What type of patients go to memory care? - Dementia or Alzheimer’s
What type of environment is a memory care unit? - Locked unit, 24-7
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What type of activities do you implement to interact with memory care patients? -
Activities that help them to recall their past-show old photos, ask questions like
what was your first job? where did you grow up? what was your parents names?
If a patient is not engaged in a group of people sharing photos what might they be
feeling? - Depressed, Isolated, Angry
Can a social worker make a decision about placement for an elderly person if that
person has living family members, a POA? - No, they cannot make the decision.
Nurses must educate family about decisions.
What does agnosia mean? - Inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize
things, typically as a result of brain damage.
Example of something that could cause agnosia? - TBI, vascular dementia.
Characteristics of delirium. - Rapid in onset, 24-72 hours, related to infection,
NOT common with aging.
What is an important intervention for patients with delirium? - Reorient them.
What are the primary characteristics of borderline personality disorder? - splitting
people (Pitting a group against each other). Self-defeating cycle of behavior.
What do you give a patient who has overdosed on PCP? - Benzodiazepine
Example of a benzodiazpine antidote? - Flumazenil
What type of personality disorder might a patient who still lives at home at 30 and
depends on their mother for everything, have? - dependent personality disorder
Give an example of a positive statement made by a recovering alcohol that made
signal that they are getting better? - I will identify things that trigger my cravingsSymptoms of patient with suspected opioid abuse/overdose? - Contracted pupils,
increased HR, shallow Resp., increased temp (but not always).
What do you give a opioid overdose patient? - Narcan (Naloxone)
S/S of acute alcohol withdrawal? - Everything is increased! RR, BP, Temp, HR,
delerium
Characteristics of histrionic personality disorder? - Mania, melodramatic,
manipulative, emotional attention seeking behavior, often seductive and flirtatious.
Interventions for histrionic personality disorder patient - They are very
manipulative. Set fine lines, do not offer relationship advice, avoid situations
where they are the center of attention.
Possible fatal complications of patient withdrawing from CNS stimulant -
Respiratory failure, suicide, and depression.
What is a hypochondriac? - Someone who thinks that everything is wrong with
them. Ex. their acute headache is caused by a brain tumor.
How does cocaine stimulate the body? What do cocaine users use to combat these
effects? - It is an upper. Alcohol-allows them to sleep.
Characteristics of borderline personality disorder - Split people apart and are very
manipulative.
Interventions for nurses dealing with borderline personality disorder patients -
Keep all the staff on the same page. Set limits and rules.
What is a personality disorder in general? What type of issues do these patients
have? - When people rely on others to make decisions. They have difficulties in
their social life, work, relationships, family problems. Place the blame on others.
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