Nursing Management of Disturbed Behaviour in Aged Care Facilities

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Poole’s Algorithm
Aged Care Facilities
Nursing Management Aged Care
Nursing Management of Disturbed Behaviour In Aged Care Facilities
2 Learning outcomes
3 Figure 1: the algorithm
4 Aggression
6 Delirium
8 Depression/mental disorder
10 Dementia
CONTENTS
12 a Supportive Communication & Care
14 Specific Interventions:
Falls
Inappropriate sexual behaviours
Incontinence
Resistance to care
Screaming/calling out
Wandering
16 Reference List
18 Appendix A - Behaviour Chart
19 Appendix B: Geriatric Depression Scale
20 Appendix C: Cornell Scale for Depression Scale in Dementia
21 Appendix D: The Hayes and Lohse Non-Verbal Depression Scale
22 Appendix E: Overhead Hard Copies
Tables:
7 Table 1: Potential causes of delirium in the Older Person
7 Table 2: Delirium assessment
9 Table 3: Depression/mental disorder assessment
11 Table 4: Behavioural deficits commonly observed in dementia