NSE 111 Week 10: Gentle Persuasive Approaches | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers

NSE 111 Week 10: Gentle Persuasive Approaches | UPDATED Questions
with 100% Verified Answers

Question:
What is GPA?

Answer:
approach that healthcare providers adopt to respond with respect to behaviors that are
associated with dementia


Question:
What is dementia?

Answer:
progressive loss of intellectual functioning marked by an impairment of memory and
abstract thinking


Question:
What are Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of
Dementia (BPSD)?

Answer:
Symptoms include range of neuropsychiatric disturbances including.....
-agitation
-aggression
-vocalizations
-depression


Question:
What percentage of patients with dementia are affected by
Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia?

Answer:
97%


Question:
Behaviors are a response to a _________.

, Answer:
to a trigger**
** sometimes difficult to identify


Question:
What are behaviors usually a symptom of?

Answer:
unmet need such as hunger, feeling wet/cold, or simply not feeling well


Question:
What is delirium?

Answer:
mental state in which you are confused, disoriented, and not able to think or remember
clearly


Question:
What is personhood?

Answer:
recognizes that people with dementia are people first


Question:
How does focusing on the person positively impact an
individual?

Answer:
-allows patient and family to feel more comforted


Question:
What are strategies to prevent or diffuse responsive
behaviors?

Answer:
1. Look for source of physical discomfort
2. Create and maintain a secure/familiar enviro
3. Develop a routine
4. Distract/redirect attention to activity that's usually pleasant