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PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Effective Term: 200810
DCP 103
Direct Care Professional: Alzheimer and Related Forms of Dementia
Initiator: Campus: Date:
Ted Roush Northwest 11/8/06
Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Periods: 2 Lab Periods:
Course Offered: Fall
Prerequsite: DCP 101 Direct Care Professional: Principles of Care Giving
Course Description: Presents principles and applications of provision of care in the home environment
for persons with Alzheimer and related forms of dementia. Addresses an overview of services and continuum of care; aspects of independent living; and roles and responsibilities of Direct Care Professionals (DCPs). Also includes legal and ethical issues, vulnerable adult abuse, reporting requirements, and care plans. Emphasis on aspects of Alzheimer’s as related to physical disabilities and chronic conditions, psychological and cognitive conditions and implications for DCPs.
Performance Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to do the following: Restate and apply the principles of care giving pertaining to persons with dementia. Describe and explain the roles, responsibilities, requirements, and scope of practice for Direct Care Professionals (DCPs). 3. Describe and explain legal and ethical issues related to persons with dementia, guidelines for avoiding legal action, and methods for protecting consumer rights. 4. Explain the importance of creating an appropriate dementia care giving culture. 5. Describe and demonstrate the development and the implementation of service/care plans for consumers with Alzheimer and related forms of dementia. 6. Describe and demonstrate the basic strategies used to identify, prevent and deal with behavior problems of the person with dementia. 7. Describe and demonstrate the “soft approach” in working with a person with dementia. 8. Describe and demonstrate the types, symptoms, causes, and treatments of dementia. 9. Describe and illustrate the various symptoms of dementia with the various types of dementia. 10. Describe and explain the difference between reversible and irreversible dementia. 11. Describe and explain the various causes of Alzheimer’s. 12. Identify the characteristics of each stage and affects on client, primary family member caregiver, other family members, friends, and DCP caregivers of Alzheimer’s. 1. 2.
Outline:
I. Overview A. Principles of care giving 1. Roles of DCP
2. Responsibilities of DCP II. Legal and ethical issues A. Overview 1. Review of definitions 2. Consumer rights and dignity 3. Confidentiality B. Vulnerable abuse 1. Definitions and examples 2. Indicators 3. Causes 4. Prevention 5. Reporting requirements 6. Legal penalties 7. Other III. Support/Care Plans A. Development 1. Culture a. Person centered care b. Soft approach (1) Consumer’s world (2) Caregiver’s world c. Life story 2. Communications a. Verbal (1) Tone (2) Pace b. Non-verbal (1) Eye contact (2) Body position (3) Other 3. Behavioral Strategies a. Techniques (1) Distraction (2) Redirection (3) Reinforcing b. Therapies (1) Music (2) Aroma (3) Massage (4) Other 4. Activities of daily living (ADL) a. Eating/nutrition b. Bathing/dressing c. Toileting d. Oral care 5. Socialization a. Dignity and respect b. Sexuality c. Behavioral interventions 6. Safety a. Behavior b. Falls B. Importance of following support/care plans C. Pain 1. Assessing 2. Management
D. Documentation and reporting IV. Dementia A. Types 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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Alzheimer’s Diffused Lewy body Parkinson’s Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) Dementia secondary to alcohol Infection related a. Creutzfeld b. Jakob disease c. AIDS (Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome) d. Neurosyphillis e. Other 7. Vascular (Multi-infarct) 8. Frontotemporal (Pick’s) 9. Huntington’s Symptoms 1. Memory loss 2. Language 3. Judgment 4. Abstract thinking 5. Personality 6. Performing tasks 7. Orientation to time and place 8. Mood and behavior 9. Initiative 10. Other Causes Treatments Research 1. Medical 2. Caregiver
V. Differences A. Reversible B. Irreversible 1. Alzheimer’s 2. Diffused Lewy body 3. Parkinson’s 4. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) 5. Dementia secondary to alcohol 6. Infection related a. Creutzfeld b. Jakob disease c. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) d. Neurosyphillis e. Other 7. Vascular (Multi-infarct) 8. Frontotemporal (Pick’s) 9. Huntington’s VI. Alzheimer’s A. Causes 1. Genetic 2. Environmental 3. Life style choices B. Stages/Characteristics
1. Early to mild a. Progression b. Care options c. Legal and financial planning 2. Mild to late a. Progression b. Care options c. Legal and financial planning 3. Late to terminal a. Progression b. Care options c. Legal and financial planning C. Affects 1. Person 2. Family a. Primary caregiver b. Other 3. Friends 4. Direct Support Professionals D. Treatments 1. Pharmacological 2. Environmental/Milieu 3. Activities 4. Nutrition a. Special considerations for consumer b. Hydration 5. Behavioral 6. Psychosocial 7. Interactive