A Patient Has Been Admitted with a Diagnosis of Confusion

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient has been admitted with a diagnosis of confusion.The physician's admission note states that he wants to assess for delirium versus dementia.What should the nurse be aware that the main differences include?

• A) Whereas delirium usually lasts several years, dementia lasts only a few days.
• B) Whereas delirium usually has sudden onset and is reversible, dementia is chronic and irreversible.
• C) Whereas dementia is usually caused by medications, delirium is not.
• D) Whereas dementia is easily treated with reality orientation, delirium is not.

Identify Indigenous populations with the highest rates of specific health problems, including lung cancer.

Understand historical government policies and actions, such as the "Sixties Scoop," and their lasting impact on Indigenous peoples.

Understand the roles and responsibilities of unregulated care providers (UCPs) in patient care.

Identify and describe different nursing care delivery models.

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