1. As,./a,./nurse,,./how,./do,./you,./establish,./rapport?:,./Interview,,./report,./by,./proxy,,./and,./assessment/
ob-servation
2. Mini-Mental,./State,./Exam:,./Used,./to,./screen,./cognitive,./status,./and,./monitor:
- orientation
- short-term,./memory,./and,./attention
- calculation,./ability
- language
- ability,./to,./correctly,./copy,./and,./figure,./(visuospatial,./proficiency)
3. Fulmer,./SPICES,./Tool:,./Used,./to,./assess,./geriatric,./syndromes:
Sleep,./problems
Problems,./with,./eating,./and,./feeding,./Inco
ntinence
Confusion,./Evi
dence,./of,./falls,./S
kin,./breakdown
4. Geriatric,./ Depression,./ Scale:,./ -,./used,./to,./measure,./mood
- helpful,./in,./determining,./depression
- it,./deemphasizes,./physical,./complaints,,./sex,./drive,,./and,./appetite
- not,./for,./use,./in,./patients,./with,./dementia,./or,./cognitive,./impairment
5. What,./do,./you,,./as,./a,./healthcare,./professional,,./do,./if,./a,./patient,./says,,./"I,./want,./to,./kil
l,./myself?":,./Report,./it
6. What,./do,./you,./need,./to,./remember,./when,./assessing,./IADLs?:,./Determine,./their,./cognitiv
e,./status
7. SAFE,./DRIVE:,./Safety,./record
,./Attention,./skills
Family,./report,
./Ethanol,./us
e,./Drugs,./Re
action,./time
Intellectual, . / impairment
Vision,./and,./visuospatial,./function,./Executi
ve,./functions
, 8. FANCAPES,./Assessment:,./Used,./for,./assessing,./frail,./and,./medically,./complex,./patient
s:,./Fluids:,./state,./of,./hydration
Aeration:, . / respiratory, . / function
Nutrition:,./type,./and,./amount,./of,./food,./consumed
Communication:,./adequate,./ability,./to,./communicate,./his/her,./needs
Activity:,./ability,./to,./meet,./basic,./needs,./of,./toileting,,./grooming,,./and,./meal,./preparation,./P
ain:,./physical,,./psychological,,./or,./spiritual,./pain
Elimination:,./diflculty,./with,./bladder,./or,./bowel,./elimination,./Socializatio
n:,./ability,./to,./give,./and,./receive,./love,./and,./friendship
9. How,./many,./times,./a,./year,./are,./individuals,./with,./Dementia,./or,./Alzheimer's,./
as-sessed,./for,./driving?:,./Every,./6,./months
10. When,./is,./the,./best,./time,./to,./educate,./the,./patient?:,./When,./the,./pt,./is,./at,./their,./best:,./not,./in,./pain
,,./haven't,./just,./taken,./narcotics
11. What, . / is, . / an, . / intervention, . / for, . / a, . / patient, . / who, . / doesn't, . / like, . / to, . / eat, . / d/t, . / thin
king, . / the,./food,./tastes,./bad?:,./Teach,./them,./to,./take,./sips,./of,./water,./b/t,./food,./to,./rinse,./the,./taste,./out,./of,./their
,./mouth
12. What, . / are, . / some, . / S/S, . / of, . / dysphagia?:, . / Drooling,,./hiccups,,./clearing,./the,./throat
13. What,./does,./dysphagia,./cause,./a,./risk,./for?:,./Choking,./and,./aspiration
14. What, . / should, . / you, . / do, . / if, . / a, . / patient, . / says, . / that, . / they, . / stop, . / drinking, . / at, . / l
unchtime,./to,./minimize,./trips,./to,./the,./bathroom,./at,./night?:,./Educate,./the,./patient,./on,./why,./this,./is,./wr
ong.,./They,./will,./dehydrate,,./especially,./if,./the,./pt,./is,./taking,./certain,./medications.
