NA Caring Guidelines
Stay calm and provide a quiet environment when a resident is....
What is confused?
A UTI may cause this
What is confusion?
Ability to think logically and clearly is
What is cognition?
Skills a person has used over a lifetime are usually kept longer for a person who has what
What is AD or Alzheimer's disease?
Maintain an elimination schedule for a resident showing this
What is pacing and wandering?
Setting a bedtime routine is used for residents who is showing this
What is sundowning?
Use of drugs may cause this
What is delirium?
Allows residents to believe they live in the past or in imaginary circumstances is this
What is validation therapy?
Repeat yourself using the same words when a resident with AD has this condition
What is memory loss?
Reassure and do not argue when a resident is showing this
What is hallucinations or delusions?
Signs and pictures are used when a resident with AD has this
What is incontinent or incontinence?
Feeling insecure or frustrated might cause this
What is agitation?
Encouraging residents to remember and talk about the past is this
What is reminiscence therapy?
Use of touch, smiles and laughter is used when a resident with AD has lost this
What are verbal skills?
Never leave a resident alone when they are showing this
What is violent behavior?
Check your body language when is resident with AD is
What is frightened?
Change in routine or caregiver might cause this
What is sundowning?
This therapy is used during most stages of AD
What is activity therapy?
Reassure a resident who is upset and worried when the resident is showing signs of this
What is hallucinations?
Label belongings when a resident is
What is hoarding and rummaging?
Best time to schedule bathing for a resident who has AD is when the resident is
What is least agitated?
Overstimulation might cause this
What is catastrophic reaction?
What is delirium?
Answering questions each time they are asked is used for a resident who
What is perseverate?
Observe for triggers that cause change in mood when a resident is showing signs of this
What is depression?