A Patient Is Admitted to the Alzheimer's Unit with Moderate

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the Alzheimer's unit with moderate dementia.Before beginning tacrine (Cognex) therapy, which baseline nursing assessment(s) should be completed? (Select all that apply.)

• A)CBC, differential, and uric acid level
• B)Gastrointestinal (GI) assessment
• C)Liver function tests
• D)Blood pressure, pulse, respirations
• E)Presenting symptoms

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The mean value, determined by dividing the total sum of numbers in a series by the quantity of numbers in that series.

Median

The middle value in a sorted list of numbers, or the average of the two middle numbers when the list has an even number of entries.

Standard Deviation

An approach to quantifying how much a group of numbers disperses or varies from each other.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them together and dividing by the number of values.