Title: Identify activities for clients/residents/patients receiving long-term care.
Course: Nurse Aide I Condensed (14051-I-A) > Section: Relating to the Healthcare System

Identification should include

- activities that interest and stimulate the client/resident/patient
- activities that are appropriate to the client's/resident's/patient's physical and mental abilities
- interaction of staff, community, and family
- promotion of the client's/resident's/patient's independence.

Refer to Unit VI in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What types of activities would enhance physical, sensory, and emotional status?
- How would a CNA determine appropriate activities for individual client/resident/patient needs and abilities?
- What strategies support client/resident/patient independence in the selection of appropriate recreation?