Alzheimer’s Disease and Reality Orientation Therapy

Course Purpose

Build nursing skills for recognizing, evaluating, treating, and supporting people across the Alzheimer’s disease continuum using person-centered orientation and reminiscence approaches.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 2 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

After completing this course, the nurse will be able to distinguish Alzheimer’s disease from delirium, depression, medication effects, and other causes of cognitive impairment and describe the current diagnostic evaluation. The nurse will also be able to monitor evidence-based treatments and use reality orientation and reminiscence interventions without confrontation, coercion, or avoidable distress.

Objectives

Upon completion of this independent study, the learner will be able to:

1. Differentiate Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, dementia, delirium, and common potentially reversible contributors to cognitive symptoms.
2. Describe the clinical, functional, laboratory, imaging, and biomarker components of an Alzheimer’s disease evaluation.
3. Classify cognitive and functional findings by clinical stage and identify changes that require prompt reassessment.
4. Compare symptomatic medications and anti-amyloid therapies by indication, expected benefit, major risk, and nursing monitoring needs.
5. Apply person-centered reality orientation strategies while avoiding confrontation and repeated correction.
6. Implement and evaluate an individualized reminiscence activity using the person’s preferences, culture, history, and response.

Who this course is for:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and other healthcare providers in any setting who want continuing education on Alzheimer’s Disease and Reality Orientation Therapy.

Course outline

8 sections · finish in any order across devices

1. 1

   Introduction

2. 2

   Neuron Function

3. 3

   Diagnosis

4. 4

   Stages

5. 5

   Treatment Options

6. 6

   Reality Orientation Therapy

7. 7

   Reminiscence Therapy

8. 8

   Conclusion

This Course Satisfies

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