DISCLAIMER- None of this is my original work. The first 11 pages are the completed study guide from a previous class.
Pages 11 through 13 are the NR 601 course final exam review topics in outline form (Thanks Lisa Trevi
...
DISCLAIMER- None of this is my original work. The first 11 pages are the completed study guide from a previous class.
Pages 11 through 13 are the NR 601 course final exam review topics in outline form (Thanks Lisa Trevino!). Page 13-46
includes my notes from class and YouTube videos, Kennedy-Malone text (minimal), lessons, and some external
research. When the information came from an external article, I included a link so that you do not use it as a test
resource. Hopefully this is helpful for us as both a test and boards review. I kinda sorta (but not really because I’m
over it) apologize for any typos.
How to conduct Mini-Cog-
• The Mini-Cog has been demonstrated to have comparable psychometric properties to the MMSE
• The primary advantage of the Mini-Cog is that it is shorter than the MMSE and measures executive function. It
is composed of a three-item recall and the Clock Drawing Test (CDT) and takes about 3 minutes to administer
The Mini-Cog is a short dementia assessment that combines three-word recall with clock-drawing capability.
• Patients are given a total score reflecting accuracy in clock drawing and recollection of the given three words.
A score of 0 to 2 is a positive screen for dementia
Causes of delirium in elderly-
• Causes of delirium are numerous and in elderly hospitalized patients there are often multiple etiologies,
including metabolic, infection, cardiac, neurological, pulmonary, sensory impairments, medications, and toxins.
• Regardless of cause, a consistent finding is significant reduction in regional cerebral perfusion during periods of
delirium in comparison with blood flow patterns after recovery.
• A possible neurological common pathway may involve acetylcholine and dopamine, and the disruption in the
sleep-wake cycle in delirium indicates melatonin as a possible factor. (Kennedy-Malone 59)
Agnosia
• Loss of ability to identify objects ADA criteria for diagnosing DM-
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