Practice Question
A nurse is planning care for a client who has Alzheimer's disease and is in the terminal phase. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Speech degrades to a few words
Rationale:
🧠 Terminal-phase Alzheimer’s involves severe cognitive decline, including minimal verbal output.
🧠 Needs assistance with finances occurs in earlier stages.
🧠 Unable to sit up may occur in end-stage physical decline, but speech loss is more specific neurologic indicator.
🧠 Requires cueing to eat occurs in middle to late stages, not exclusively terminal.
🧠 Recognizing expected findings guides palliative care planning.
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This question is from Custom Fall 2025 ADN 252 Final Exam which contains 100 questions.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI MedSurg
- Answer Choices: 4