Identify activities for clients/residents/patients receiving long-term care.

Identification should include

• activities that interest and stimulate the client/resident/patient
• activities that are appropriate to the client's/resident's/patient's physical and mental abilities
• interaction of staff, community, and family
• promotion of the client's/resident's/patient's independence.

Refer to Unit VI in Nurse Aide Curriculum Links to an external site., Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What types of activities would enhance physical, sensory, and emotional status?
• How would a CNA determine appropriate activities for individual client/resident/patient needs and abilities?
• What strategies support client/resident/patient independence in the selection of appropriate recreation?