Definitions
Blaming others for a problem.
What is projection?
Improves quality of life for the dying person.
What is hospice?
Alzheimer's stage where family and loved ones start noticing cognitive problems.
What is stage 3?
How to respond when a resident is showing agitation.
What is stay calm and call for help if needed?
Feelings that can occur when being admitted into a long-term care facility?
What is relief, sense of loss, frustration and feeling out of control?
(May have other correct answers)
The brains ability to store and then recall information.
What is memory?
Believed to be the last sense to go.
What is hearing?
Type of disease Alzheimer's falls into.
What is progressive and terminal?
Priority when a resident is known for wandering.
What is safety?
Ways to respect privacy.
What are knock and wait, closing curtains and doors and keeping resident covered as much as possible?
To think quickly and logically.
What is Cognition?
What is Do Not Resuscitate?
What is stage 4?
A feeling or worry, nervousness, or unease.
What is anxiety?
Regardless of behaviors, everyone deserves this kind of care.
What are consistent, kind and respectful?
The time it takes to respond to this statement.
What is reaction time?
And illness that results in death.
What is a terminal illness?
Best ways to support a resident with Alzheimer's.
What is patience, limited choices and simple questions?
(More options are acceptable.)
How a staff member should position themselves when interacting with an agitation resident.
What is keep two arms length away, never to back to resident, and keep hands in front of body?
Help with making difficult decisions.
What is family?
Adjusting care based on the time a client needs to complete a task.
What is Pacing?
The five stages of grieving.
What are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance?
What is stage 6?
To decrease the level and intensity of a resident's behavior.
What is de-escalation?
The person who should be contacted if a resident and family are arguing.
Who is the nursing supervisor?