NUR210 PHARMACOLOGY SECOND PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
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◉ Common symptoms of delirium? Answer: Changes in alertness
(usually most alert in the morning and decreased at night)
Changing levels of consciousness
Confusion
Disorganized thinking or talking in a way that do not make sense
Disrupted sleep patterns or sleepiness
Emotional changes: anger, agitation, depression, irritability,
overexcitement
Hallucinations and delusions
Incontinence
,Memory problems, especially with short-term memory
Trouble concentrating
◉ Delirium and dementia can? Answer: occur together
◉ What are general interventions to prevent and treat delirium in
older adults? Answer: -Control the environment (quite, well-lit room
with clocks or calendars in view. encourage family to visit)
-Ensure a safe environment with the call light within reach and slide
rails up as indicated
-Administer prescribed medications, including those that control
aggression or agitation, and pain relievers if there is pain.
-Ensure the patient has their glasses, hearing aids, or other assistive
devices for communication in place. Lack of assistive sensory
devices can worsen delirium.
-Avoid sedatives. Sedatives can worsen delirium.
-Assign the same staff for patient care when possible.
◉ There is __________________ for alzhimers and the effects cannot
_______________ Answer: - no cure
- be reversed
, ◉ What are 3 things that define us as being sensory beings? Answer:
Reception
Perception
Reaction
◉ What is reception? Answer: the first part of the sensory process
when a nerve cell or sensory receptor is stimulated by a sensation
(receiving the stimuli)
◉ What are Somatosensations? Answer: sensory receptors that
respond to stimuli such as pain, pressure, temperature, and
vibration
◉ What are vestibular sensations? Answer: a sense of spatial
orientation and balance
◉ What is proprioception? Answer: the sense of the position of our
bones, joints, and muscles
◉ What is Perception? Answer: 2nd part of the sensory processes
and is the interpretation of a sensation
◉ What part of the brain acts as a relay station for sensory and
motor signals? Answer: Thalamus
2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Common symptoms of delirium? Answer: Changes in alertness
(usually most alert in the morning and decreased at night)
Changing levels of consciousness
Confusion
Disorganized thinking or talking in a way that do not make sense
Disrupted sleep patterns or sleepiness
Emotional changes: anger, agitation, depression, irritability,
overexcitement
Hallucinations and delusions
Incontinence
,Memory problems, especially with short-term memory
Trouble concentrating
◉ Delirium and dementia can? Answer: occur together
◉ What are general interventions to prevent and treat delirium in
older adults? Answer: -Control the environment (quite, well-lit room
with clocks or calendars in view. encourage family to visit)
-Ensure a safe environment with the call light within reach and slide
rails up as indicated
-Administer prescribed medications, including those that control
aggression or agitation, and pain relievers if there is pain.
-Ensure the patient has their glasses, hearing aids, or other assistive
devices for communication in place. Lack of assistive sensory
devices can worsen delirium.
-Avoid sedatives. Sedatives can worsen delirium.
-Assign the same staff for patient care when possible.
◉ There is __________________ for alzhimers and the effects cannot
_______________ Answer: - no cure
- be reversed
, ◉ What are 3 things that define us as being sensory beings? Answer:
Reception
Perception
Reaction
◉ What is reception? Answer: the first part of the sensory process
when a nerve cell or sensory receptor is stimulated by a sensation
(receiving the stimuli)
◉ What are Somatosensations? Answer: sensory receptors that
respond to stimuli such as pain, pressure, temperature, and
vibration
◉ What are vestibular sensations? Answer: a sense of spatial
orientation and balance
◉ What is proprioception? Answer: the sense of the position of our
bones, joints, and muscles
◉ What is Perception? Answer: 2nd part of the sensory processes
and is the interpretation of a sensation
◉ What part of the brain acts as a relay station for sensory and
motor signals? Answer: Thalamus
