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Chapter 19 vocab

Hartman’s Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care and Home Care, 4th Edition

TermDefinition
cognition the ability to think logically and clearly.
cognitive impairment the loss of ability to think logically and clearly.
confusion the inability to think logically and clearly.
delirium a state of severe confusion that occurs suddenly and is usually temporary.
dementia a general term that refers to a serious, progressive loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating.
progressive something that continually gets worse or deteriorates.
degenerative something that continually gets worse.
onset in medicine, the first appearance of the signs or symptoms of an illness.
irreversible unable to be reversed or returned to the original state.
Alzheimer’s disease a progressive, incurable disease that causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, which eventually cause dementia.
perseveration the repetition of words, phrases, questions, or actions.
intervention a way to change an action or development.
agitated the state of being excited, restless, or troubled.
trigger a situation that leads to agitation.
sundowning becoming restless and agitated in the late afternoon, evening, or night.
catastrophic reaction reacting to something in an unreasonable, exaggerated way.
pacing walking back and forth in the same area.
wandering walking aimlessly around the facility or facility grounds.
elope in medicine, when a person with Alzheimer’s disease wanders away from a protected area and does not return on his own.
hallucinations false or distorted sensory perceptions.
delusions persistent false beliefs.
hoarding collecting and putting things away in a guarded way.
rummaging going through drawers, closets, or personal items that belong to oneself or other people.
validating giving value to or approving.
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