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Lesson#25 Flashcards

1
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Activity therapy

A

Increase activities with the goal

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2
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Agitation

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Restlessness, emotional state of excitement or restlessness

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3
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Alzheimer’s disease

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Progressive, degenerative and ireversible disease

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

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4
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What is aphasia

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And ability to speak or to speak clearly

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5
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What is expressive aphasia

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Slow to speak or formulate sentences

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What is receptive aphasia

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

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7
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Catastrophic reaction

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

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8
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Cognition

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Ability to think logically and quickly

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9
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Cognitive impairment

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Inability related to thinking, concentrating, remembering

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Confusion

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

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Delirium

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State of sudden severe confusion is temporary

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Delusions

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Believing things that are untrue

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13
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Dementia

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

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14
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Depression

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State of low mood and lack of interest in activity

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15
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Elopement

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

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16
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Hallucinations

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Seeing or hearing things that are not there

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17
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Hoarding

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Collecting in storing items in a gaurded manner

18
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Interventions

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

19
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Pacing

A

Walking back-and-forth in the same area

20
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Pillaging

A

Taking items that belong to someone else

21
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Reminiscence therapy

A

Used to encourage residents to talk about their past

22
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Repetitive phrasing

A

Continuously repeating the same phrase over and over

23
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Sundowning

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

24
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Validation therapy

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

25
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Wandering

A

Walking aimlessly through the facility

26
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What can cause agitation

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

27
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What are some things that can be done to lower agitation

A

Remove triggers

Maintain calm environment

Assess basic needs

Padding and stroking

Validating feelings

28
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What causes pacing and wondering

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Could be stress

Fear

Searching for some thing

Boredom

Needs not being met

Following passed routines

29
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What are some interventions for pacing and wondering

A

Ensure resident is in safe place

Ensure resident is wearing appropriate foot wear

Assess basic needs

30
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What are interventions for elopement

A

Redirecting engage in other activities

Ensure doors remain secured with alarms functional

Report missing resident

31
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What causes hallucinations and delusions

A

Acute illness or psychiatric illness

32
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What can be done for people that have hallucinating and have delusions

A

Ignore the harmless

Provide reassurance

Do not argue

Stay calm

Validate feelings and redirect

Notify nurse

33
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What are some interventions for sundowning

A

Remove triggers

Avoid stress environment

Keep environment calm and quiet

Reduce or remove caffeine

Validate feelings then redirect

34
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What causes catastrophic reaction

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Caused by fatigue or overstimulation

35
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What interventions are there for catastrophic reaction

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Remove triggers

Offer food or quiet activity

Validate feelings and redirect

May be the result of abuse or neglect

36
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What causes repetitive phrasing

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Caused by habit, insecurity or cognitive impairment

37
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Where are the interventions for repetitive freezing

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Be calm and patient

Look for reasons behind the repetitive phrase

Answer questions

Do not try to silence

Validate and redirect

38
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What can cause violence

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

39
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What are some interventions for violence/disruptive behavior

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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

40
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What causes disruptive actions

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

41
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How can you handle challenging sexual act

A

Do not overreact

Be sensitive

Try to relocate to a private area

Ensure the safety of other residents

Report to nurse

42
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What are interventions for pillaging and hoarding

A

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

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