Do you think you are smarter than the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners?
- Alzheimer’s disease affects men and women? True or False
- Dementia in itself is not a disease and covers a broad range of symptoms? True or False
- Currently, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease? True or False
- When communicating with someone with dementia, you should never validate their feelings and always tell them the truth? True or False
- When rendering care or providing tasks, we should provide one instruction at a time? True or False
- Care providers should use gestures? True or False
- An individual with Alzheimer’s may ask the same question over and over? True or False
- Repetitive behaviors may include, asking the same question over and over, pacing back and forth and/or touching the same item over and over? True or False
- Too much stimulation may cause an individual with Alzheimer’s to wander? True or False
- Older people hoard for a variety of reasons? True or False
- Older people may hoard items they perceive are valuable to them? True or False
- Hallucinations can be visual, hearing, sounds, taste or touch? True or False
- Late afternoon confusion is also referred to as Sun downing? True or False
- Providing meaningful activities such as folding clothes, watering plants and sorting items can make clients/family members feel useful? True or False
- Living environments should be homelike and reflect their personal taste with pictures, bedspreads, plants, family photos and knick-knacks? True or False
- A successful dementia care provider has special skills such as; flexibility, creativity, sense of humor, positive attitude, and a willingness to learn? True or False
- It is important to understand the healing preferences and practices of our family members and the individuals we work with? True or False
- When an individual with Alzheimer’s can no longer swallow, they must have a feeding tube? True or False
- Involve your family members or the individuals you are working with in religious programs even if they do not seem to understand? True or False
- Alzheimer’s disease is referred to as a long goodbye. As death is approaching, we should be very supportive of the family members? True or False
Test Your Knowledge Quiz Answer Key:
Questions 1- 3 TRUE
Question 4 is FALSE
Questions 5 – 20 TRUE