Title: Identify activities for clients receiving long-term care.
Course: Nurse Aide I (14051-I) > Section: Relating to the Healthcare System

Identification should include

- activities that interest and stimulate the client
- activities that are appropriate to the client's/resident's/patient's physical and mental abilities
- interaction of staff, community, and family
- promotion of the client's/resident's/patient's independence
- adapting or modifying activities for residents of various abilities.

Refer to Unit I in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What types of activities would enhance physical, sensory, and emotional status?
- How would a CNA determine appropriate activities for individual client needs and abilities?
- What strategies support client independence in the selection of appropriate recreation?