Question

1. georgia has advanced dementia and struggles to verbally communicate. the facility is holding a reminiscing group activity on sports teams. before the activity, they asked residents or their family members what sports teams they liked. what is the best step her caregiver can take to include georgia in reminiscing activities?

ask georgia if she remembers the name of her favorite sports team
play the fight song from georgias favorite team
position georgias wheelchair at the back of the room
tell the group that georgias family says she likes baseball

1. lola, a person in your care, was a doctor. you hand lola a stethoscope while reminiscing about careers. what reminiscing tool are you using?

props
distractions
body language
patience

1. bobbys caregiver walks him to a room. in the room, there are four other people. a person standing at the front of the room and holding a zucchini welcomes him. they invite bobby to take a seat in the circle of chairs. bobby sits. \i love to garden,\ the person says. \i grew this zucchini in my garden. do you like zucchini, bobby?\ \i dont like zucchini,\ bobby says. \my mom used to grow strawberries in her garden.\ what type of reminiscing activity is bobby participating in?

one - on - one reminiscing activity
reminiscing during care activities
group reminiscing activity
unstructured reminiscing activity

1. gladys often refuses showers. when she does agree to shower, you can see that she is very anxious. what is the best step to take to ease her anxiety?

play your favorite music during the task and sing along
ask gladys if she remembers the names of all 50 states
rush through the shower so that it is quickly over for her
use lavender - scented bath soap and shampoo because it is her favorite scent

1. sometimes during reminiscing sessions, carl becomes tearful when talking about his wife, who has passed away. what caregiver response is most appropriate?

remind carl that everyone dies and he shouldnt be sad
thank carl for sharing a story about his wife
tell carl that reminiscing is supposed to be happy, not sad
ask carl to not share stories about his wife anymore

Explanation:

Answer:

1. Play the fight song from Georgia’s favorite team
2. Props
3. Group reminiscing activity
4. Use lavender - scented bath soap and shampoo because it is her favorite scent
5. Thank Carl for sharing a story about his wife