15. What, . / should, . / you, . / do, . / if, . / a, . / patient, . / experiences, . / a, . / sudden, . / onset, . / o
f, . / urinary,./incontinence?:,./Assess,./for,./a,./cause,./because,./this,./is,./NOT,./normal
16. Stress,./Incontinence:,./Loss,./of,./small,./amount,./of,./urine,./with,./activities,./that,./increase,./intra-
abdominal,./pressure,./(coughing,,./sneezing,,./exercising,,./lifting,,./bending)
17. Urge,./Incontinence:,./Loss,./of,./moderate,./to,./large,./amount,./of,./urine,./before,./getting,./to,./toilet,,./inability,./
to,./suppress,./need,./to,./urinate,./(frequency,./and,./nocturia,./may,./be,./present)
18. Functional,./Incontinence:,./Lower,./urinary,./tract,./intact,./but,./individual,./unable,./to,./reach,./toilet,./because,./of,./
environmental,./barriers;,./physical,./limitations;,./cognitive,./impairment;,./lack,./of,./assistance;,./diflculty,./managing,./belts,./and,./
zippers,./or,./getting,./a,./dress,./up,./and,./undergarments,./down;,./or,./diflculty,./sitting,./on,./the,./toilet,./(may,./occurs,./w/other,./types,./o
f,./UI;,./more,./common,./in,./cognitively,./impaired,./or,./institutionalized,./pt's)
19. Xerostomia:,./ Dry,./mouth
ob-servation
2. Mini-Mental,./State,./Exam:,./Used,./to,./screen,./cognitive,./status,./and,./monitor:
- orientation
- short-term,./memory,./and,./attention
- calculation,./ability
- language
- ability,./to,./correctly,./copy,./and,./figure,./(visuospatial,./proficiency)
3. Fulmer,./SPICES,./Tool:,./Used,./to,./assess,./geriatric,./syndromes:
Sleep,./problems
Problems,./with,./eating,./and,./feeding,./Inco
ntinence
Confusion,./Evi
dence,./of,./falls,./S
kin,./breakdown
4. Geriatric,./ Depression,./ Scale:,./ -,./used,./to,./measure,./mood
- helpful,./in,./determining,./depression
- it,./deemphasizes,./physical,./complaints,,./sex,./drive,,./and,./appetite
- not,./for,./use,./in,./patients,./with,./dementia,./or,./cognitive,./impairment
5. What,./do,./you,,./as,./a,./healthcare,./professional,,./do,./if,./a,./patient,./says,,./"I,./want,./to,./kil
l,./myself?":,./Report,./it
6. What,./do,./you,./need,./to,./remember,./when,./assessing,./IADLs?:,./Determine,./their,./cognitiv
e,./status
7. SAFE,./DRIVE:,./Safety,./record
,./Attention,./skills
Family,./report,
./Ethanol,./us
e,./Drugs,./Re
action,./time
Intellectual, . / impairment
Vision,./and,./visuospatial,./function,./Executi
ve,./functions
, 8. FANCAPES,./Assessment:,./Used,./for,./assessing,./frail,./and,./medically,./complex,./patient
s:,./Fluids:,./state,./of,./hydration
Aeration:, . / respiratory, . / function
Nutrition:,./type,./and,./amount,./of,./food,./consumed
Communication:,./adequate,./ability,./to,./communicate,./his/her,./needs
Activity:,./ability,./to,./meet,./basic,./needs,./of,./toileting,,./grooming,,./and,./meal,./preparation,./P
ain:,./physical,,./psychological,,./or,./spiritual,./pain
Elimination:,./diflculty,./with,./bladder,./or,./bowel,./elimination,./Socializatio
n:,./ability,./to,./give,./and,./receive,./love,./and,./friendship
9. How,./many,./times,./a,./year,./are,./individuals,./with,./Dementia,./or,./Alzheimer's,./
as-sessed,./for,./driving?:,./Every,./6,./months
10. When,./is,./the,./best,./time,./to,./educate,./the,./patient?:,./When,./the,./pt,./is,./at,./their,./best:,./not,./in,./pain
,,./haven't,./just,./taken,./narcotics
11. What, . / is, . / an, . / intervention, . / for, . / a, . / patient, . / who, . / doesn't, . / like, . / to, . / eat, . / d/t, . / thin
king, . / the,./food,./tastes,./bad?:,./Teach,./them,./to,./take,./sips,./of,./water,./b/t,./food,./to,./rinse,./the,./taste,./out,./of,./their
,./mouth
12. What, . / are, . / some, . / S/S, . / of, . / dysphagia?:, . / Drooling,,./hiccups,,./clearing,./the,./throat
13. What,./does,./dysphagia,./cause,./a,./risk,./for?:,./Choking,./and,./aspiration
14. What, . / should, . / you, . / do, . / if, . / a, . / patient, . / says, . / that, . / they, . / stop, . / drinking, . / at, . / l
unchtime,./to,./minimize,./trips,./to,./the,./bathroom,./at,./night?:,./Educate,./the,./patient,./on,./why,./this,./is,./wr
ong.,./They,./will,./dehydrate,,./especially,./if,./the,./pt,./is,./taking,./certain,./medications.
15. What, . / should, . / you, . / do, . / if, . / a, . / patient, . / experiences, . / a, . / sudden, . / onset, . / o
f, . / urinary,./incontinence?:,./Assess,./for,./a,./cause,./because,./this,./is,./NOT,./normal
16. Stress,./Incontinence:,./Loss,./of,./small,./amount,./of,./urine,./with,./activities,./that,./increase,./intra-
abdominal,./pressure,./(coughing,,./sneezing,,./exercising,,./lifting,,./bending)
17. Urge,./Incontinence:,./Loss,./of,./moderate,./to,./large,./amount,./of,./urine,./before,./getting,./to,./toilet,,./inability,./
to,./suppress,./need,./to,./urinate,./(frequency,./and,./nocturia,./may,./be,./present)
18. Functional,./Incontinence:,./Lower,./urinary,./tract,./intact,./but,./individual,./unable,./to,./reach,./toilet,./because,./of,./
environmental,./barriers;,./physical,./limitations;,./cognitive,./impairment;,./lack,./of,./assistance;,./diflculty,./managing,./belts,./and,./
zippers,./or,./getting,./a,./dress,./up,./and,./undergarments,./down;,./or,./diflculty,./sitting,./on,./the,./toilet,./(may,./occurs,./w/other,./types,./o
f,./UI;,./more,./common,./in,./cognitively,./impaired,./or,./institutionalized,./pt's)
19. Xerostomia:,./ Dry,./mouth
