Confusion Basics
A state of being disoriented or having trouble focusing is called.
What is confusion?
Dementia is the loss of this - the ability to think, reason, and remember.
What are cognitive abilities?
When communicating with a resident who has dementia, speak using these kinds of sentences.
What are short and simple sentences?
Nursing assistants can help residents with memory loss by keeping this in the same place.
What is personal items?
A safe environment for dementia residents includes removing these sharp objects.
What are knives or dangerous tools?
Confusion can be temporary or this, meaning long-term or irreversible.
What is permanent?
Alzheimers disease is the most common cause of this group of disorders.
What is dementia?
When a resident repeats words or actions over and over, it's called this.
What is perseveration?
Residents with dementia should be given simple choices — no more than this number at a time.
What is one or two?
When a resident is frightened, it helps to do this instead of arguing.
What is reassure and redirect?
Temporary confusion that comes on suddenly and is often reversible is called this.
What is delirium?
Dementia caused by multiple strokes or decreased blood flow to the brain is called.
What is Vascular dementia?
A resident becomes restless or agitated in the evening - this is known as what?
When a resident walks away from a facility without permission, it’s called this.
What is wandering or elopement?
Labeling rooms and objects helps with this problem common in dementia.
What is disorientation or memory loss?
Confusion may be cause by thins like infection, dehydration, or lack of this essential rest.
What is sleep?
This stage of Alzheimer's often includes forgetting recent events and familiar people.
What is the middle stage?
This communication approach accepts the residents reality instead of correcting them.
What is validation therapy?
To help prevent wandering, keep the environment safe and use this type of door alarm.
What is motion or exit alarm?
Encouraging independence helps maintain this for residents.
What is dignity or self-esteem?
The best way to reduce confusion in a resident is to maintain this kind of routine.
What is a consistent daily routine?
In the late stages of Alzheimer's, residents often lose the ability to do this basic function.
What is communicate or speak?
When a resident believes something that isn't true, such as thinking people are stealing from them, it's called this.
What is delusion?
If a resident becomes angry or aggressive, the best action for the NA is to do this.
What is stay calm and step back (give space)?
When providing care for someone with Alzheimer’s, NAs should focus on what the resident can do rather than what they can’t. This is called what approach?
What is a person-centered approach?