Mental Health-FINAL EXAM Rasmussen QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Mental Health-FINAL EXAM Rasmussen QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
What type of patients go to memory care? - correct answer--Dementia or Alzheimers
What type of environment is a memory care unit? - correct answer--Locked unit, 24-7
supervision.
What type of activities do you implement to interact with memory care patients? -
correct answer--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? - correct answer--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? - correct answer--No, they cannot make the
decision. Nurses must educate family about decisions.
What does agnosia mean? - correct answer--Inability to interpret sensations and hence
to recognize things, typically as a result of brain damage.
Example of something that could cause agnosia? - correct answer--TBI, vascular
dementia.
Characteristics of delirium. - correct answer--Rapid in onset, 24-72 hours, related to
infection, NOT common with aging.
What is an important intervention for patients with delirium? - correct answer--Reorient
them.
What are the primary characteristics of borderline personality disorder? - correct
answer--splitting people (Pitting a group against each other). Self-defeating cycle of
behavior.
What do you give a patient who has overdosed on PCP? - correct answer--
Benzodiazepine
Example of a benzodiazpine antidote? - correct answer--Flumazenil