Contact Hours:
1 Contact Hour
Author:
Kelley Madick, MSN/ED, PMHNP
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Certified Medication Assistant (CMA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Home Health Aid (HHA), Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA), Medical Assistant (MA)
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
State Approvals:
Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353
Course Description:
The purpose of this course it to prepare the Nursing Assistant in the recognition of symptoms and the progression of Alzheimer’s, and how to successfully care for the patient with the disease.
Outcomes:
≥ 92% of participants will know the steps to take in caring for a patient with Alzheimer’s disease.
Objectives:
After completing this course, the learner will be able to meet the following objectives:
- Define Alzheimer's disease.
- List possible causes and risk factors of the disease.
- Describe the progression of Alzheimer's disease and symptoms in each stage.
- Determine methods to provide care to patients with Alzheimer's.
- Summarize what needs to be reported to the nurses
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.