Handling Patients with Dementia
Overview
Dementia is a progressive syndrome that affects the memory, reasoning, behavior
and social abilities resulting in inability to perform daily activities. Education, training
and skill acquisition plays a major role in understanding the condition and providing
quality care to patients. The aim of this module is to improve the nursing skills in
addressing the care needs of patients with dementia.
- Time Duration : 6 hrs
- Number of Participants : 15
- Discuss types of dementia
- Explain the neurological changes in dementia
- List out early signs of dementia
- Discuss various techniques of communication for interacting with dementia patients
- Identify and manage challenging behaviors among patients with dementia
- Relate the challenges in providing care for a dementia patient
- Multimedia audio visual aids
- Various assessment tools
- Handouts
- Interactive activities
- Discussion on various clinical scenarios
- Knowledge and skill assessment
