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armygirl

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A nurse works in a geropsychiatric unit. Which intervention will be most helpful for patients experiencing confusion and disorientation?
 
  a. Door locks
  b. Environmental cues
  c. Community meetings
  d. Psychoeducational groups

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A patient diagnosed with AD is being treated with a ChE inhibitor drug. The patient develops facial flushing, sweating, and leg cramps. The nurse should attribute these symptoms to
 
  a. irreversible acetylcholinesteras e stimulation.
  b. inhibition of butyrylcholinestera se(BChE).
  c. neurodegeneration in the hippocampus.
  d. cytochrome P-450 system activation.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
Environmental cues can be helpful to patients with cognitive impairment, such as signs with names or graphic images, orientation boards, and color-coding locations. These elements are usually present on dementia units and geropsychiatric units. Community meetings and psychoeducational groups may be helpful but may also overstimulate patients with dementia. Door locks help the staff rather than patients.

Answer to Question 2

B
Gastrointestinal (GI) and other peripheral side effects of ChE inhibitor drugs are attributable to inhibition of BChE. The other options are not viable explanations.


armygirl

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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