NURS 3403 Exam #2 Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025)
- D's of Cognitive Impairment - Correct Answers ✅-
Delirium -Dementia -Depression Delirium - Correct Answers ✅an acute decline in cognitive function and attention -develops over a short time (hours to days/sudden)
-symptoms include: inability to focus, accompanied by
delusional thoughts and hallucinations Diagnosis of Delirium - Correct Answers ✅-disturbed attention/awareness -change from baseline -short time frame -one additional cognitive disturbance -has a direct physiological cause Depression - Correct Answers ✅-common later in life -doubles the probability of becoming sick -under-diagnosed and under-treated in older adults
-symptoms include: decreased energy and motivation,
insomnia, hypochondria, chronic pain, loss of appetite, weight loss 1 / 4
NURS 3403 Exam #2 Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) Chronic Illness - Correct Answers ✅-continues day after day -occurs and progresses slowly -level of impairment varies greatly -66% of overall US healthcare budget spent on treating people with chronic conditions Role of Acute Illness - Correct Answers ✅•Acute and chronic conditions are intricately intertwined •A previously stable chronic condition often worsens when an acute illness occurs
•Example: person whose congestive heart failure has been
well-managed with diet and medications has an episode of pneumonia; this triggers acute heart failure Trajectory Model of Chronic Illness - Correct Answers ✅views chronic illness from a life course perspective and as an integral part of lives not as a single event "outsider" view Shifting Perspectives Model of Chronic Illness - Correct Answers ✅Views living with chronic illness as ongoing and focusing on the emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of life. 2 / 4
NURS 3403 Exam #2 Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) Geriatric Syndromes - Correct Answers ✅Falls and gait abnormalities Frailty Delirium Urinary incontinence Sleep disorders Pressure ulcers Latrogenesis - Correct Answers ✅a state of ill health or an adverse affect that is caused by, or the result of a well intended healthcare intervention SPICES Assessment - Correct Answers ✅S- sleep disorders P- problems eating/feeding I- incontinence C- confusion E- evidence of falls S- skin breakdown Mobility - Correct Answers ✅person's ability to move about freely 3 / 4
NURS 3403 Exam #2 Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) Immobility - Correct Answers ✅inability to move about freely Consequences of Immobility - Correct Answers ✅-can have strong deconditioning effects, particularly on the bones, muscles, and cardiovascular systems -an individual of average height and weight on bedrest loses muscle strength at a rate of about 3% per day Disuse Atrophy - Correct Answers ✅Pathological reduction in the normal size of muscle fibers due to prolonged inactivity (resulting from bed rest, trauma, casting of a body part, local nerve damage) metabolic changes due to immobility - Correct Answers ✅- endocrine metabolism -calcium resorption -gastrointestinal system functions Nursing Interventions for metabolic effects due to immobility
- Correct Answers ✅-high protein, high calorie diet with
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vitamin B and C supplements -monitor height and weight -assess turgor of skin for signs of dehydration -assess abdomen