NCLEX-PN Practice Q 24

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The nurse is caring for a client with stage III Alzheimer’s disease. A characteristic of this stage is:

  

     A. Inability to remember details in their life history

     B. Difficulty in organizing and planning

     C. Difficulty dressing appropriately

     D. Loss of bowel and bladder control

    

    

Correct Answer: B. Difficulty in organizing and planning

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Option B: Alzheimer’s disease typically progresses during stage III that may last for about 7 years. The nurse may begin to observe the client having difficulty in organizing and planning, remembering names, and finding the right word during discussions.

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Option A: Forgetting details about own’s life histories appear in stage IV.

Option C: Difficulty dressing appropriately appears in stage V.

Option D: People with loss bladder and bowel control appear in stage VI.

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