. A client diagnosed with neurocognitive disorder due to ...

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. A client diagnosed with neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease is disoriented and ataxic, and he wanders. Which is the priority nursing diagnosis?
 
  A. Disturbed thought processes
  B. Self-care deficit
  C. Risk for injury
  D. Altered health-care maintenance

Question 2

An older client has recently moved to a nursing home. The client has trouble concentrating and socially isolates. A physician believes the client would benefit from medication therapy. Which medication should the nurse expect the physician to prescribe?
 
  A. Haloperidol (Haldol)
  B. Donepezil (Aricept)
  C. Diazepam (Valium)
  D. Sertraline (Zoloft)

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The priority nursing diagnosis for this client is risk for injury. Both ataxia (muscular incoordination) and purposeless wandering place the client at an increased risk for injury.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The nurse should expect the physician to prescribe sertraline (Zoloft) to improve the client's social functioning and concentration levels. Sertraline (Zoloft) is an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressant. Depression is the most common mental illness in older adults and is often misdiagnosed as neurocognitive disorder.