Author Question: The nurse is planning care for a client with Stage 1 Alzheimer disease. Which are the priority ... (Read 139 times)

mmm · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is planning care for a client with Stage 1 Alzheimer disease. Which are the priority nursing diagnoses for the client and family?

A) Impaired Memory and Caregiver Role Strain
B) Hopelessness and Functional Family Processes
C) Knowledge Deficit and Ineffective Coping
D) Pseudohostility and Ineffective Coping

Question 2

An adult child brings a parent in to be evaluated and is told the client has Alzheimer disease. The adult child asks the nurse if all the children of the client are going to get the disease. Which risk factors will the nurse include when responding to the

Select all that apply.
A) Genetic predisposition
B) Age
C) History of hypertension
D) Race
E) Environmental exposure

Kdiggy · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Appropriate nursing diagnoses may depend on the stage of Alzheimer disease (AD). Impaired Memory is an appropriate nursing diagnosis in Stage 1 AD. Caregiver Role Strain is appropriate for any stage of AD. Functional family processes and ineffective coping are not diagnoses related to cognitive behavioral assessment. Pseudohostility is not a nursing diagnosis.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A, B, E

Growing older is the greatest risk factor for the development of Alzheimer disease. The combination of genetic predisposition and environmental factors also affects the risk. Some genetic mutations on specific chromosomes have been shown to cause Alzheimer disease, but these genes account for less than 5 of all cases of Alzheimer disease. There is no indication that race or hypertension plays a role in the development of Alzheimer disease.