Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) (Level 3 - Dementia Specialty)
Competency-based
ONET: 31-1014.00
6
Skills
48h
Related instructions
Classroom instruction topics
- Support and resources for family & caregivers
- Role of the CNA, Dementia Specialist as part of the healthcare team
- Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias: stages, early signs, treatments, physical changes, end of life considerations, depression
- Developing a therapeutic environment for the cognitively impaired resident including culturally sensitive dementia care
- Psychoactive medications in dementias and cognitively impaired adults
On-the-job training
- Competencies
- Incorporate Interventions for the Cognitively Impaired Resident to Facilitate Quality Care as a Member of the Healthcare Team
- Demonstrate Effective Communication & Interaction with Cognitively Impaired and Their Families
- Provide Assistance with ADL’s, Mobility, and Therapeutic Activities that will Maximize Functional Well Being Including Culturally Sensitive Dementia
- Apply Nutritional Interventions to Maximize/Maintain Nutritional Well Being in the Cognitively Impaired
- Demonstrate Understanding of Effects of Psychoactive Medications and Observe for Side Effects
- Maintain a Safe Environment for Cognitively Impaired
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