Alzheimer Disease - correct answer ✔✔tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain
catastrophic reaction - correct answer ✔✔when a person with AD overreacts to something
sundowning - correct answer ✔✔when a person gets restless and agitated in the late afternoon,
evening, or night
elopes - correct answer ✔✔if a resident wanders away from the protected area
perseverating - correct answer ✔✔repeats a word, phrase, question, or activity over and over
Pillaging - correct answer ✔✔taking things that belong to someone else
Validating - correct answer ✔✔giving value to or approving
Validation therapy - correct answer ✔✔letting residents believe they live in the past to in imaginer
circumstances and not arguing or correcting them
Pressure Points - correct answer ✔✔areas of the body that bear much if it weight
located at bony prominences
Body Prominences - correct answer ✔✔areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin
these areas are at a much higher risk for skin breakdown
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