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EVERYDAY MEASURES TO ASSESS ATTENTION AND CURRENT RESOURCES

Measures

Counting the number of times the nurse claps his or her hands or rings a bell. Displaying objects, taking them away, and then asking for a recall of the items. Naming the colors in the rainbow. Repeating a digit span forward and backward. Stating the days of the week or months in a year backward. Tapping or signaling when a certain letter or word is said in a list.

Additional Websites and Resources

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing http://consultgerirn.org/resources This website is a resource for multiple assessment tools on dementia, delirium, and general functional status assessments. It also provides important implications for assessment of attention.

Improving Antipsychotic Appropriateness in Dementia Patients (IA-ADAPT) https://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/igec/iaadapt This website is designed to help clinicians, providers, and consumers better understand how to manage problem behaviors and psychosis in people with dementia using evidence-based approaches. It includes tools for assessment.

POGOe: Portal of Geriatric Online Education http://www.pogoe.org This site emphasizes education and training on geriatric competencies and tools for clinicians and educators.