Author Question: A client with dementia is unable to recognize ordinary objects such as a pen or notebook. The nurse ... (Read 81 times)

maychende · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A client with dementia is unable to recognize ordinary objects such as a pen or notebook. The nurse recognizes this symptom as:

A) Agnosia
B) Amnesia
C) Apraxia
D) Aphasia

Question 2

The nurse can distinguish delirium from dementia by knowing which of the following?

A) Delirium has an acute onset and is progressive in course.
B) Delirium has a gradual onset and can be resolved.
C) Dementia has a gradual onset and is progressive in course.
D) Dementia has an acute onset and can be resolved.

momolu · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback: Agnosia is the inability to recognize familiar objects. Amnesia is failure to remember past events. Apraxia is an impairment in the ability to execute motor functions despite intact motor abilities. Aphasia is a deterioration of language function.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback: Delirium has a sudden onset and the underlying cause is treatable; by contrast, dementia has a gradual onset and is progressive rather than treatable.