{"id":133330,"date":"2024-08-22T19:50:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=133330"},"modified":"2024-08-22T19:50:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:50:56","slug":"a-nurse-is-caring-for-a-client-who-has-dementia-which-of-the-following-findings-should-the-nurse-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/22\/a-nurse-is-caring-for-a-client-who-has-dementia-which-of-the-following-findings-should-the-nurse-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse is caring for a client who has dementia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A nurse is caring for a client who has dementia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>Memory loss that disrupts ADLs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>Catatonia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>Illusions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>Pressured speech<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A. Memory loss that disrupts ADLs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Memory loss that disrupts ADLs (Activities of Daily Living)<\/strong>: Dementia is characterized by a progressive decline in cognitive functions, including memory loss that impacts the individual&#8217;s ability to perform daily activities. This is a core feature of dementia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s why the other options are less relevant:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>B. Catatonia<\/strong>: Catatonia is not typically associated with dementia. It is more related to severe mental health disorders like schizophrenia or mood disorders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. Illusions<\/strong>: Illusions are misinterpretations of real external stimuli and are more commonly associated with delirium or psychotic disorders, not with dementia. Dementia primarily involves cognitive decline rather than perceptual distortions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. Pressured speech<\/strong>: Pressured speech is a symptom often associated with manic episodes in bipolar disorder or other mood disorders, not typically with dementia. Dementia involves more pervasive cognitive impairments rather than specific speech patterns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, <strong>memory loss that disrupts ADLs<\/strong> is a hallmark symptom of dementia, making it the correct choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nurse is caring for a client who has dementia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A.Memory loss that disrupts ADLs B.Catatonia C.Illusions D.Pressured speech The correct answer is: A. Memory loss that disrupts ADLs Explanation: Here\u2019s why the other options are less relevant: In summary, memory loss that disrupts ADLs is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133330\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}