This module contains the topics:
- Understanding dementia
- Dementia and incontinence
- Assessing and managing incontinence in people living with dementia
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
- Define dementia and the subtypes of dementia
- Describe the six cognitive domains affected by dementia
- Explain how dementia may impact a person’s ability to maintain continence and what types of incontinence they may experience
- Describe the impact of medications for the management of dementia on continence
- Discuss the importance of a continence assessment in relation to providing individualised continence care to a person living with dementia
- Outline management strategies for incontinence in a person living with dementia
CPD Points: 1
Member Price: $15.00
Non-Member Price: $30.00