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A client is admitted to the inpatient mental health unit with Lewy body dementia. Which of the following assessment parameters would be most important for the nurse to observe?
 
  A) Hemiplegia
  B) Parkinson-like symptoms
  C) Increased psychomotor activity
  D) Confabulation

Question 2

The nurse is reviewing a care plan for a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia who is receiving antipsychotic medication. The nurse would expect to find which priority medication outcome for this client?
 
  A) Decrease in muscle rigidity
  B) Decrease in hallucinations
  C) Increase in the ability to acquire new information
  D) Increase in mobility



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B



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