Sundowning is:
a. When signs, symptoms, and behaviors of Alzheimer's disease (AD) increase during hours of darkness
b. The loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain
c. A false dementia
d. A state of temporary but acute mental confusion
A
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sandbox. Which of the following statements by the nurse would be best in this situation? a. "Toddlers do think of every bucket as the same. So if you can turn over one, you can turn them all over." b. "Perhaps you could explain this to your child a number of times, and this will increase the chances he will understand." c. "If you pour a bucket of water on the child when he empties your bucket, this will most likely cause him to stop and think." d. "Print the child's name on the sand bucket and your name on the other buckets to indicate that only the sand bucket is the child's bucket."
A nurse is admitting a patient to a hospital unit and is taking a history. The patient reports taking alprazolam (Xanax) for "nerves." The nurse knows that this patient is most likely being treated for which condition?
a. Generalized anxiety disorder b. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) c. Panic disorder d. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
A toddler arrives in the emergency department by ambulance. The nurse observes that the child's facial and neck muscles are stiff and that the child is hyperreflexive
The parents tell the nurse that the child ingested something at a neighbor's house. The nurse will correctly suspect which agent? a. Amphetamines b. Chocolate c. Caffeine d. Strychnine
A parent asks a nurse about growth suppression resulting from the use of an inhaled glucocorticoid in children. What will the nurse tell the parent?
a. Growth may be slowed, but eventual adult height will not be reduced. b. The growth rate is not impaired, but overall height will be reduced. c. The growth rate slows while the drug is used but resumes when the drug is stopped. d. Long-term use of the drug results in a decrease in adult height.