Title: Demonstrate strategies for communicating with a cognitively impaired client/resident.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit X: Special Needs Clients

Demonstration should include

- communicating clearly, including introducing oneself, explaining procedures, maintaining eye contact, giving directions one at a time
- giving them time to respond
- being careful about touching the client as this may frighten them
- observing body language
- using pictures, calendars, and writing
- using validation therapy.