Communicating with the Cognitively Impaired Client_2023

Course overview

At the conclusion of this program, participants will: 1. Describe and demonstrate validation as a communication strategy for cognitively impaired patients; 2. Name at least three possible triggers for challenging behaviors; 3. Define "polypharmacy"; 4. Define "black box warning"; 5. Explain why behaviors become a patients means of communicating a need.