Florida: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders for Nursing Homes, Adult Day Care, and Hospice, 1 unit
Tracking # 20-777928
$19.00
Course overview
This training is for those of you who have direct contact with patients in nursing homes, adult day care, or hospice. It is designed to increase your awareness and understanding of Alzheimers disease and related disorders. The first section of the course defines dementia, describes how dementia affects the brain, and discusses how the symptoms of dementia differ from normal age-related changes. The second section discusses the stages of dementia along with symptoms and behaviors you might see during the different stages. The last part of the course discusses communication challenges at the different stages of dementia, including patients with dementia who are receiving hospice, and provides tips for communicating with people at those different stages. This course has been approved by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs for Nursing Homes (NH AD 9542), Hospice (HSP AD 9540), and Adult Day Care (ADC AD 9538). Approval through May 4, 2023.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Licensed Practical Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Florida Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
Certified Nursing Assistant
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Florida Board of Respiratory Care
Certified Respiratory Therapist
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Respiratory Care Practitioner Critical Care
Respiratory Care Practitioner Non-Critical Care
Disclosure statements
The planners and author have disclosed no conflict of interest in the planning and development of this course. No financial support was received for this activity.