Caring for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

Course overview

The course provides 1.0 hour of continuing education for professionals, incorporating reading-based materials and lesson tests in curricular modules. This course educates nursing professionals on the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease and how to provide evidence-based nursing care. This course will promote an understanding the nursing care interventions and coping techniques for caregivers. Course objectives include identifying the disease mechanism of Alzheimer's disease; identifying two signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease; listing the three stages of Alzheimer's disease; identifying two Alzheimer's disease nursing care interventions; identifying one current Alzheimer's psychosocial treatment options; identifying one current Alzheimer's pharmacological treatment option; list two coping techniques clinicians can provide to educate caregivers.