This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: What assessment finding would be indicative of delirium? a. The onset of the behavior was rapid. ... (Read 46 times)

kodithompson

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 566
on: Jul 11, 2018
What assessment finding would be indicative of delirium?
 
  a. The onset of the behavior was rapid.
  b. There is no change in the level of consciousness.
  c. The absence of disorientation.
  d. The absence of hallucinations.

Question 2

Which condition could cause delirium in the older adult?
 
  a. Uncontrolled pain
  b. Death of a loved one
  c. Relocation to a long-term care facility
  d. Altered sleep patterns


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

LVPMS

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Delirium comes on suddenly and is accompanied by a change in the level of consciousness, disorientation, and hallucinations.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Delirium results from physiological influences such as uncontrolled pain, metabolic disturbances, or drug toxicity.


kodithompson

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 566
Reply #2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Correct answers!


LVPMS

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Reply #3 on: Jul 11, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).

Did you know?

Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.

Did you know?

About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.

Did you know?

Every flu season is different, and even healthy people can get extremely sick from the flu, as well as spread it to others. The flu season can begin as early as October and last as late as May. Every person over six months of age should get an annual flu vaccine. The vaccine cannot cause you to get influenza, but in some seasons, may not be completely able to prevent you from acquiring influenza due to changes in causative viruses. The viruses in the flu shot are killed—there is no way they can give you the flu. Minor side effects include soreness, redness, or swelling where the shot was given. It is possible to develop a slight fever, and body aches, but these are simply signs that the body is responding to the vaccine and making itself ready to fight off the influenza virus should you come in contact with it.

Did you know?

Persons who overdose with cardiac glycosides have a better chance of overall survival if they can survive the first 24 hours after the overdose.

Assessment of coordination: fingertip-to-nose touch. Assessment of coordination: fingertip-to-nose touch.
Abuse Assessment Screening Tool Abuse Assessment Screening Tool
Head To Toe Assessment Head To Toe Assessment
Assessment of characteristic odors Assessment of characteristic odors
Sugar: Finding Added Sugars on the Label A food Sugar: Finding Added Sugars on the Label A food
Testing rapid alternating movement, palm down Testing rapid alternating movement, palm down
Video: Renal Failure

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library