STNA Dementia, D&D Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Cognition | Ability to think & reason |
Confusion | Inability to think clearly. May be sudden or gradual, temporary or permanent. |
Delirium | Sudden severe confusion that is usually temporary |
Dementia | Serious loss of mental abilities such as thinking, reasoning, remembering & communicating. |
Alzheimer's Disease | Progressive & irreversible change in cognitive functioning. |
Confabulation | Making up stories to cover for lapses in memory |
Perservation Phenomenon | Repeating an action over & over again |
Hoarding | Keeping or taking a large number of items for no apparent reason. |
Rummaging | Pt goes through a cabinet, drawer or other container..looking for an object that cannot be found. |
Wandering | Trying to leave facility due to confusion. |
Sundowning | Restlessness, agitation & confusion that occurs when it is dark outside. May be oriented during the day. |
Catastrophic Reaction | Overreaction to stimulus in environment which would not cause stress to a normal person. |
Reality Orientation | Focus is on keeping pt in touch with reality and present |
Validation Therapy | Allows pt to live in the past or in their imagination. No attempt is made to reorient pt |
Rigor Mortis | When the muscles get stiff & rigid after death |
Stages of Grief | denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
Postmortem Care | Preparing the body after death for viewing by the family |
Autopsy | Examination of a body to determine cause of death |
Pacing | Walking back & forth aimlessly or without purpose |
Elopement | When a resident wanders away from a protected area or facility without appropriate supervision |
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