Author Question: The nurse plans to teach a class about Alzheimer's disease to a caregiver's support group. What will ... (Read 34 times)

EAugust · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse plans to teach a class about Alzheimer's disease to a caregiver's support group. What will the best plan of the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

1. Memory difficulties are an early symptom of the disease.
2. Chronic inflammation of the brain may be a cause of the disease.
3. Depression and aggressive behavior are common with the disease.
4. Alzheimer's disease accounts for about 50 of all dementias.
5. Glutamergic inhibitors are the most common class of drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease.

Question 2

A client with a cervical spinal cord injury is developing foot drop. Which of the following should the nurse do to help this client?

1. Place high-topped shoes on the client while in bed
2. Keep the linens on the end of the bed turned back to expose the feet
3. Use only the prone and Sims' positions for client positioning
4. Use a device to elevate the linens off the feet

Dunkey · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1. Memory difficulties are an early symptom of the disease.
2. Chronic inflammation of the brain may be a cause of the disease.
3. Depression and aggressive behavior are common with the disease.

Rationale:
Memory difficulties are an early symptom of Alzheimer's disease. It is suspected that chronic inflammation and excess free radicals may cause neuron damage, and contributes to the disease. Depression and aggressive behavior are common symptoms of the disease. Alzheimer's disease accounts for about 70 of all dementias. The acetylcholinesteras e inhibitors, not the glutamergic inhibitors, are the most widely used class of drugs for treating the disease.

Answer to Question 2

1. Place high-topped shoes on the client while in bed

Rationale:
High-topped shoes will place the client's feet in the anatomical position of dorsal flexion. While a device to elevate linens and turning the linens back will keep the weight of the linens off the feet, foot drop can occur anyway. The prone and Sims' positions are implicated in the development of foot drop.