Definitions
The inability to think clearly and logically
What is confusion
People with Alzheimer's disease may be at a higher risk for abuse.
True.
What is elope?
A communication technique that accepts and respects a person’s reality.
What is validation therapy?
A behavior where residents move aimlessly or from place to place.
What is wandering?
A general term for a serious loss in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life.
What is dementia?
Since Alzheimer's patients may act like children at times, it is okay to talk to them like children so they can understand you.
False
This type of behaviour includes yelling, banging on furniture, and slamming doors.
What is disruptive behaviour?
This type of therapy encourages residents to remember and talk about the past.
What is reminiscence therapy?
This is when residents may accuse family members or staff of lying to them or stealing from them.
What is suspicion.
This causes tangled nerve fibres and protein deposits to form in the brain eventually causing dementia.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
When an Alzheimer's patient rummages through other peoples things and takes them, they should be reprimanded as it is considered stealing.
False.
This is when a person with Alzheimer's disease gets restless and agitated in the late afternoon, evening or night.
What is sundowning?
This type of therapy uses activities that the resident enjoys to prevent boredom and frustration.
What is activity therapy?
If a resident becomes withdrawn, lacks energy, stops eating and doing things they enjoy, they may be experiencing this.
What is depression?
This is the act of collecting and putting things away in a guarded way.
What is hoarding?
When answering a resident who is perseverating, you should answer the same words each time until he stops.
True
Walking aimlessly around the facility is known as:
Wandering
Hearing familiar songs can cause a response in people with dementia who do not respond well or at all to other treatments. This is considered what type of therapy?
Music therapy
Why is developing a routine important for people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease?
Being consistent is important for residents who are confused and easily upset.
This is a state of severe confusion that occurs suddenly and is usually temporary.
What is delirium?
Dementia can make residents say verbally abusive things or use bad language.
True.
What is perseveration
What should the NA do if the resident begins yelling and cursing while at a social event.
Stay calm and be reassuring
Try to figure out what caused the behavior
Gently direct the patient to a private area if it continues.
When a person with Alzheimer's disease overreacts to something, we all this:
A catastrophic reaction.