Identification should include
- principles of behavior management
- strategies to reinforce or reduce behaviors
- an awareness of one’s own actions in relation to a client/resident/patient
- the reporting of unusual behavior to the charge nurse
- the documentation of unusual behavior.
Refer to Unit IX in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is the importance of early recognition of unusual behaviors?
- What behavior modifications might be in a patient-centered care plan?