Less than 3% of people live more than fourteen years after diagnosis. The sufferer loses independence and is forced to rely on someone else to look after them. This can place a great burden on the care giver and in many cases the best option is a nursing home where the sufferer can receive 24 hour care and assistance. The characteristics of the disease can be divided into four stages: 1. Pre-dementia–This stage includes short term memory loss‚ depression‚ irritability and confusion. 2. Early –
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7. Evaluation‚ (M10) The nursing process is made up of five interrelated parts namely assessment‚ nursing diagnosis‚ planning‚ implementation‚ and evaluation being the ending phase of nursing process. Evaluation encompasses establishing of criteria‚ analysis of various variables affecting conclusions‚ decisions and modifications in the nursing care plan. As a fundamental aspect of learning and teaching‚ it constantly embroils pooling and analysis of data and records. According to Ralp Tyler “Evaluation
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with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct which writes that nurses must treat patients as individuals (NMC‚ 2008). Holland‚ Jenkins‚ Solomon and Whittam (2008) claims a successful patient’s outcome is dependent on the nurse’s ability and skills to use the knowledge acquired on assessment effectively. The nursing process when adapted in practice defines the stages a nurse should follow in order to provide individualised care (Barrett‚ Wilson and Wollands‚ 2009). A nursing model then
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Psychotherapeutic Drugs and the Nursing Process Psychotherapeutic drugs are used for treating patients with various degrees of mental and emotional disorders. These disorders can interfere with their ability to function in society and limit their ability to perform normal everyday activities which may require the use of psychotherapeutic drugs (Lilley‚ Rainforth‚ Collins‚ & Snyder‚ 2017). There are many different categories within psychotherapeutic drugs that may be prescribed depending on the type
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Nursing Process Paper Melissa Wilcox Grantham University Transition to Pro Nursing NUR402 Margaret McGannon June 23‚ 2013 Nursing Process Paper The family I will be assessing consists of four people living in the household. First is the grandmother who is 99 years old‚ her daughter who is 77 years old‚ and her son who is 50 years old and finally his son who is 17 years old. The grandmother of this family came to live in this household 6 years ago after she was unable to live by herself
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that is devastating and always fatal. Alzheimer’s has many causes and affects each patient differently with many different risk factors. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease got its name from Dr. Alois Alzheimer who was a German neurologist who discovered some different changes in a woman’s brain tissue that had passed away (Cayton‚ Graham‚ & Warner‚2001). This disease is a neurodegenerative disorder (loss of neurons) that is devastating and always fatal
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uAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is a disease that attacks the brain. It is the most common form of Dementia which is the general term for a decline in mental ability serve enough to interfere with daily life (Poole Arcangelo & Peterson‚ 2013). uAlzheimer ’s is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. uCauses a gradual‚ irreversible loss of memory and cognitive function (Poole Arcangelo & Peterson‚ 2013). uProgression of uAssociated the disease varies from person to person. Alterations in the heart
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MODULE 1: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS IN NURSING Submitted by: Jennelyn M. Pondang Submitted to: Prof. Liwayway T. Vallesteros • Answer learning activities (page 14) nos. 3 and 4. • Illustrate using a table a comparison of the ff leadership style: a. Democratic‚ Authoritarian‚ and Laissez-faire b. Transformational and Transactional • Which of the above leadership styles do you think your immediate manager adhere to? Support your assumption. 3. Compare Theory X‚ Y‚ and Z.
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Alzheimer disease: this is a common form of dementia it is believed to be caused by changes in the brain structure‚ and it leads to the death in brain cells usually beginning in late middle age. Risk factors Although it is still unknown what causes the deterioration of brain cells‚ there are several factors that are known to affect the development of Alzheimer’s disease. These are described in more detail below. Age: Age is the greatest factor in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The likelihood
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symptoms‚ how it’s diagnosed and the current treatment‚ if any. DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive‚ neurological and eventually fatal disease of the brain which was named after a German physician‚ Alois Alzheimer‚ who first described it in 1906. It is said to be the most common form of dementia (a group of disorders that impairs mental functioning). At the moment‚ Alzheimer’s is progressive and irreversible‚ with no known cure. The most common cause of death
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