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The nurse is performing an assessment of a new client admitted to a long-term facility with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Which of the following common symptoms of the disease would the nurse suspect? Select all answers that apply.
 
  A) Memory loss
  B) Personality changes
  C) Self-care deficits
  D) Self-violence
  E) Weight gain
  F) Dysrhythmias

Question 2

A nurse is providing a client who is to undergo ptosis correction at an ambulatory
  surgery center with information about the procedure. What information should the nurse
  provide to the client?
 
  A) Avoid listening to music during the procedure
  B) Discontinue use of any herbal medications
  C) Discontinue ibuprofen 1 day prior to surgery
  D) Ensure that attendant stays until the end of the procedure



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Answer to Question 1

A, B, C
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The following are the most common symptoms of AD: memory loss, inability to learn and retain new information, loss of judgment and planning skills, personality and mood changes, decreased reasoning and abstract thinking skills, loss of language skills, and inability to care for self.

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ec501234

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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