exercising or involving careful judgement based on facts and observations
What is critical thinking?
method to provide care by recognizing the value of a person and self-worth
What is Person-Centered care?
True or False: Reaction time decreases gradually after age 60
What is True?
Physiological/physical needs
What is food and water?
way a resident copes
What is defense mechanisms?
a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or a feeling of closeness
What is family?
the time it takes for a person to begin an answer or movement after someone ask a question or makes a request
What is reaction time?
Older adults may give up on things leading to dependence and helplessness
What is an effect of Social Breakdown Syndrome?
Residents may stay for a long or short time, have different diagnoses, and their degree of function impairment can vary.
What is admission in a skilled nursing facility?
unannounced and performed annually
What are Surveys?
As critical thinkers, the nurse aide should ask what questions
What is HOW?
Provide a home like environment and communicate the residents' preferences and choices during shift change
What is Nurse aides role in person-centered care?
Motivation to learn decreases, challenges by more than one task at a time
What is Mild short-term memory loss?
Provides love, safety, and comfort
What is Family?
(JK-Module T) increases agitation, confusion and hyperactivity that begins in the late afternoon and builds throughout the evening
What is Sundowning?
True or False: Encourage family to assist with feeding or dining if safe and resident agrees
What is True?
Occurs of the resident is rushed or not allowed enough time to complete tasks
What is Social Breakdown Syndrome?
(JK-Module S) elements necessary for survival and physical and mental well-being
What is Basic human needs?
false reason for situation
what is rationalization?
Encourage resident to talk about their feelings
What is caring for an agitated resident?
Use ___ when dealing with family complaints and requests that you cannot honor
What is Tact?
decrease with age
What is neurons?
(JK-Module S) unconscious behaviors that residents may display when stressed
What is Defense Mechanisms?
Projection means ____
What is blaming others?
(JK-Module T) moving about the facility with no purpose and is usually unaware of safety
What is wandering?