Course Description
Caring for patients with Alzheimer’s disease necessitates person-centered care that ensures safety, dignity, and independence. Focus areas include meeting individual needs, supporting overall patient and family well-being, maintaining a safe environment, managing symptoms, encouraging communication, and offering emotional support.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Define Alzheimer’s disease.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Discuss care strategies for Alzheimer’s disease patients.
Intended Audience
This educational activity was developed for nurses and healthcare professionals.
Course Information
This is a microlearning course. Microlearning is an approach to learning new information in small segments of 3-15 minutes in length. This course is mobile-friendly!
There is no CE associated with this course. A certificate of completion is awarded, but no contact hours are awarded.
Course Authors
This course was written by Brenda Kozak, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE.
Brenda is a certified nurse educator with over 25 years of clinical experience. She earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice and a Master of Science in Nursing focusing on education.