Memory/Therapy
This therapy focuses on discussing past life events to engage residents with dementia.
What is reminiscence therapy?
You should speak to residents at this level.
What is eye level?
The number one risk factor for dementia is this.
What is age (over 65)?
This lifelong condition is a movement disorder caused by brain damage before or during birth.
What is cerebral palsy?
A resident begins coughing while eating. This is your first action.
What is stop feeding immediately?
This type of muscle works involuntarily and is found in organs like the intestines.
What is smooth muscle?
These are the most basic needs required for survival.
What are physiological needs?
This type of memory stays intact longer in dementia, making reminiscence therapy effective.
What is long-term memory?
This type of question encourages more than a yes/no answer.
What is an open-ended question?
What stage your resident is in when they have difficulty with planning and organizing.
What is early-stage Alzheimer’s symptom?
Seeing or believing things that are not real are called these.
What are hallucinations and delusions?
Food stored in the cheeks instead of being swallowed is called this
What is pocketing (food packing)?
This outermost layer of skin contains melanocytes and does not have blood vessels.
What is the epidermis?
This term describes keeping the body stable despite outside changes.
What is homeostasis?
This therapy helps give residents purpose through activities like singing or gardening.
What is activity therapy?
This approach combines therapy, medication, and support services.
What is a holistic or team-based approach?
Trying to leave the facility unsupervised is called this.
What is elopement?
A resident coughing or choking while eating is a sign of this problem.
What is difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)?
This feeding technique helps prevent choking when a resident won’t chew.
What are small bites with fluids between bites?
This part of the skeleton includes the skull, spine, and rib cage and helps keep the body upright.
What is the axial skeleton?
Ensuring a resident does not wander addresses this need.
What is safety?
A resident cannot remember what they ate for breakfast. This type of memory is affected.
What is short-term memory?
A resident suddenly becomes more confused than usual. FIRST action?
What is report to the nurse (possible delirium)?
This stage includes problems with bowel and bladder control.
What is moderate stage?
During this episode, a resident with Parkinson’s cannot move at all.
What is freezing?
This is the priority complication you are trying to prevent when feeding a resident with dysphagia.
What is aspiration?
These tiny air sacs in the lungs are where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
What are the alveoli?
Group activities in a facility support this need.
What is love and belonging?
Activities should be based on this factor of the resident.
What is developmental stage?
A resident is pacing, agitated, and repeating questions. Before assuming behavior is dementia-related, the CNA should assess for this first.
What is an unmet need (pain, hunger, etc.)?
The resident acts very differently today and is now confused, this should be reported as.
What is change in condition or inability to communicate needs?
The CNA should observe and report this during a seizure.
What is what happened before, during, and after the seizure?
If a resident bites down on the spoon, you should switch to this.
What is a rubber-tipped spoon or finger foods?
These structures prevent blood from flowing backward inside the heart and create the “lub-dub” sound.
What are heart valves?
Promoting independence helps build this level.
What is esteem?
A resident with joint stiffness and discomfort may benefit from this movement-based intervention.
What are range-of-motion exercises?
A CNA immediately reports agitation without trying comfort measures first. This reflects a failure to apply this type of care.
What is nonpharmacological pain management?
During a seizure, this dangerous action should NEVER be done because it can cause injury to the resident.
What is putting objects in the resident’s mouth or using restraints?
This includes growth in knowledge and creativity
What is self-actualization?