A patient just diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease says to her nurse, “But people don’t die from Alzheimer’s disease, right?” The nurse explains that Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, life-limiting disease.  What ethical principle is best represented by the nurse’s response? 

You are preparing to discharge your patient from the hospital to his long-term care facility. Your patient says “I’m keeping my wrist band so I’ll be DNR in the nursing home.” How do you respond? 

Which of the following is NOT a neuropsychiatric symptom of dementia?

Annie has power of attorney for healthcare for her mother. She understands that she needs to make decisions for her mother that her mother would have made for herself if she was able. The way Annie intends to make decisions is called

The nurse is caring for an 81-year-old patient who was just admitted to the Post Anesthesia Recovery Room. The patient is recovering from anesthesia, and is arousable but drifts off to sleep.  At one point the patient asks the nurse for something to drink.  Based on the nurse’s knowledge of normal age-related changes, which of the following would be the most appropriate nursing intervention for them to initiate?

Which of the following is true regarding aging trends in the United States? 

The nurse is caring for an 80-year-old male with Parkinson’s disease. The patient tells the nurse that at about mid-morning, he feels dizzy and weak. Which of the following nursing actions would be priority for the nurse to initiate?

A trajectory of gradual overall decline punctuated by periods of acute worsening and recovery is characteristic of which diagnosis? 

Which of the following is true about advance directives? 

Which of the following are risk factors for delirium? Select all that apply.