Practice Question
A nurse is caring for a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
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Correct Answer:
Failure to recognize familiar objects.
Rationale:
🔵 In Alzheimer’s disease, one of the hallmark symptoms is agnosia, the inability to recognize objects, people, sounds, or smells that were previously familiar.
🔵 This impairment reflects progressive neurodegeneration affecting the temporal and parietal lobes.
🔵 Other cognitive deficits include memory loss, disorientation, and impaired executive functioning.
🔵 Clients may struggle with ADLs and safety, requiring increasing support as the disease progresses.
🔵 Recognition failure is a key indicator used during assessment and staging of Alzheimer’s.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Mental Health
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