NAST 1100/CNA chapter 9: caring for people with dementia Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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NAST 1100/CNA chapter 9: caring for
people with dementia Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Dementia care is very _____

Ans: demanding


Important statement regarding Alzheimer's

Ans: Protein deposits, called plaques and tangles are found in
the brains of people with Alzheimer's diseas


Person _____ behavior and cannot perform _____

Ans: changes; basic tasks


The loss of ability to perform basic tasks is...

Ans: permanent and progressive


Alzheimer's Disease is...

Ans: a type of dementia



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A person with dementia experiences:

Ans: - memory problems
- difficulty communicating
- poor judgement and decision making
- difficulty thinking and understanding
- disorientation person place or time
- inability to manage daily activities
- eventually person dies


4 A's of Dementia

Ans: Amnesia
Aphasia
Agnosia
Apraxia


Amnesia

Ans: memory loss
- short term and long term
- ask the same question over and over
- forget where belonging are
- forget they ate


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- live in the past


Aphasia

Ans: difficulty in communication
- use wrong word or make up words
- can be expressive or receptive


expressive aphasia

Ans: slurred speech or inability to speak


receptive aphasia

Ans: difficulty understanding spoken or written words


Agnosia

Ans: difficulty in recognizing sensory input from 5 senses
- use common objects in strange ways
- don't know where they are
- other people or self in mirror


Apraxia


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