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savannahhooper · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse is preparing an educational program for nursing assistants at a long-term care facility about psychiatric issues in older patients. Which symptoms should the nurse include? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Flat affect
2. Fear of death
3. Changes in sleep patterns
4. Delusions and hallucinations
5. Difficulty in performing ADLs

Question 2

An older patient has recently been diagnosed with moderate stage AD. The nurse practitioner orders a noncompetitive receptor antagonist such as Namenda. The nurse would instruct the patient and family that this medication:

a. stops the decline of the disease
b. is taken over a long period of time to achieve best results
c. may result in significantly higher function over time
d. b and c only

enass · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1,2,3,4
Rationale: A psychiatric symptom that should be investigated and not written off as a normal change of aging includes problems with emotional expression such as a flat affect.

Answer to Question 2

D