care Of The Dementia Patient
- 1.If an at risk resident of the CLC is missing, which of the following areas should be included in the preliminary search?
- A.
Wards 4B North and 4B South
- B.
Offices near the CLC
- C.
The areas out front where our residents go when taken outside
- D.
All of the above
- 2.A resident's unmet needs may manifest as wandering or exit seeking. Which of the following unmet needs might cause a demented resident to wander?
- A.
Pain
- B.
Hunger or thrist
- C.
Bladder problems
- D.
Loneliness
- E.
All of the above
- 3.Which of the following is NOT considered a current best practice in dementia?
- A.
Persoalized approaches to behavioral expressions of unment needs
- B.
Supporting the resident through environmental cues
- C.
Early use of antipsychotic medications to prevent the development of agitation
- D.
Environmental measures that promote comfort
- 4.The CLC staff tries to involve the resident and their family in assessing (and reassessing) which of the following:
- A.
Senory capabilities
- B.
Decision-making capacity
- C.
Signs of depression
- D.
Abnormal involuntary movements
- E.
Only A, B, and C
- 5.What does the CLC staff do with a resident with dementia that cannot communicate the presence of pain?
- A.
Assume that if they really hurt, they would find a way to tell us
- B.
Take assurance that dementia patients don't hurt like cognitively intact people
- C.
Use a non-verbal/noncognitive pain assessment tool
- D.
Enter a "99" on the pain assessment score
- 6.Nursing shift report for residents with dementia should include:
- A.
If the resident has had behavioral symptoms
- B.
Identified causes of the behavioral symptoms
- C.
Successful approaches to care
- D.
Successful communication techniques with the resident and family
- E.
All of the above
- 7.The care plan for a resident with dementia should include all of the following except:
- A.
The resident's personal goals
- B.
The resident's lifelong interests
- C.
Whether the resident can spell "world" backwards
- D.
Their preferences/routines for their activities of daily living
- 8.Behavioral expressions of unment needs may include all of the following except:
- A.
Motor restlessness
- B.
Grimacing
- C.
Rigidity of posture
- D.
Resistance to care
- E.
Elevated blood sugar
- 9.What can staff do to alleviate behavioral expressions of unment needs?
- A.
Move the resident to a quieter area
- B.
Gentle massage
- C.
Taking a walk with the resident
- D.
Engaging the resident in conversation
- E.
All of the above
- 10.Which of the following items does not need to be communicated to the receiving providers when a patient with dementia is sent for a procedure?
- A.
The resident's Service-Centered status and eligibility for care
- B.
A complete list of current medications
- C.
Successful communication techniques
- D.
Successful personalized anxiety-reducing interventions
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