01. STAFF TRAINING

Dementia M6: Environment & Medications (07s-De-006-beta)


Description
The environment and medications can both have a wide range of effects on the behaviors of residents with dementia. The purpose of this course is to instruct the user on managing environmental and medication factors that may effect behaviors, including approaches to resident behavior, potential environmental changes to help with behavior, medication effects on behavior and medication interactions.

NO CEU

Access for 90 days.

BRN Provider NO. CEP 16081
Content
  • Welcome to Dementia M6: Environment & Medications
  • Course Objectives
  • Section 1: MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT
  • The Environment
  • Environmental Issues
  • Environmental Issues (continued)
  • Working With Dementia
  • Recap: Working with Dementia
  • How To Approach Residents
  • Recap: How To Approach Residents
  • Section 1 Quiz
  • Section 2: MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT CONTINUED
  • Wandering And Safety
  • Recap: Wandering and Safety
  • Only Fools Rush In
  • Recap: Only Fools Rush In
  • It's Okay To Walk Away
  • Recap: It's Okay To Walk Away
  • Bath Time
  • Recap: Bath Time
  • Environmental Concerns
  • Environmental Concerns (continued)
  • Section 2 Quiz
  • Section 3: EFFECTS OF MEDICATIONS ON BEHAVIORS
  • Medication and Dementia
  • Common Medications Prescribed to Treat Behaviors When a Resident has Dementia
  • Common Medications Prescribed to Treat Dementia
  • Psychotropic Drugs Considerations
  • Anti-psycholtic Drugs
  • Error Prevention
  • Top Ten Drug Interactions in Long Term Care
  • Drug Interactions
  • Section 3 Quiz
  • Section 4: DRUG SAFETY
  • Adverse Drug Reactions
  • Medication-related Dementia
  • Summary
  • Senior Stories (drug Safety)
  • Assisting with Self-Administration of Medications for Dementia Residents
  • Assisting w/ Self-Administration of Medications for Dementia pt2
  • Assisting w/ Self-Administration of Medications for Dementia pt3
  • When Passing Medication
  • What To Do If An Error Occurs
  • Section 4 Quiz
  • Section 5: DRUG SAFETY continued
  • Notifying Licensing
  • What To Do with Medications upon Termination
  • Congratulations!
  • Dementia M6 Post-Quiz Review
  • Course Evaluation
  • Important Info about Your Certificate
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 1 year