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6. Mrs. Green is a client of your agency. She has been diagnosed with multi-infarct (vascular) dementia. She has been assessed to be in the first stage and is only mildly forgetful the majority of the time. She is most comfortable when she gets the answers she needs, although she may forget them in a short period of time. Today she asks you, "Have you seen my daughter? I haven't seen her in a very long time." You know that Mrs. Green's daughter visits on a regular basis but you are unsure as to when she was last in. (5 marks) i) What is dementia? ii) What is meant by multi-infarct dementia? iii) How might Mrs. Green's forgetfulness interfere with her safety needs? iv) Considering effective communication techniques, how would you respond to Mrs. Green? v) Explain how this approach would be helpful. 7. "When a resident is cognitively impaired, does it really matter whether he/she is attractively dressed? Are we just trying to make an impression on visitors and other residents? If the confused resident doesn't know or care how he/she is dressed, why should we? It's not bothering him/her." (2 marks)

          6. Mrs. Green is a client of your agency. She has been diagnosed with multi-infarct (vascular) dementia. She has been assessed to be in the first stage and is only mildly forgetful the majority of the time. She is most comfortable when she gets the answers she needs, although she may forget them in a short period of time. Today she asks you, "Have you seen my daughter? I haven't seen her in a very long time." You know that Mrs. Green's daughter visits on a regular basis but you are unsure as to when she was last in. (5 marks)

i) What is dementia?

ii) What is meant by multi-infarct dementia?

iii) How might Mrs. Green's forgetfulness interfere with her safety needs?

iv) Considering effective communication techniques, how would you respond to Mrs. Green?

v) Explain how this approach would be helpful.

7. "When a resident is cognitively impaired, does it really matter whether he/she is attractively dressed? Are we just trying to make an impression on visitors and other residents? If the confused resident doesn't know or care how he/she is dressed, why should we? It's not bothering him/her." (2 marks)

6. Mrs. Green is a client of your agency. She has been diagnosed with multi-infarct (vascular) dementia. She has been assessed to be in the first stage and is only mildly forgetful the majority of the time. She is most comfortable when she gets the answers she needs, although she may forget them in a short period of time. Today she asks you, "Have you seen my daughter? I haven't seen her in a very long time." You know that Mrs. Green's daughter visits on a regular basis but you are unsure as to when she was last in. (5 marks)

i) What is dementia?

ii) What is meant by multi-infarct dementia?

iii) How might Mrs. Green's forgetfulness interfere with her safety needs?

iv) Considering effective communication techniques, how would you respond to Mrs. Green?

v) Explain how this approach would be helpful.

7. "When a resident is cognitively impaired, does it really matter whether he/she is attractively dressed? Are we just trying to make an impression on visitors and other residents? If the confused resident doesn't know or care how he/she is dressed, why should we? It's not bothering him/her." (2 marks)

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