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Physically-Aggressive Behavior
• Impaired Impulse Control
• Identify the Problem
• Why Revert to Childlike Behavior?
• Explore Environmental Reasons
• Identify Causes of Escalation
Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors
• Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors vs. Normal Sexual Desires
• Organizational Policies for Sexuality
• Sexuality and the Cognitively-Impaired
Patient
• Are Medications Appropriate?
• Ethical Considerations
Alzheimer’s Disease: Challenges, Goals
& Interventions
• Reducing the Risk Factors
• Staging: The Progression of the
Disease
• Various Types of Dementias
• Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
• Getting a Diagnosis Through
Diagnostic Testing
• Pharmacological Treatment Options
• Behaviors Commonly Associated with
Alzheimer’s Disease
The Fine Line Between Anxiety &
Depression
• Differentiating the Signs/Symptoms
• Medical Illnesses That Increase the Risk
for Depression
• Antidepressant and Antianxiety
Medications
• The Various Forms of Anxiety
• Counseling as an Option: Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy
Refusal to Eat
• Reasons Why Patients Refuse to Eat
• What Can You Do to Promote
Nutritional Intake?
• Tips for Patients who Need Feeding
Assistance
• The Progressive Effects of
Malnourishment in the Elderly
• Dehydration: Signs, Symptoms & Treatment
The Caregiver is a Family Member
• Categories of Caregivers
• Caregiver Emotions: Sadness, Fear, Worry, Anger, Guilt, Fatigue
• Assisting the Caregiver to Meet the
Needs of Their Loved One
• Proactive vs. Reactive Measures
Real-Life Case Studies: Learning from
Challenging Geriatric Behaviors
• How Can You Keep the Wandering Patient Safe?
• Strategies to Meet the Routine
Hygiene Needs of the Elderly
• Reassuring & Redirecting the Patient
with Dementia
Objectives
1. List the difficult behaviors frequently displayed by seniors and determine the
appropriate interventions.
2. State the signs and symptoms of the various dementias, including Alzheimer’s Disease,
and how they relate to difficult geriatric behaviors.
3. Recognize the unique challenges faced by family caregivers of the elderly and develop
strategies for providing assistance.
4. Identify the causes of an escalation in physically-aggressive behaviors and recommend
interventions that will help to remedy the situation.
5. Describe how validation can be used to display empathy for the patient with frequent
complaints.
6. Explain why every facility should have established policies regarding sexual behavior.
7. State the treatment options for early onset Alzheimer’s Disease and the rationale for
each.
8. List the differences between anxiety and depression in the elderly.
9. Explain helpful new tips and techniques to promote nutritional intake in the elderly
patient who has been refusing food.
10. Apply case study learning to establish new strategies and interventions for
challenging geriatric behaviors.
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Caregiver Survival 101:
Strategies to Manage
Problematic Behaviors
Presented in Individuals with
Dementia
By Lisa Byrd, PhD, FNP-BC, GNP-BC
This book was written to help these caregivers and
family members better understand dementia and
its effects, so they can proactively avert or lessen
problematic behaviors while maintaining a climate
of respect and compassion. The management
approaches presented are based on research and
best practices, as well as the author’s personal and
professional experiences. She provides unique
insights into the causes, presentations, diagnosis, and
management strategies for the various dementias,
including Alzheimer’s disease.
Challenging Geriatric Behaviors
TOP 10 Geriatric Syndromes Clinical Management Strategies
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experience. These syndromes are a cascade of
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vision and hearing problems, elimination issues,
dizziness, falls, and cognitive impairment, including
delirium as well as dementia (such as Alzheimer’s
disease). This easy to utilize, handbook format of
treatment strategies will assist healthcare providers
to better identify as well as diagnose when body
changes signal disease in older adults.
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