Author Question: A patient diagnosed with dementia associated with excessive alcohol use tells a nurse, Last week I ... (Read 13 times)

Alygatorr01285 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A patient diagnosed with dementia associated with excessive alcohol use tells a nurse, Last week I had to take my baby to the hospital for major surgery. That's why I've been so nervous and needed to come here..

The nurse is aware that the patient has never parented any children. The symptom described can be assessed as: a. akathisia.
b. confabulation.
c. intellectualization .
d. magical thinking.

Question 2

Nursing diagnoses:

a. provide a way for all health professionals to view a patient holistically and to combat the problem of mind-body dualism.
b. complement medical diagnoses and are best described as the patient's behavioral response to stress.
c. offer an alternative to health professionals who wish to use complementary treatment modalities in lieu of traditional medical treatment.
d. contribute little in the everyday clinical setting but do provide nurses with a common language to use for research on outcomes of standard nursing interventions.

guyanai · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Confabulation is the process of making up a response to a question when one cannot remember the answer. It is a face-saving strategy that helps the individual deny memory loss.

Answer to Question 2

B
Responses to stress, whether actual or potential, are the subject of nursing diagnoses. Nursing diagnoses complement rather than replace medical diagnoses.