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!
| 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.