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You are monitoring for common drug side effects in an elderly patient.  Which side effects are common (select all that apply)?

A patient may be suffering from sundowning.  What is the alternate name for this condition? 

Which statement is most true about anorexia nervosa?

Of the following, which interventions are part of an effective care plan for someone with advanced dementia (select all that apply)?

Which interventions should the nurse contribute to the plan of care for an elderly patient (select all that apply)?

Who is the most likely perpetrator of child abuse?

A client with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, who is in a state of starvation, is in a 2 bed-bed room.  A newly admitted client will be assigned to this client’s room.  Which client would be the best choice as a roommate for the client with anorexia nervosa?

You are helping with breakfast service in the dining room.  A resident begins screaming and hitting her food stating, “There are bugs on my eggs.  Bugs!  Get them off.”  You approach her to see that someone sprinkled pepper on her eggs.  An appropriate response is:

Pharmacological treatment of delirium is most likely to include which medication? 

Your patient is on donepezil (Aricept).  This tells you your patient has which disorder?