This program is modified from the university recognised person centred course for registered nurses, and offers the enrolled the nurse advanced knowledge on neurocognitive disorders (dementia, delirium) and depression.
This program is designed to cover the practical aspects of care for clients who have a neurocognitive disorder (dementia or delirium) and depression, so the enrolled nurses will be better able to contribute to person centred care, with contemporary, evidence based care strategies.
Enrolled nurses will be provided with all necessary resources for this program, that is, handouts of the slides and all readings, for the recommended pre-reading and completion of the case study.
If for any reason you are not able to be online at the session time, you will have complete access to the session for the following 24 hours, including all questions, answers and other interactions. After 24 hours you simply contact the office to let us know when would be a suitable time to open the program for you. If you have any questions you will be able to email them to the facilitator.
Knowing which and how the documents will support your nursing practice
At the completion of the session the enrolled nurse should be able to identify the leading documents that inform the practice of nursing in Australia; define evidence based practice and list the principles of ethical care.
Session 10 – Summation, review and assignment writing
Demonstrating your knowledge
At the completion of this session and program the enrolled nurse should be able to write an assignment that demonstrates an understating of how cognitive losses may present; how to contribute to contemporary person centre care planning to minimise disturbed and dysfunctional responses
At the completion of this session the enrolled nurse should be able to list the risk factors of delirium; assist with data collection and contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of planned nursing interventions.
At the completion of this session the enrolled nurse should be able to define major & minor depressive illnesses; a grief reaction and bereavement; participate in relevant data collection and contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of planned nursing interventions.
Dementia is now called neurocognitive disorders (NCD)
At the completion of this session the enrolled nurse should be able to list the more frequent causes of neurocognitive disorders; list the symptoms of impaired cognitive function; contribute to planned nursing care, through the accurate collection of data; list some of the age related changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
At the completion of the session the enrolled nurse should be able to list the modifiable and non- modifiable factors affecting symptom presentation due to neurocognitive disorder; define a conceptual model.
At the completion of this session the enrolled nurse should be able to list the cognitive symptoms associated with neurocognitive disorders; participate in relevant data collection and contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of planned nursing interventions.
At the completion of this session the enrolled nurse should be able to list the affective symptoms associated with neurocognitive disorders; participate in relevant data collection and contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of planned nursing interventions
At the completion of this session the enrolled nurse should be able to list the conative symptoms associated with neurocognitive disorders; participate in relevant data collection and contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of planned nursing interventions
At the completion of this session the enrolled nurse should be able to state how the progressively lowered stress threshold model of care reduces disturbed and dysfunctional responses and can list the major stressors
Age Concern is proud to present the 2015 update to our acclaimed Dementia Program for Enrolled Nurses.
The program covers all the relevant recommendations of the Senate Inquiry, as well the feedback from the two (2) coronial inquiries and the two (2) urgent roundtable meetings, all on the issues of dementia care in Australia and as they effect the enrolled nurse.
This program has been specifically tailored for Enrolled Nurses and is a modified version of our RN University recognised program.
Simply choose your Course Selection from the dropbox below.
Course login / registration details and further information will be forwarded to you on receipt of payment.
If you have completed the Dementia Quiz, you are entitled to a 20% discount. Simply put in your discount code (given at end of Questionnaire) and the 20% discount will be automatically applied in the Checkout Cart.
