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Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Ed., Taylor, Lynn, Bartlett | Practical Nurse (LPN) School Study Aid
5 A's of Alzheimer's Disease
- Agnosia
- Anomia
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Amnesia
1 min
Alzheimer's Disease Assessment (Early Symptoms)
- Risk Factors
- Advanced Age
- Early Signs and Symptoms
- Poor Judgment and Decision-Making
- Difficulty Having a Conversation
- Inability to Manage a Budget
- Losing Track of the Date or Season
- Misplacing Things
1 min
Alzheimer's Disease Assessment (Late Symptoms)
- Late Signs and Symptoms
- Memory Impairment
- Wandering Behavior
- Confabulation
- Perseveration
- Lack of Abstract Thinking
- Severe Cognitive Decline
1 min
Alzheimer's Disease Interventions
- Diagnostic Tests
- PET Scan and CT
- Mini-Mental State Examination
- Interventions
- Drug Therapy
- Safe Environment
- Moderate Exercise
- Behavioral Modification
- Assistance with Functional Independence
- Assistance and Support for Caregiver
2 mins
Delirium
- Mechanism
- Rapid Onset
- Reversible
- Assessment
- Hallucinations
- Decline in Cognition
- Short Attention Span
- Rapid Speech
- Change in Activity Level
- Mood Swings
2 mins
Depression Assessment
- Physical Changes
- Anergia
- Self Neglect
- Decreased Libido
- Vegetative Signs
- Mood
- Sad Affect
- Worthlessness
- Guilt
- Anger and Irritability
- Cognitive
- Ineffective Problem Solving
- Slowed Thinking
1 min
Child and Elder Physical Abuse Assessment
- Physical Abuse
- Inconsistent Injuries
- Delay in Treatment
- Various Stages of Healing
- Child Abuse
- Symmetrical Burns
- Sexually Transmitted Infection
- Bloody/Torn Undergarments
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Elder Abuse
- Poor Hygiene
- Overmedication
2 mins
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