Alzheimer's: The Elusive Mind Stealer V2

Course Evaluation

10 Contact Hours - Course 9010


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As a part of the course, you are required to evaluate your ability to meet each of the following instructional objectives. The Submit button is at the end of this Evaluation.

Instructions:
Please evaluate each of the following areas as they apply to this course.


1. Define Alzheimer's disease and related terminology.
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2. Outline myths and misconceptions associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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3. Name signs and symptoms characteristic of early, intermediate and late stage Alzheimer's disease.
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4. Define structural and neurochemical changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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5. Compare the difference between reversible and irreversible dementia and list examples of both types.
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6. Name various procedures for differential diagnosis of dementia and explain the importance of early symptom recognition and assessment.
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7. List the effect of cognitive changes on memory, language and the ability to communicate with others and list and describe strategies to enhance memory and facilitate communication with persons with dementia.
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8. Define physical, psychosocial and environmental stressors that can increase confusion and disorientation and describe ways to eliminate, alleviate, and modify these stressors.
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9. Outline helpful strategies to prevent and modify common catastrophic reactions and wandering behavior.
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10. Identify nursing interventions specifically related to safety, nutrition, hydration, personal hygiene, and elimination needs.
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11. List various medications commonly used to treat persons with Alzheimer's disease including their actions and potential side effects.
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12. Enumerate specific ways to modify the environment to enhance family and professional care giving and ensure optimum safety for the Alzheimer's sufferer.
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13. State the importance of emotional and spiritual support for both Alzheimer's sufferers and family caregivers and define ways to enhance these types of support.
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14. Identify practical procedures for caring for someone who is dying.
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15. Distinguish between emotional reactions and coping styles and strategies for family caregivers.
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16. Utilize knowledge to prepare a patient teaching plan.
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17. The course content was clear and easy to understand.
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Please evaluate each of the following areas of this course:

1. The objectives and content of the course met my needs for learning.
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2. The course content was clear and easy to understand.
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3. The explanations and examples were clear.
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4. The teaching/learning methods used were effective in assisting me to learn the content.
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5. The independent analysis was comprehensive and helped me to review the content.
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6. The course taught me new information.
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7. The course was meaningful and appropriate.
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8. The course will enhance my nursing skills.
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9. The course content was relevant to the objectives.
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Your preview, study, review and analysis of the material, and completion of the evaluation form should require approximately the total number of hours awarded for this course. Please complete the following:
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