The goal of this course is to help healthcare professionals learn about techniques they can use to communicate with a client who is cognitively impaired – plus signs and symptoms of cognitive impairment, possible causes, common treatment choices and the challenge of working with cognitively impaired patients.
            
  
              
            Course Publication Date: 
April 22, 2022 
            
            This course is available with 
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active  
one year unlimited membership!
              
              
            
            
                
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										| Author: | Anita Rothera-Delaney RN, BS |  
										| Course No: | COGIMPAIR-22 |  
										| Contact Hours: | 3.00 |  
										| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |  
										| Category: | Geriatric Medicine 
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                Learning Objectives
                
                    - State four common signs and symptoms of cognitive impairment. 
- Discuss three possible causes of cognitive impairment. 
- Describe three generally accepted criteria for the diagnosis of cognitive impairment. 
- Describe the definition of ‘cognitive impairment’. 
- Identify common treatment choices for different types of cognitive impairment. 
- Describe the challenge of working with cognitively impaired patients. 
- List three techniques nurses can use to communicate with a client who is cognitively impaired.