Delirium

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What is the term often used to describe delirium?

Persistent disorientation

Prolonged unconsciousness

Chronic cognitive impairment

Acute confusional state (correct)

What can delirium progress to if not recognized and treated?

Mild confusion and memory loss

Changes in LOC, irreversible brain damage, and sometimes death (correct)

Long-term cognitive decline

Temporary disorientation

What percentage of patients in intensive care units are affected by delirium?

Exactly 100%

Less than 20%

Up to 80% (correct)

Around 50%

What effect does the presence of delirium have on in-hospital mortality rates?

It triples the rates Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the modifiable risk factors for delirium?

Use of benzodiazepines Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the nonmodifiable risk factors for delirium?

Age Signup and view all the answers

What is essential in assessing delirium because it is sometimes mistaken for dementia?

Careful clinical assessment Signup and view all the answers

What helps differentiate between dementia and delirium?

Knowing an individual's usual mental status and the onset of changes Signup and view all the answers

What increases medical care costs associated with delirium?

Delirium Signup and view all the answers

Who is particularly vulnerable to acute confusion if in a debilitated health state or taking multiple medications?

Older adults Signup and view all the answers

What is the term often used to describe delirium in the text?

Acute confusional state Signup and view all the answers

What can delirium progress to if not recognized and treated?

Changes in LOC, irreversible brain damage, and sometimes death Signup and view all the answers

What is the most effective approach for managing delirium?

Providing therapeutic activities for cognitive impairment Signup and view all the answers

Which tool is commonly used for screening delirium?

Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) Signup and view all the answers

What is recommended for all critically ill patients in terms of delirium screening?

Receiving routine screening at prescribed intervals Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential consequence if delirium goes unrecognized and the underlying cause is not treated?

Permanent, irreversible brain damage or death Signup and view all the answers

What is recommended to control in order to prevent delirium?

Pain Signup and view all the answers

What is encouraged in therapeutic activities for managing delirium?

Including the family Signup and view all the answers

What does the nurse provide to increase function and comfort for a patient with delirium?

Familiar environmental cues Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common type of dementia in older adults?

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) Signup and view all the answers

What is important in identifying reversible dementia?

Identifying pathologic conditions masquerading as dementia Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk factor increased by delirium?

Falls Signup and view all the answers

What is typically caused by some degree of neurodegeneration in older adults?

Dementia Signup and view all the answers

What should the nurse provide for a patient with delirium to assess and manage pain?

Assessment and management of pain Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor for delirium?

Use of benzodiazepines Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential consequence of delirium if not recognized and treated?

Irreversible brain damage Signup and view all the answers

What is a nonmodifiable risk factor for delirium?

Presence of dementia Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the condition where delirium is sometimes mistaken for dementia?

Acute confusional state Signup and view all the answers

What is a common misconception about delirium and dementia?

They always occur together Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common type of dementia in older adults?

Alzheimer’s disease Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended screening tool for delirium?

Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most effective approach for managing delirium?

Prevention Signup and view all the answers

What is important in identifying reversible dementia?

Identifying the underlying cause Signup and view all the answers

What is recommended for all critically ill patients in terms of delirium screening?

Routine screening at prescribed intervals Signup and view all the answers

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What is the term often used to describe delirium?

What can delirium progress to if not recognized and treated?

What percentage of patients in intensive care units are affected by delirium?

What effect does the presence of delirium have on in-hospital mortality rates?

What is one of the modifiable risk factors for delirium?

What is one of the nonmodifiable risk factors for delirium?

What is essential in assessing delirium because it is sometimes mistaken for dementia?

What helps differentiate between dementia and delirium?

What increases medical care costs associated with delirium?

Who is particularly vulnerable to acute confusion if in a debilitated health state or taking multiple medications?

What is the term often used to describe delirium in the text?

What can delirium progress to if not recognized and treated?

What is the most effective approach for managing delirium?

Which tool is commonly used for screening delirium?

What is recommended for all critically ill patients in terms of delirium screening?

What is a potential consequence if delirium goes unrecognized and the underlying cause is not treated?

What is recommended to control in order to prevent delirium?

What is encouraged in therapeutic activities for managing delirium?

What does the nurse provide to increase function and comfort for a patient with delirium?

What is the most common type of dementia in older adults?

What is important in identifying reversible dementia?

What is the risk factor increased by delirium?

What is typically caused by some degree of neurodegeneration in older adults?

What should the nurse provide for a patient with delirium to assess and manage pain?

Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor for delirium?

What is a potential consequence of delirium if not recognized and treated?

What is a nonmodifiable risk factor for delirium?

What is the term used to describe the condition where delirium is sometimes mistaken for dementia?

What is a common misconception about delirium and dementia?

What is the most common type of dementia in older adults?

What is the recommended screening tool for delirium?

What is the most effective approach for managing delirium?

What is important in identifying reversible dementia?

What is recommended for all critically ill patients in terms of delirium screening?

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