A patient's medical chart indicates that her physician recommended a trial of donepezil (Aricept). What is the likely diagnosis?
a. Down syndrome
b. Alzheimer's disease
c. Parkinson's disease
d. Huntington's disease
Question 2
It is generally believed that accurate diagnosis is especially important in dealing with cognitive disorders because
a. insurance companies only pay benefits when an organic basis has been confirmed.
b. the diagnosis can identify specific medical conditions that can then sometimes be successfully treated.
c. cognitive disorders are too easily confused with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
d. once diagnosed, most cognitive disorders can be successfully treated.
Sharing patient information with colleagues is an important nursing role
Photograph of an occupational therapist assisting a patient with learning independence in activities
Patient teaching: lung assessment
Calipers being used to measure body fat on the triceps of a patient.
Algorithm for assessing a patient at risk for suicide.
Chart