Neurocognitive Disorders

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Neurocognitive Disorders

Question #1

The woman lost conscience, as her health deteriorated due to severe pneumonia at old

age (Ebersole & Hess, 1985). This answer relies on the point that failure of the woman to get an

influenza vaccine, coupled with her hypertension, hypothyroidism, and osteoarthritis escalated

the difficulty in breathing for her. Subsequently, the woman contracted pneumonia, a condition

that lowered her oxygen levels. The condition made it possible for the woman to confuse

people’s identities and behavior. In this regard, the woman was able to confuse me with her

daughter even as she takes fellow nurses for laughers. Combination of the aforementioned

conditions is a recipe for loss of conscience that the woman experienced.

Question #2

Besides the memories of work experience (in nursing) and breakage of her eyeglasses,

the woman’s history of hypothyroidism, hypertension, and osteoarthritis was a possible

precipitating factor in her pneumonia case (Kris, 2015). Moreover, the independent life in the

community after the losing the husband was a possible factor.

Question #3

My first priority for this woman is pulse oximetry, which helps in measuring the oxygen

level in the blood. One of the possible preventers of the lungs from moving sufficient oxygen

into the bloodstream is pneumonia, which affects the woman.

Question #4

The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) would help to assess delirium in an older

adult like the woman under consideration herein (Shin, Kyeong, Lee, Park, Lee, Kim, & Yang,

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2016). The strategy facilitates the evaluation of cognitive elements such as inattention, altered

consciousness, disorganized thinking, acute onset, and fluctuating course in the subject patient.

Question #5

The implementable interventions to manage the woman’s delirium include the following:

Anticipating the needs of the patient, which will help to review prescribed medications for

adverse effects, monitor vital signs, and provide appropriate sensory aids.

Provision of therapeutic environment, which is helpful to provide soothing atmospheres

and to promote sleep by offering relaxation tapes.

Teaching family members regarding delirium, which encourage family visits and provide

education about the condition.

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References

Ebersole, P., & Hess, P. (1985). Toward healthy aging. Mosby.

Kris, A. E. (2015). Gerontological Nurse Certification Review. Springer Publishing Company.

Shin, J. E., Kyeong, S., Lee, J. S., Park, J. Y., Lee, W. S., Kim, J. J., & Yang, K. H. (2016). A

personality trait contributes to the occurrence of postoperative delirium: a prospective

study. BMC psychiatry, 16(1), 371.

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