M6: Chapter 14 – Assignment
Dementia
Approximately one quarter of all hospitalized patients over age 75 years have a secondary diagnosis of dementia. A unique hospital-wide program to encourage appropriate communication techniques with patients who have dementia was provided to all departments of a hospital. Evaluation indicated improvement in some communication techniques. Additional education is needed to disperse the information to as many staff as possible and to sustain the change.
Instructions:
- Read the article Pilot testing an educational intervention to improve communication with patients with dementia.
- Answer the following questions:
- What kind of communication technique are the authors suggesting for dementia patients?
- What technique seems the most promising to you?
- Explain why you picked that technique?
- Your paper should be:
- One (1) page or more.
- Use factual information from the textbook and/or appropriate articles and websites.
- Cite your sources – type references according to the APA Style Guide.