2024 CNA - Chapter 19 | Questions & Answers (Solved) With 100% Verified Answers
- the ability to think logically and quickly is called
Answer: cognition
- cognitive impairment affects
Answer: concentration and memory
- NAs can help elderly residents with memory loss by
Answer: encouraging them to make lists of things to remember
- [T or F] dementia is the loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remember ing,
reasoning, and communicating
Answer: true
- [T or F] dementia is a normal part of aging
Answer: false
- [T or F] an irreversible disease can be cured with medication and surgery-
Answer: false
- [T or F] degenerative diseases get continually worse causing a greater loss of
health and abilities
Answer: true
- [T or F] Alzheimer's disease is a common cause of dementia
Answer: true
- [T or F] Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly
Answer: true
- [T or F] men are more likely to have Alzheimer's disease than women are
Answer: false
- [T or F] Alzheimer's disease is a normal part of aging and everyone eventually
will have it
Answer: false
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