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NSG 211 MODULE #2 COGNITION
EXAM 2026 LATEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
1. A community health nurse is preparing a course on protecting
cognitive function. Which population group should the nurse
target for teaching?
A. Older male adults with diabetes
B. Older female adults who are overweight
C. Young adults living in school dormitories
D. Adolescents attending summer camps - correct answer -A.
Older male adults with diabetes
2. A 90-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital. Shortly after
admission, the family notices that the patient is exhibiting
disorientation and agitation. When questioned about the behavior
by the family, the nurse states that the patient is at risk for
developing which common complication of hospitalization in older
adults?
A. Delirium
B. Dementia
C. Alzheimer's disease
D. Sundowner syndrome - correct answer -A. Delirium
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3. The nurse is reviewing the needs of a patient with cognitive
impairment. What is the priority concern that the nurse should
address for this patient?
A. Promoting at least 6 hours of sleep a night
B. Encouraging an oral intake of 1200 calories per day
C. Managing the patient's pain from arthritis
D. Supervising medication administration - correct answer -D.
Supervising medication administration
4.
A patient recently admitted to the hospital has been diagnosed
with delirium. The family of the patient asks the nurse to explain
what delirium is. How should the nurse respond?
A. Delirium is reversible with treatment of the underlying cause.
B. Delirium is progressive and has no known cure.
C. Delirium affects a specific area of cognitive functioning.
D. Delirium indicates the onset of a cerebrovascular accident. -
correct answer -A. Delirium is reversible with treatment of the
underlying cause.
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5. The nurse is establishing a therapeutic environment for a
patient admitted with dementia and influenza. Which intervention
would be important for the nurse to implement?
A. Keep a radio on all the time to provide sound for the patient.
B. Decrease patient confusion by limiting verbal interactions.
C. Limit family visits to one person for 30 minutes per day.
D. Provide a quiet environment in a private room. - correct
answer -D. Provide a quiet environment in a private room.
6.
How is the relationship between the concepts of cognition and
nutrition best expressed?
A. Unidirectional
B. Time dependent
C. Indirect
D. Reciprocal - correct answer -D. Reciprocal
7.
According to available research, which is a primary risk factor for
cognitive impairment?
A. Advancing age
B. Female gender
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C. Caucasian
D. Northern European ancestry - correct answer -A. Advancing
age
8. Which of the following is an essential defining difference
between delirium and dementia?
A. Occurrence of sundowning syndrome
B. Presence of delusions
C. Incoherent speech
D. Disturbance in consciousness - correct answer -D.
Disturbance in consciousness
9. Ideomotor apraxia is classified as a deficit in which cognitive
area?
A. Memory
B. Language
C. Thought process
D. Visuospatial - correct answer -D. Visuospatial
Which aspects of cognitive function are tested when a person is
asked to start with 100 and count backward, subtracting 7 each
time? Mark all that apply.
NSG 211 MODULE #2 COGNITION
EXAM 2026 LATEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
1. A community health nurse is preparing a course on protecting
cognitive function. Which population group should the nurse
target for teaching?
A. Older male adults with diabetes
B. Older female adults who are overweight
C. Young adults living in school dormitories
D. Adolescents attending summer camps - correct answer -A.
Older male adults with diabetes
2. A 90-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital. Shortly after
admission, the family notices that the patient is exhibiting
disorientation and agitation. When questioned about the behavior
by the family, the nurse states that the patient is at risk for
developing which common complication of hospitalization in older
adults?
A. Delirium
B. Dementia
C. Alzheimer's disease
D. Sundowner syndrome - correct answer -A. Delirium
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3. The nurse is reviewing the needs of a patient with cognitive
impairment. What is the priority concern that the nurse should
address for this patient?
A. Promoting at least 6 hours of sleep a night
B. Encouraging an oral intake of 1200 calories per day
C. Managing the patient's pain from arthritis
D. Supervising medication administration - correct answer -D.
Supervising medication administration
4.
A patient recently admitted to the hospital has been diagnosed
with delirium. The family of the patient asks the nurse to explain
what delirium is. How should the nurse respond?
A. Delirium is reversible with treatment of the underlying cause.
B. Delirium is progressive and has no known cure.
C. Delirium affects a specific area of cognitive functioning.
D. Delirium indicates the onset of a cerebrovascular accident. -
correct answer -A. Delirium is reversible with treatment of the
underlying cause.
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5. The nurse is establishing a therapeutic environment for a
patient admitted with dementia and influenza. Which intervention
would be important for the nurse to implement?
A. Keep a radio on all the time to provide sound for the patient.
B. Decrease patient confusion by limiting verbal interactions.
C. Limit family visits to one person for 30 minutes per day.
D. Provide a quiet environment in a private room. - correct
answer -D. Provide a quiet environment in a private room.
6.
How is the relationship between the concepts of cognition and
nutrition best expressed?
A. Unidirectional
B. Time dependent
C. Indirect
D. Reciprocal - correct answer -D. Reciprocal
7.
According to available research, which is a primary risk factor for
cognitive impairment?
A. Advancing age
B. Female gender
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C. Caucasian
D. Northern European ancestry - correct answer -A. Advancing
age
8. Which of the following is an essential defining difference
between delirium and dementia?
A. Occurrence of sundowning syndrome
B. Presence of delusions
C. Incoherent speech
D. Disturbance in consciousness - correct answer -D.
Disturbance in consciousness
9. Ideomotor apraxia is classified as a deficit in which cognitive
area?
A. Memory
B. Language
C. Thought process
D. Visuospatial - correct answer -D. Visuospatial
Which aspects of cognitive function are tested when a person is
asked to start with 100 and count backward, subtracting 7 each
time? Mark all that apply.
