A Nurse Is Conducting a Community Education Program About Cognition

question 10

Multiple Choice

A nurse is conducting a community education program about cognition in older adults. Which of the following information should be included?

• A) Some form of mild dementia is a normal part of aging.
• B) All forms of dementia have the same symptoms, but progress at different rates.
• C) Assessment for dementia should be part of routine physical exams.
• D) Elders who score below 27 points on the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) are not likely to have a cognition problem.

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Definitions:

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts or "rules of thumb" that simplify decision-making but do not guarantee a correct outcome.

Positive Mood

A state of well-being and contentment that enhances one's outlook and cognitive functions.

Experientially

Relating to or derived from experience or the process of learning through direct experience.

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.