care B) the wife may have some affective reaction to the procedure that will need to be addressed C) psychomotor skills are important and the nurse is evaluating the patient's wife to see if she is ready to assist D) the patient's wife will play a role in the dressing change
A nurse is teaching the importance of self-breast examination to a group of 20-year-old women. The nurse is promoting _____ care
A. primary B. secondary C. tertiary D. restorative