The focus of this topic is providing nursing care across the life span for clients with alterations in
neurodevelopment or cognitive function. You will learn about childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit disorder, and intellectual disability, and adults with delirium, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s disease. You will also learn how to safely provide care, apply nursing interventions, communicate effectively, provide advocacy, and administer medications for
treatment of conditions.
Objectives:
- Examine the physiological, environmental, and psychosocial influences; signs and symptoms; age-related considerations; and evidence-based screening and assessment tools related to childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Examine the physiological, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual influences; signs and symptoms; age-related considerations; diagnostic process; and evidence-based assessment methods related to neurocognitive disorders.
- Utilize the nursing process to develop, implement, and evaluate a client-centered plan of care for clients and families experiencing neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive disorders across the life span.
- Discuss the classifications, therapeutic effects, major adverse effects, client and family education, and nursing considerations of medications used in the treatment of neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive disorders.
- Utilize effective therapeutic communication with clients with neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive disorders.
- Implement evidence-based safety interventions for clients with alterations in cognition. 6.
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