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Course Description
This course is intended to equip healthcare providers with essential knowledge about Alzheimer’s Disease and cognitive decline. The population is aging, and these diagnoses are growing more common. Nurses need to know the risk factors, presentation, and diagnostic criteria of Alzheimer’s Disease so that they can support their patients across care arenas. Pharmacotherapy, communication strategies, non-drug interventions for behavior support and care planning strategies will also be discussed. By the completion of the course, the learner will demonstrate knowledge of Alzheimer’s Disease and cognitive decline by passing a post-test with a score ≥ 80%. The course is based on current empirical research and best-known evidence-based practices.
Intended Audience
This course is appropriate for:
- Registered Nurses
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Midwives
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- Certified Nursing Assistants
- Physicians (MD and DO)
- Physicians Assistants
- Social Works
- Dentists
- Other Dental Health Professionals
- Occupational Therapists
- Physical therapists
- Speech Language Pathologists
- Others who work in the healthcare field with patients.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this activity, healthcare professionals will be able to:
- Explain the difference between Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and cognitive decline
- Identify risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease or dementia
- Differentiate early, middle, and late-stage presentation associated with dementia
- Describe types of pharmacology available for Alzheimer’s disease management
- Choose appropriate non-drug interventions to support behavioral and communication concerns
At the completion of this activity, assistants, aids, support staff, and pharmacy technicians will be able to:
- Describe the presentation of individuals with dementia
- Identify communication strategies appropriate for working with people with dementia
- Instructional Methods
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- Assessment Review with Rationale
- Case Studies
- Ungraded Self Assessment-Lesson Recall
- Video Clips
- Video Narration
- Assessment
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- Autograded and Quiz Retakes Allowed
- Daily CE Broker Reporting for Registered Boards
- Graded Final Quiz
- Passing 80%+
- Credit/Contact Hours
- 2
- Faculty
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- Megan Arbour, PhD, RN, CNM, CNE
Associate Professor, Frontier Nursing University
- Megan Arbour, PhD, RN, CNM, CNE
- Development Team
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- Trisha Moreno
- Language
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- English
- Release Date
- February 1, 2023
- Expiration Date
- February 1, 2026
- Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- February 28, 2025
- Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- February 28, 2025
- Arkansas State Board of Nursing
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- October 31, 2024
- District of Columbia Board of Nursing
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- October 31, 2024
- Florida Board of Nursing
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- October 31, 2024
- Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- October 31, 2024
- Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- February 28, 2025
- Florida Council of Licensed Midwifery
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- December 31, 2023
- Florida Office of Dental Laboratories
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- February 29, 2024
- Georgia Board of Nursing
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- October 31, 2024
- Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- February 28, 2025
- Kentucky Board of Nursing
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- Provider ID
- 6-0030-12-23
- Course ID
- 6-0030-12-23-046
- Expiration Date
- December 31, 2023
- Mississippi Board of Nursing
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- December 31, 2023
- New Mexico Board of Nursing
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- October 31, 2024
- South Carolina Board of Nursing
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- October 31, 2024
- West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses
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- Provider ID
- 50-23363
- Course ID
- 20-970694
- Expiration Date
- October 31, 2024