A group of nursing students is reviewing information about delirium and dementia. The students demonstrate a need for additional review when they identify which of the following as a characteristic of dementia?
A) Fluctuating changes within a 24-hour period
B) Possible hallucinations
C) Normal psychomotor activity
D) Globally impaired cognition
Ans: A
With dementia, a client's cognition is stable throughout a 24-hour period, but with delirium, a client's cognition fluctuates. Hallucinations are possible with dementia. Psychomotor activity is normal, and cognition is globally impaired with dementia.
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