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Communicating With Patients Who Are Cognitively Impaired

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Communicating With Patients Who Are Cognitively Impaired (961)
This course combines video and written information to discuss communicating with patients who have Dementia and other cognitive disabilities. Communicating is vital for maintaining quality of life and preserving a sense of identity; and cognitively impaired individuals have difficulty with that. This course takes a look at the different types of cognitive impairment, while recognizing and identifying a patient's communication issues and possible solutions.
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At the completion of this course the reader will be able to:
  • Recognize the difficulties of communicating with a person with dementia.
  • Identify the factors that may affect a person with dementias ability to communicate.
  • Indicate how to adjust your approach in communicating with a person with dementia.
  • Determine how body language affects a person's communication.
  • Describe the importance of social groups for a person with dementia.
  • Identify common communication problems in dementia residents and learn interventions for each problem.

Provider #: 50-2256
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Course #: 20-969096
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Hours
 2.0
Level
 Basic
Course Code
 PC005
Author
 Medcom, Inc
Profession
 Certified Nursing Assistant
Category
 Patient Care
Last Reviewed
 11/21/2024
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