What you'll learn:

This module will focus on the progression and impact of advanced dementia; behavioral challenges and approaches; functional changes and support; medical and palliative care strategies.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe features of advanced dementia.
• Describe medical care, common behavioral challenges, and functional changes that occur in the person with advanced dementia (PWAD).
• Identify education and support needs, lifestyle changes, and long-term planning for persons with advanced stage illness and their family.
• Describe nursing assessment, planning, and interventions with outcomes and implications for palliative care.

This is one of five modules in the Caring for Person’s with Alzheimer’s disease and Other Related Dementias and their Families Across the Continuum of Care Series. The overall purpose of the series is to increase the knowledge and skills of nursing and other health care professionals to enable them to facilitate optimal dementia care and family support during all stages of the illness.

This series was made possible by funding from the John A. Hartford Foundation and Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust.

What you'll do:

Self-paced voice-enhanced PowerPoint presentations, videos, interactive learning activities, references, call to action, post-test and evaluation.

Who is this course designed for:

Nurses and health care providers in clinical and academic settings. Content may also be of interest and helpful for patients, family members, caregivers and the general public.

What you’ll receive:

Verification of Completion stating title of course and number of hours to complete.

No continuing nursing education contact hours are provided for this course.