Lesson#25 Flashcards
Activity therapy
Increase activities with the goal
Agitation
Restlessness, emotional state of excitement or restlessness
Alzheimer’s disease
Progressive, degenerative and ireversible disease
Caused by the formation of tangled nerve fibers in protein deposits in the brain
What is aphasia
And ability to speak or to speak clearly
What is expressive aphasia
Slow to speak or formulate sentences
What is receptive aphasia
May be slow to respond to communication attempts to do delay in processing in the communication and the response
Catastrophic reaction
Reaction to remove changes of the resident in response to what may seem to be minimal issues
Cognition
Ability to think logically and quickly
Cognitive impairment
Inability related to thinking, concentrating, remembering
Confusion
In ability to think clearly, focus, difficulty making decisions, feelings of disorientation
Delirium
State of sudden severe confusion is temporary
Delusions
Believing things that are untrue
Dementia
Serious loss of mental abilities like thinking, remembering, reasoning and communication
Depression
State of low mood and lack of interest in activity
Elopement
Cognitively impaired resident is found outside the facility who’s whereabouts has been Unknown to staff
Hallucinations
Seeing or hearing things that are not there
Hoarding
Collecting in storing items in a gaurded manner
Interventions
Actions to be taken by staff in response to an event or behavior
Pacing
Walking back-and-forth in the same area
Pillaging
Taking items that belong to someone else
Reminiscence therapy
Used to encourage residents to talk about their past
Repetitive phrasing
Continuously repeating the same phrase over and over
Sundowning
Behavioral change that occurs in the evening with improvement or disappearance during the day
Validation therapy
Concept of validation or return communication of respect which confirms of the other persons opinions are acknowledged and heard
Wandering
Walking aimlessly through the facility
What can cause agitation
Noise, other residence, pain, thirst, hunger, stimulation, infection, need to go to the bathroom
What are some things that can be done to lower agitation
Remove triggers
Maintain calm environment
Assess basic needs
Padding and stroking
Validating feelings
What causes pacing and wondering
Could be stress
Fear
Searching for some thing
Boredom
Needs not being met
Following passed routines
What are some interventions for pacing and wondering
Ensure resident is in safe place
Ensure resident is wearing appropriate foot wear
Assess basic needs
What are interventions for elopement
Redirecting engage in other activities
Ensure doors remain secured with alarms functional
Report missing resident
What causes hallucinations and delusions
Acute illness or psychiatric illness
What can be done for people that have hallucinating and have delusions
Ignore the harmless
Provide reassurance
Do not argue
Stay calm
Validate feelings and redirect
Notify nurse
What are some interventions for sundowning
Remove triggers
Avoid stress environment
Keep environment calm and quiet
Reduce or remove caffeine
Validate feelings then redirect
What causes catastrophic reaction
Caused by fatigue or overstimulation
What interventions are there for catastrophic reaction
Remove triggers
Offer food or quiet activity
Validate feelings and redirect
May be the result of abuse or neglect
What causes repetitive phrasing
Caused by habit, insecurity or cognitive impairment
Where are the interventions for repetitive freezing
Be calm and patient
Look for reasons behind the repetitive phrase
Answer questions
Do not try to silence
Validate and redirect
What can cause violence
May because by the delusions, Hallucinations, acute illness, cognitive impairment, provocation buy another resident or discomfort
What are some interventions for violence/disruptive behavior
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
What causes disruptive actions
Can be caused by delusions, hallucinations, acute illness, cognitive impairment, provocation buy another resident
How can you handle challenging sexual act
Do not overreact
Be sensitive
Try to relocate to a private area
Ensure the safety of other residents
Report to nurse
What are interventions for pillaging and hoarding
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
