Examl 4:l NSG221/l NSGl 221l (NEWl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Mentall Healthl Nursingl
Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Herzing
QUESTION
whatl isl latencyl ofl response?
Answer:
hesitationl beforel answeringl al question
QUESTION
whatl isl perseveration?
Answer:
persistentl repetitionl ofl thel samel wordl orl ideal inl responsel tol differentl questions;l evenl
ifl personl triesl tol changel topicl w
QUESTION
Whatl isl verbigeration?
Answer:
meaninglessl repetitionl ofl specificl wordsl orl phrases
QUESTION
,whatl isl stiltedl language?
Answer:
usel ofl wordsl orl phrasesl thatl arel flowery,l excessive,l andl pompous
QUESTION
whatl isl wordl salad?
Answer:
combol ofl jumbledl wordsl andl phrasesl thatl makel nol sensel tol listener
QUESTION
whatl isl persecutory/paranoidl delusions?
Answer:
ptl believesl othersl arel planningl tol harml theml orl arel spyingl orl belittlingl inl somel way
QUESTION
whatl isl nihilisticl delusions?
Answer:
believel theirl organsl arel notl functioningl orl rottingl away
QUESTION
whatl isl somaticl delisions?
Answer:
unrealisticl beliefsl aboutl ptl healthl orl bodyl functionsw
,QUESTION
whatl isl grandiosel delusions?
Answer:
ptl claimsl tol associatel withl celebritiesl orl ptl believesl themselfl tol bel famousl orl capablel
ofl majorl things
QUESTION
whatl isl delirium?
Answer:
Al disorientedl reactionl withl restlessnessl andl confusionl thatl mayl bel associatedl withl fearl
andl hallucinations
QUESTION
whatl arel causesl ofl delirium?
Answer:
-Medicinel toxicityl (anticholinergics)
-Metabolicl probleml (e.g.,l thyroidl storm)
-Infectionl (HIV,l syphilis)
-Electrolytel abnormalityl (hypoxemia)
-Alchohol
-B12,l folate,l orl thiaminel deficienciesl (duel tol malnutrition)
QUESTION
whatl arel sxl ofl delirium?
, Answer:
-l poorl attentionl
-l easilyl distracted,l disoriented
-l sensoryl distb.l (illusions,l misinterpretation,l hallucinations)
QUESTION
whatl isl treatmentl forl delirium?
Answer:
1.l IDl andl addressl underlyingl cause
2.l optimizel brainl conditionl (O2,l hydration,l pain)
3.l antipsychoticsl (haloperidol),l benzos
QUESTION
whatl isl dementia?
Answer:
progressivel d/ol
-l startl withl memoryl lossl (mildl stage)l
-l confusionl andl lossl ofl indepdentl fcnl (moderate)l
-l totall disorientationl andl lossl ofl fcnl (severe)
QUESTION
whatl medsl arel usedl tol treatl demential tol slowl diseasel progression?
Answer:
-l acetylcholinesterasel inhibitors-l donepezil,l galantamine,l rivastigminel (exelone)
l
Mostl commonl s/el diarrhea,l nausea,l anorexia,l wtl less
2026l Update)l Mentall Healthl Nursingl
Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Herzing
QUESTION
whatl isl latencyl ofl response?
Answer:
hesitationl beforel answeringl al question
QUESTION
whatl isl perseveration?
Answer:
persistentl repetitionl ofl thel samel wordl orl ideal inl responsel tol differentl questions;l evenl
ifl personl triesl tol changel topicl w
QUESTION
Whatl isl verbigeration?
Answer:
meaninglessl repetitionl ofl specificl wordsl orl phrases
QUESTION
,whatl isl stiltedl language?
Answer:
usel ofl wordsl orl phrasesl thatl arel flowery,l excessive,l andl pompous
QUESTION
whatl isl wordl salad?
Answer:
combol ofl jumbledl wordsl andl phrasesl thatl makel nol sensel tol listener
QUESTION
whatl isl persecutory/paranoidl delusions?
Answer:
ptl believesl othersl arel planningl tol harml theml orl arel spyingl orl belittlingl inl somel way
QUESTION
whatl isl nihilisticl delusions?
Answer:
believel theirl organsl arel notl functioningl orl rottingl away
QUESTION
whatl isl somaticl delisions?
Answer:
unrealisticl beliefsl aboutl ptl healthl orl bodyl functionsw
,QUESTION
whatl isl grandiosel delusions?
Answer:
ptl claimsl tol associatel withl celebritiesl orl ptl believesl themselfl tol bel famousl orl capablel
ofl majorl things
QUESTION
whatl isl delirium?
Answer:
Al disorientedl reactionl withl restlessnessl andl confusionl thatl mayl bel associatedl withl fearl
andl hallucinations
QUESTION
whatl arel causesl ofl delirium?
Answer:
-Medicinel toxicityl (anticholinergics)
-Metabolicl probleml (e.g.,l thyroidl storm)
-Infectionl (HIV,l syphilis)
-Electrolytel abnormalityl (hypoxemia)
-Alchohol
-B12,l folate,l orl thiaminel deficienciesl (duel tol malnutrition)
QUESTION
whatl arel sxl ofl delirium?
, Answer:
-l poorl attentionl
-l easilyl distracted,l disoriented
-l sensoryl distb.l (illusions,l misinterpretation,l hallucinations)
QUESTION
whatl isl treatmentl forl delirium?
Answer:
1.l IDl andl addressl underlyingl cause
2.l optimizel brainl conditionl (O2,l hydration,l pain)
3.l antipsychoticsl (haloperidol),l benzos
QUESTION
whatl isl dementia?
Answer:
progressivel d/ol
-l startl withl memoryl lossl (mildl stage)l
-l confusionl andl lossl ofl indepdentl fcnl (moderate)l
-l totall disorientationl andl lossl ofl fcnl (severe)
QUESTION
whatl medsl arel usedl tol treatl demential tol slowl diseasel progression?
Answer:
-l acetylcholinesterasel inhibitors-l donepezil,l galantamine,l rivastigminel (exelone)
l
Mostl commonl s/el diarrhea,l nausea,l anorexia,l wtl less
