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Learning Objectives
1. Differentiate the characteristics and biological processes of Alzheimers disease from those in other types of cognitive impairments.
2. Compare the normal changes of an aging brain with the changes that occur in the brain of someone with Alzheimers disease.
3. Explain the diagnosis of Alzheimers disease and the impact nurses can have on patient and family outcomes.
4. Identify nursing best practices for communicating, providing patient-centered care, and using touch therapy and humor therapy with patients who have Alzheimers disease.
5. Describe nutritional concerns and incontinence in patients with Alzheimers disease.
6. Discuss falls, fall prevention, and restraint use in patients with Alzheimers disease.
7. Explain the assessment and management of pain in patients with Alzheimers disease as well as reasons for hospitalization.
8. Describe holistic nursing care, concepts of spirituality, and special palliative care and end-of-life needs of people with Alzheimers disease.
9. Recognize common principles and models for understanding, preventing, and responding to the challenging behaviors of patients with Alzheimers disease.
10. Recognize common nonpharmacologic interventions for managing the behavior of patients with Alzheimers disease as well as pharmacologic principles that guide their care.