Identification should include
- Parkinson’s disease
- multiple types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s
- strokes
- traumatic brain injuries
- alcoholism or drug toxicity (which can be reversed)
- depression
- delirium
- urinary tract infection (UTI).
Refer to Unit II in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What safety issues exist when communicating with a cognitively impaired client/resident/patient?
- Why is it important to notice and promptly report changes in the cognition of a client/resident/patient?