Lesson#25

Question 1

Activity therapy

Answer 1

Increase activities with the goal

Question 2

Agitation

Answer 2

Restlessness, emotional state of excitement or restlessness

Question 3

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 3

Progressive, degenerative and ireversible disease

Caused by the formation of tangled nerve fibers in protein deposits in the brain

Question 4

What is aphasia

Answer 4

And ability to speak or to speak clearly

Question 5

What is expressive aphasia

Answer 5

Slow to speak or formulate sentences

Question 6

What is receptive aphasia

Answer 6

May be slow to respond to communication attempts to do delay in processing in the communication and the response

Question 7

Catastrophic reaction

Answer 7

Reaction to remove changes of the resident in response to what may seem to be minimal issues

Question 8

Cognition

Answer 8

Ability to think logically and quickly

Question 9

Cognitive impairment

Answer 9

Inability related to thinking, concentrating, remembering

Question 10

Confusion

Answer 10

In ability to think clearly, focus, difficulty making decisions, feelings of disorientation

Question 11

Delirium

Answer 11

State of sudden severe confusion is temporary

Question 12

Delusions

Answer 12

Believing things that are untrue

Question 13

Dementia

Answer 13

Serious loss of mental abilities like thinking, remembering, reasoning and communication

Question 14

Depression

Answer 14

State of low mood and lack of interest in activity

Question 15

Elopement

Answer 15

Cognitively impaired resident is found outside the facility who’s whereabouts has been Unknown to staff

Question 16

Hallucinations

Answer 16

Seeing or hearing things that are not there

Question 17

Hoarding

Answer 17

Collecting in storing items in a gaurded manner

Question 18

Interventions

Answer 18

Actions to be taken by staff in response to an event or behavior

Question 19

Pacing

Answer 19

Walking back-and-forth in the same area

Question 20

Pillaging

Answer 20

Taking items that belong to someone else

Question 21

Reminiscence therapy

Answer 21

Used to encourage residents to talk about their past

Question 22

Repetitive phrasing

Answer 22

Continuously repeating the same phrase over and over

Question 23

Sundowning

Answer 23

Behavioral change that occurs in the evening with improvement or disappearance during the day

Question 24

Validation therapy

Answer 24

Concept of validation or return communication of respect which confirms of the other persons opinions are acknowledged and heard

Question 25

Wandering

Answer 25

Walking aimlessly through the facility

Question 26

What can cause agitation

Answer 26

Noise, other residence, pain, thirst, hunger, stimulation, infection, need to go to the bathroom

Question 27

What are some things that can be done to lower agitation

Answer 27

Remove triggers

Maintain calm environment

Assess basic needs

Padding and stroking

Validating feelings

Question 28

What causes pacing and wondering

Answer 28

Could be stress

Fear

Searching for some thing

Boredom

Needs not being met

Following passed routines

Question 29

What are some interventions for pacing and wondering

Answer 29

Ensure resident is in safe place

Ensure resident is wearing appropriate foot wear

Assess basic needs

Question 30

What are interventions for elopement

Answer 30

Redirecting engage in other activities

Ensure doors remain secured with alarms functional

Report missing resident

Question 31

What causes hallucinations and delusions

Answer 31

Acute illness or psychiatric illness

Question 32

What can be done for people that have hallucinating and have delusions

Answer 32

Ignore the harmless

Provide reassurance

Do not argue

Stay calm

Validate feelings and redirect

Notify nurse

Question 33

What are some interventions for sundowning

Answer 33

Remove triggers

Avoid stress environment

Keep environment calm and quiet

Reduce or remove caffeine

Validate feelings then redirect

Question 34

What causes catastrophic reaction

Answer 34

Caused by fatigue or overstimulation

Question 35

What interventions are there for catastrophic reaction

Answer 35

Remove triggers

Offer food or quiet activity

Validate feelings and redirect

May be the result of abuse or neglect

Question 36

What causes repetitive phrasing

Answer 36

Caused by habit, insecurity or cognitive impairment

Question 37

Where are the interventions for repetitive freezing

Answer 37

Be calm and patient

Look for reasons behind the repetitive phrase

Answer questions

Do not try to silence

Validate and redirect

Question 38

What can cause violence

Answer 38

May because by the delusions, Hallucinations, acute illness, cognitive impairment, provocation buy another resident or discomfort

Question 39

What are some interventions for violence/disruptive behavior

Answer 39

Step out of reach

Block blows with an open hand her forearm

Do not strike back

Call for help

Stay calm

Identify triggers

Give space

Question 40

What causes disruptive actions

Answer 40

Can be caused by delusions, hallucinations, acute illness, cognitive impairment, provocation buy another resident

Question 41

How can you handle challenging sexual act

Answer 41

Do not overreact

Be sensitive

Try to relocate to a private area

Ensure the safety of other residents

Report to nurse

Question 42

What are interventions for pillaging and hoarding

Answer 42

Label belongings all residents

Regularly check rooms for items that might belong to others

Provide direction to residence own room

Mark other residence room with symbols or labels to avoid residence from entering