NUR 384 : Module 5 Study Guide Solutions

NUR 384 : Module 5 Study Guide Solutions music therapy - Ans:-A technique of complementary medicine that uses music prescribed in a skilled manner by trained therapists helps evoke autobiographical memories; improve appetite and decrease depression reminiscence therapy - Ans:-type of therapy that encourages people with Alzheimer's disease to remember and talk about the past; good in early stages performed in mild to moderate dementia stages massage therapy - Ans:-used in dementia for reducing depression pet therapy - Ans:-used in dementia for coping and relaxing Stage 1 Dementia MMSE - Ans:-• Slight short-term memory and visuospatial skills impairment ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/14 • difficulty finding words • reduced glucose metabolism • possible impairment of ability to smell and blood flow to parieto-temporal areas of the brain • The client functions well at baseline but easily decompensates with stressful events. Stage 2 Dementia MMSE - Ans:-• More severe loss of short-term and long-term memory affecting activity of daily living • Trouble speaking and doing calculations • Struggles to translate thought into motion ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/14 • May be apathetic. • EEG will show slowing. • Mild to moderate cerebral ventricular dilatation. Stage 3 Dementia MMSE - Ans:-• Intellectual function severely degraded • Frontal lobe may be the last to experience loss • Rigidity of limb muscles abnormal MRI • incontinence ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/14 • infant reflexes of grasp and snout return 1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance - Ans:-Five stages of grief General Stage 1 Dementia [Mild] - Ans:-disease is not obvious, only family and friends may notice, function fairly independently • independence with driving, social events and ADLs