Communicating with persons with cognitive impairment

Communicating with persons with cognitive impairment

1. Which of the following statements about mobility is true?

The risk for injury is low during this task.Keep the person in a wheelchair all day to prevent injury.Provide assistance with ambulation several times a day.Keep the person from self-ambulating to prevent injury.

2.When communicating with persons with cognitive impairment, you should:

Revise and restate if the person does not understandAvoid eye contactUse a high-pitched voiceMove on if the person does not answer right away