NUR A 102 - Dementia Care

1 Credits

This course prepares students in fundamental education on dementia and dementia care, fostering sensitivity and respect, communication and responsive approaches for assisting patients with activities of daily living.

Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Designed to Serve Students enrolled in the Nursing Assistant program as well as incumbent workers such as nurses, social workers, geriatric case managers, nursing home administrators, pastoral care staff, home care aides, and other long term staff and care givers.
Active Date 2011-02-17

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lecture 11 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0
Total Contact Hours 11
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline
Over view of Dementia / Alzheimer’s: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment; Tests and Evaluations used for Dementia; Communication; Feelings and Repetitive Behaviors;Wandering; Hoarding and Paranoia and Hallucinations; Sundowning;Intimacy; Sexuality; Aggressive Behaviors and Catastrophic Behaviors;Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease;Personal Care such as Bathing, Dressing, Toileting, Eating, Swallowing and Sleep Disturbances; Activities & Alzheimer’s Calendars;Environment: Changes that make a difference; Staff and Family Relationships; Stress and the CareGiver;Multicultural Considerations; Pastoral Care and Preparing for End of Life.

Student Learning Outcomes
1. Define and describe dementia.

2. Identify common causes of aggressive, repetitive and sundowning behaviors in older adults.

3. Describe behavioral/care interventions that may be used to prevent, reduce or eliminate difficult care situations.

4.Describe challenges related to caregiver stress and utilize stress reduction techniques.

5.Demonstrate alternative activity interventions that are success oriented and failure free.