Dementia Care: Challenging Behaviors and Direct Care Staff
Dementia is a common chronic condition affecting older adults. Some individuals with dementia experience behaviors such as restlessness, wandering, agitation, physical aggression, and shouting. This course discusses how to prevent and manage these types of behaviors. It also discusses factors affecting the behaviors of individuals with dementia. Without knowledge of dementia and management of dementia-related behaviors, the quality of life of individuals with dementia declines.
The goal of this course is to educate direct care workers in post-acute care settings on identifying and managing challenging behaviors in older adults with dementia.
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Course Code: REL-PAC-0-DCDCS
Hours: 0.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 6/30/2027
Learning Objectives:
Identify two factors that trigger behaviors in older adults with dementia.
Explain at least three strategies to manage dementia-related behaviors.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Dementia
Dementia
Review
Factors
Review
Summary
Section 3: Strategies to Manage Behaviors
Strategies
Environmental Strategies
Review
Communication Strategies
Review
Emotional Strategies
Review
Nutritional Strategies
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
References
Instructor: Bobbi Whittington, BSN, RN
Bobbi is currently an SME writer for Post-Acute Care at Relias. She began her nursing career as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in long-term care, where she discovered her passion for working with older adults in post-acute settings. In 1997, she earned her Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certification from South Central Area Vocational Technical School in Missouri. Demonstrating a commitment to advancing her education, she obtained an Associate Degree in Nursing from Texas County Technical Institute in 2007, followed by a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain College of Nursing in 2013. With more than 24 years of clinical and managerial experience in the skilled nursing industry, Bobbi has dedicated her career to enhancing the quality of care for older adults.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: All Staff; in the following settings: Skilled Nursing Facility.
Relias Learning will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.