NURl 257/l NUR257l Examl 4l –l Conceptsl
ofl Agingl andl Chronicl Illnessl inl Nursingl
Review|l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l
Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Whatl isl restlessl legl syndrome?
Answer:
Al neurologicall movementl disorderl ofl thel limbsl thatl isl oftenl associatedl withl al sleepl
complaint.l Individualsl havel anl uncontrollablel needl tol movel thel legs.
Q:l Whatl arel thel nursingl interventionsl forl restlessl legl syndrome?
Answer:
Alll individualsl withl s/sl shouldl bel testedl forl ironl deficiencyl withl al completel ironl
panel,l ifl it'sl lowl thosel needl tol bel replaced.l Medicationl includesl levodopa,l
benzodiazepinesl orl lowl potencyl opioids.l Chronicl persistentl forml ofl thel disorderl mayl bel
treatedl withl non-ergotl dopaminel agonistsl likel Gabapentin.
Q:l Whatl arel thel nursingl interventionsl forl pressurel ulcers?
Answer:
Maintainl skinl integrityl againstl thel variousl environmental,l mechanicall andl chemicall
assaultsl thatl arel potentiall causesl ofl breakdown.
, Q:l Whatl arel somel REMl sleepl behaviorl disordersl andl whatl arel thel S/Sl andl nursingl
considerations.
Answer:
Idiopathic,l secondaryl andl acute.l S/Sl dream-enactingl behaviorsl likel talking,l yelling,l
punching,l kitchenl orl jumpingl outl ofl bed.l Nol recollectionl ofl movementl butl oftenl recalll
vividl actionl packedl dreams.l Episodesl occurl inl thel laterl partl ofl night.l Injuryl riskl forl
patientl orl bedl partner.l Medicationsl likel melatoninl orl clonazepaml (klonopin)l canl reducel
episodes.l Implorel safetyl modifications.
Q:l Idiopathicl REMl Sleepl Behaviorl Disorderl (iRBD)l nursingl considerations
Answer:
Occursl withoutl anl identifiablel cause,l canl bel anl earlyl signl ofl neurodegenerativel disorder.
Q:l Secondaryl REMl Sleepl Behaviorl Disorderl nursingl considerations
Answer:
Associatedl withl medicall conditions,l medicationsl orl substancel use
Q:l Acutel REMl Sleepl Behaviorl Disorderl nursingl considerations
Answer:
Temporaryl andl oftenl linkedl tol alcoholl withdrawal,l medicationsl andl severel stressl orl
PTSD
ofl Agingl andl Chronicl Illnessl inl Nursingl
Review|l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l
Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Whatl isl restlessl legl syndrome?
Answer:
Al neurologicall movementl disorderl ofl thel limbsl thatl isl oftenl associatedl withl al sleepl
complaint.l Individualsl havel anl uncontrollablel needl tol movel thel legs.
Q:l Whatl arel thel nursingl interventionsl forl restlessl legl syndrome?
Answer:
Alll individualsl withl s/sl shouldl bel testedl forl ironl deficiencyl withl al completel ironl
panel,l ifl it'sl lowl thosel needl tol bel replaced.l Medicationl includesl levodopa,l
benzodiazepinesl orl lowl potencyl opioids.l Chronicl persistentl forml ofl thel disorderl mayl bel
treatedl withl non-ergotl dopaminel agonistsl likel Gabapentin.
Q:l Whatl arel thel nursingl interventionsl forl pressurel ulcers?
Answer:
Maintainl skinl integrityl againstl thel variousl environmental,l mechanicall andl chemicall
assaultsl thatl arel potentiall causesl ofl breakdown.
, Q:l Whatl arel somel REMl sleepl behaviorl disordersl andl whatl arel thel S/Sl andl nursingl
considerations.
Answer:
Idiopathic,l secondaryl andl acute.l S/Sl dream-enactingl behaviorsl likel talking,l yelling,l
punching,l kitchenl orl jumpingl outl ofl bed.l Nol recollectionl ofl movementl butl oftenl recalll
vividl actionl packedl dreams.l Episodesl occurl inl thel laterl partl ofl night.l Injuryl riskl forl
patientl orl bedl partner.l Medicationsl likel melatoninl orl clonazepaml (klonopin)l canl reducel
episodes.l Implorel safetyl modifications.
Q:l Idiopathicl REMl Sleepl Behaviorl Disorderl (iRBD)l nursingl considerations
Answer:
Occursl withoutl anl identifiablel cause,l canl bel anl earlyl signl ofl neurodegenerativel disorder.
Q:l Secondaryl REMl Sleepl Behaviorl Disorderl nursingl considerations
Answer:
Associatedl withl medicall conditions,l medicationsl orl substancel use
Q:l Acutel REMl Sleepl Behaviorl Disorderl nursingl considerations
Answer:
Temporaryl andl oftenl linkedl tol alcoholl withdrawal,l medicationsl andl severel stressl orl
PTSD
