Answer to Question 1
A
Delirium develops rapidly, as opposed to dementia, which has an insidious onset. Other symptoms of delirium include fluctuating level of consciousness, logical thoughts alternating with illogical thoughts, presence of visual hallucinations, and daynight sleep reversal. Loss of ability to abstract is also seen in dementia. Delusions are common to dementia.
Answer to Question 2
B
Formication is the term used when an individual describes feeling bugs crawling under the skin. It is seen in cocaine use. The other options refer to altered sensory perceptions of sight and sound or to inventing stories to make up for memory deficit.
In the communication technique of collaborating, the nurse sends the message that the nurse and pati
Position of patient following seizure
Nursing history for ear assessment
William Kentridge, History of the Main Complaint.
Foley catheter with balloon in the bladder of a male patient.
A pacemaker in a patient’s chest.