Alzheimer's Training
3 hour module
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Dementia may progress rapidly or slowly over the years and is characterized by different pathologic (structural) changes in the brain.
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True
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Ethical conflicts may be able to be avoided when advance directives are completed by the patient early in the course of the disease.
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An MRI scan can show a decrease in size of certain areas of the brain but cannot diagnose Alzheimer's disease.
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Infections cannot cause dementia.
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One of the most difficult things for a caregiver of a patient with Alzheimer's disease/dementia to do is care for themself.
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Tacrine, Donepezil, Rvastigmine, Galantamine and Memantine are all considered cholinesterase inhibitors and used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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During the dying process, patients with dementia/Alzheimer's disease may experience near death awareness and physical pain.
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True
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Late-stage behavior changes in a patient with Alzheimer's disease may include an inability to use or understand words, repetitive vocalizations, an inability to recognize close family members and difficulty recognizing care providers.
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Sleep disturbances, repetitive behaviors, hoarding, and paranoia are common behaviors in persons with Alzheimer's disease.
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Patients with a FAST score of 6a cannot walk, cannot sit up and can only speak 6 or fewer intelligible words in an average day.
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Chemical and physical restraints can be used as a form of discipline. Activities for persons living with Alzheimer's disease do not have to have meaning or purpose.
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Caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease are at risk for depression, illness, physical fatigue and anxiety.
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Activities for persons living with Alzheimer's disease do not have to have meaning or purpose.
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Creating a safe, consistent, and stimulating environment supports quality care in the person with Alzheimer's disease.
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Maintaining consistent schedules, staffing, and activities is not essential to providing quality care to persons with dementia/Alzheimer's disease.
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Caregivers experience stages of adaptation along with persons with Alzheimer's disease.
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Ethical principles do not apply in the care of persons with Alzheimer's disease/ dementia.
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Persons with Alzheimer's disease are at a higher risk of elder abuse due to the symptoms associated with the disease.
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Community resources for persons with Alzheimer's disease/dementia include; day care centers, in-home services, the Alzheimer's Association or Tidewell Hospice.
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False
Tidewell Hospice interdisciplinary team in cooperation with caregivers and community partners can help to provide an improved quality of life to persons living with Alzheimer's disease.
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True
False
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