ANCC Approved- When Your Patient is Cognitively Impaired
Tracking # 20-999256
$19.00
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What you'll learn
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- State three common signs of dementia or cognitive impairment.
- Name two generally accepted criteria for the diagnosis of dementia.
- Name three of the frequently used classifications of dementing disorders.
- Give a basic definition of ‘cognitive impairment’.
- Discuss two possible conditions associated with dementia.
- Name three drugs that might cause dementia.
- Identify common treatment choices for different types of cognitive impairment.
- Describe the challenge of working with cognitively impaired clients.
- List two techniques CNAs can use to communicate with a client who is cognitively impaired.
Course overview
The goal of this course is to help CNAs learn about different ways to aid in communication with cognitively impaired clients.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
Certified Nursing Assistant
3h
Communication with Cognitively Impaired Clients
Disclosure statements
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
- State three common signs of dementia or cognitive impairment.
- Name two generally accepted criteria for the diagnosis of dementia.
- Name three of the frequently used classifications of dementing disorders.
- Give a basic definition of ‘cognitive impairment’.
- Discuss two possible conditions associated with dementia.
- Name three drugs that might cause dementia.
- Identify common treatment choices for different types of cognitive impairment.
- Describe the challenge of working with cognitively impaired clients.
- List two techniques CNAs can use to communicate with a client who is cognitively impaired.
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