Caring for Patients With Dementia

1. In the case study about Mr. Blair, the caregivers helped him by providing what? _____________

a. Putting ourselves in their shoes, trying to understand what they feel and think
b. Direct, closed questions such as “Would you like to wear this red dress today?” instead of open-ended questions like “What would you like to wear today?”
c. Loss of intellectual abilities and personality changes
d. Language loss
e. Cope with or compensate for lost abilities
f. Strong visual cues (contrasting colors on things the patient uses)
g. Tell the person how to do each step in simple language, one thing at a time
h. Address the person by name, and briefly introduce yourself and state the purpose of your visit
i. Make decisions and retain control over their lives
j. Loss of muscle organization

2. We can help people with dementia by doing what? _______________

a. Putting ourselves in their shoes, trying to understand what they feel and think
b. Direct, closed questions such as “Would you like to wear this red dress today?” instead of open-ended questions like “What would you like to wear today?”
c. Loss of intellectual abilities and personality changes
d. Language loss
e. Cope with or compensate for lost abilities
f. Strong visual cues (contrasting colors on things the patient uses)
g. Tell the person how to do each step in simple language, one thing at a time
h. Address the person by name, and briefly introduce yourself and state the purpose of your visit
i. Make decisions and retain control over their lives
j. Loss of muscle organization

3. Many times, a person with dementia behaves in a difficult fashion because he or she is trying to _________________.

a. Putting ourselves in their shoes, trying to understand what they feel and think
b. Direct, closed questions such as “Would you like to wear this red dress today?” instead of open-ended questions like “What would you like to wear today?”
c. Loss of intellectual abilities and personality changes
d. Language loss
e. Cope with or compensate for lost abilities
f. Strong visual cues (contrasting colors on things the patient uses)
g. Tell the person how to do each step in simple language, one thing at a time
h. Address the person by name, and briefly introduce yourself and state the purpose of your visit
i. Make decisions and retain control over their lives
j. Loss of muscle organization

4. When a person with dementia can’t remember how to get into a car or starts to brush his hair with his toothbrush, which of the six results of dementia is causing the problem? __________

a. Putting ourselves in their shoes, trying to understand what they feel and think
b. Direct, closed questions such as “Would you like to wear this red dress today?” instead of open-ended questions like “What would you like to wear today?”
c. Loss of intellectual abilities and personality changes
d. Language loss
e. Cope with or compensate for lost abilities
f. Strong visual cues (contrasting colors on things the patient uses)
g. Tell the person how to do each step in simple language, one thing at a time
h. Address the person by name, and briefly introduce yourself and state the purpose of your visit
i. Make decisions and retain control over their lives
j. Loss of muscle organization

5. You should do this when starting a conversation with a patient with dementia ______________.

a. Putting ourselves in their shoes, trying to understand what they feel and think
b. Direct, closed questions such as “Would you like to wear this red dress today?” instead of open-ended questions like “What would you like to wear today?”
c. Loss of intellectual abilities and personality changes
d. Language loss
e. Cope with or compensate for lost abilities
f. Strong visual cues (contrasting colors on things the patient uses)
g. Tell the person how to do each step in simple language, one thing at a time
h. Address the person by name, and briefly introduce yourself and state the purpose of your visit
i. Make decisions and retain control over their lives
j. Loss of muscle organization

6. When a person can’t think of a word, or the words come out wrong or in the wrong order, they are experiencing which of the six results of dementia? _____________

a. Putting ourselves in their shoes, trying to understand what they feel and think
b. Direct, closed questions such as “Would you like to wear this red dress today?” instead of open-ended questions like “What would you like to wear today?”
c. Loss of intellectual abilities and personality changes
d. Language loss
e. Cope with or compensate for lost abilities
f. Strong visual cues (contrasting colors on things the patient uses)
g. Tell the person how to do each step in simple language, one thing at a time
h. Address the person by name, and briefly introduce yourself and state the purpose of your visit
i. Make decisions and retain control over their lives
j. Loss of muscle organization

7. This is one way to help a person with dementia perform a task _______________.

a. Putting ourselves in their shoes, trying to understand what they feel and think
b. Direct, closed questions such as “Would you like to wear this red dress today?” instead of open-ended questions like “What would you like to wear today?”
c. Loss of intellectual abilities and personality changes
d. Language loss
e. Cope with or compensate for lost abilities
f. Strong visual cues (contrasting colors on things the patient uses)
g. Tell the person how to do each step in simple language, one thing at a time
h. Address the person by name, and briefly introduce yourself and state the purpose of your visit
i. Make decisions and retain control over their lives
j. Loss of muscle organization

8. It is important that persons with dementia be allowed to do this as much as possible ____________.

a. Putting ourselves in their shoes, trying to understand what they feel and think
b. Direct, closed questions such as “Would you like to wear this red dress today?” instead of open-ended questions like “What would you like to wear today?”
c. Loss of intellectual abilities and personality changes
d. Language loss
e. Cope with or compensate for lost abilities
f. Strong visual cues (contrasting colors on things the patient uses)
g. Tell the person how to do each step in simple language, one thing at a time
h. Address the person by name, and briefly introduce yourself and state the purpose of your visit
i. Make decisions and retain control over their lives
j. Loss of muscle organization

9. It is best to use these kinds of questions when dealing with patients with dementia ___________.

a. Putting ourselves in their shoes, trying to understand what they feel and think
b. Direct, closed questions such as “Would you like to wear this red dress today?” instead of open-ended questions like “What would you like to wear today?”
c. Loss of intellectual abilities and personality changes
d. Language loss
e. Cope with or compensate for lost abilities
f. Strong visual cues (contrasting colors on things the patient uses)
g. Tell the person how to do each step in simple language, one thing at a time
h. Address the person by name, and briefly introduce yourself and state the purpose of your visit
i. Make decisions and retain control over their lives
j. Loss of muscle organization

10. Dementia is a condition that is characterized by ________________.

a. Putting ourselves in their shoes, trying to understand what they feel and think
b. Direct, closed questions such as “Would you like to wear this red dress today?” instead of open-ended questions like “What would you like to wear today?”
c. Loss of intellectual abilities and personality changes
d. Language loss
e. Cope with or compensate for lost abilities
f. Strong visual cues (contrasting colors on things the patient uses)
g. Tell the person how to do each step in simple language, one thing at a time
h. Address the person by name, and briefly introduce yourself and state the purpose of your visit
i. Make decisions and retain control over their lives
j. Loss of muscle organization

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