Communication and Person-Centered Care Flashcards
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When a person with Alzheimer's uses words incorrectly or makes up new words (neologisms), the caregiver's best response is to:
Answer: Focus on the emotional tone and intent behind the words
Focusing on emotional tone and intent allows meaningful connection even when words are garbled or invented.
Person-centered care in dementia primarily emphasizes:
Answer: Recognizing the individual's unique history, preferences, and identity
Person-centered care honors each individual's life story, preferences, and personhood rather than treating all patients the same.
A resident with mid-stage Alzheimer's repeatedly asks for her deceased husband. The most person-centered response is to:
Answer: Acknowledge her feelings and gently explore what she misses about him
Acknowledging feelings validates the person's emotional reality without causing repeated grief from correcting the fact of death.
Which communication technique involves entering the person's reality rather than correcting them?
Answer: Validation therapy
Validation therapy, developed by Naomi Feil, involves acknowledging the feelings and reality of the person with dementia.
When giving care instructions to a person with Alzheimer's, it is most effective to:
Answer: Give one simple step at a time and wait for completion
Breaking tasks into single steps prevents cognitive overload and gives the person a chance to succeed at each stage.
A caregiver notices that a person with Alzheimer's becomes agitated every afternoon around 3 PM. The best first step is to:
Answer: Document the pattern and look for triggers such as hunger, fatigue, or environmental factors
Identifying patterns and potential triggers is the foundation of a person-centered approach to sundowning behavior.
Which of the following best describes 'therapeutic fibbing' in dementia care?
Answer: Using gentle untruths to protect the person from emotional distress when reality orientation would cause harm
Therapeutic fibbing is an ethical approach used when telling the strict truth would cause repeated grief or distress without benefit.