Title: Demonstrate an understanding of the behavior of the cognitively impaired client/resident.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit X: Special Needs Clients

Demonstration should include understanding common behaviors and their causes, such as

- wandering or pacing – overstimulation; feeling scared or lost; looking for someone or something; hunger; forgetting how or where to sit
- agitation – frustration; insecurity; new people or places; changes in routine; overstimulation
- hallucinations or delusions
- catastrophic (unreasonable or exaggerated) reactions.