A 68-year-old patient is diagnosed with moderate dementia after multiple strokes. During assessment of the patient, the nurse would expect to find
a. excessive nighttime sleepiness.
b. difficulty eating and swallowing.
c. loss of recent and long-term memory.
d. fluctuating ability to perform simple tasks.
ANS: C
Loss of both recent and long-term memory is characteristic of moderate dementia. Patients with dementia have frequent nighttime awakening. Dementia is progressive, and the patient's ability to perform tasks would not have periods of improvement. Difficulty eating and swallowing is characteristic of severe dementia.
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