Dementia is a debilitating mental illness that requires costly medical care. Those who suffer this condition can find it difficult or even impossible to perform basic living tasks such as feeding‚ dressing or cleaning after themselves; therefore care must be provided to them at all times. As one can imagine‚ the story is no different behind bars. Because the inmate- elderly population has grown exponentially dating back to the 1970’s when laws favored incarceration over rehabilitation‚ the average
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DEMENTIA AWARENESS Understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by demtia: Dementia is a term that is used when the brain is affected by different diseses or conditions. Describe the key functions of the brain affected by dementia: The key functions of the brain affected by dementia are- processing information‚language‚memory‚ability to make sound judements. Explain why depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia: They may be mistaken for dementia
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Unit 18: Understanding the role of communication and interactions with individuals who have dementia Unit Code: DEM 308 1. How do individuals with dementia communicate through their behaviour (1.1) Persons with dementia may communicate through behaviours such as: • Repetition of actions or questions‚ this may communicate anxiety over memory loss‚ boredom from inactivity‚ to seek reassurance‚ picking at clothing due to anxiety. • Aggression‚ this may communicate depression‚ an inability
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HLTEN515B implement and monitor care for older clients Written assignment 1 There are many different forms of dementia and each has its own cause. Some of the main type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease‚ which is the most common form of dementia affecting 50%-70% of dementia patients (Alzheimer’s australia‚ 2005). This is a degenerative illness which attacks the brain‚ this is achieved buy tangles which are in the middle of shrunken brain cells and plaques which eventually cause the brain cells
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added: definitions of topics‚ a controlled group‚ and observation of long-term effects of the programs. Finally‚ the following areas should be kept: training of the direct care workers‚ follow up of direct care workers‚ and acquiring the sample from four facilities. The research article mentions the umbrella term of Dementia‚ more specifically focusing on the residents with moderate
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N.C.P 1 Nursing Care Plan Catherine Traylor F.H. January 31‚2007 Karen Ruffin Mercer County Community College 2 Abstract F.H. is an 83 year old male‚ whom was cared for on January 31‚2007 by the writer. He was admitted to Capital Health System at the Mercer Campus with diagnoses of an
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DATE | CUES | NURSING DIAGNOSIS | KNOWLEDGE BACKGROUND | GOAL | NURSING INTERVENTION | RATIONALE | EVALUATION | | Subjective:“Medyo masakit ang dibdib ko pag umuubo ako.”as verbalized by the patientObjective:Productive coughYellow sputum dischargedPain scale of 10/10 | Acute pain R/T coughing | Acute pain is described as an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage ;sudden or slow onset of any intensity from
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Health and Social Care Katarzyna Nowaczewska Ace Homecare 2015 Unit 13 Dementia Awareness 1. Understand what dementia is 1.1 Explain what mean by the term "dementia" The word dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking‚ problem-solving or language. Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases‚ such as Alzheimer ’s disease or a series of strokes. 1.2 Describe the key functions of the brain that are - affected by dementia The main areas
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CUES/ CLUES |DIAGNOSIS |OBJECTIVES |INTERVENTIONS |EVALUATION | |SUBJECTIVE: ➢ “I ALWAYS EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN AND DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING” As verbalized by the patient. OBJECTIVE: ➢ Weak and pale in appearance ➢ Difficulty of breathing ➢ Poor skin turgor ➢ Clutching of hands to chest ➢ Shortness of breath ➢ Restlessness VITAL SIGNS: ➢ BP- 130/90 mmHg ➢ T- 37.5 C ➢ PR- 98 BPM ➢ RR-25BPM ➢ PAIN SCALE- 8 | ➢ ACUTE PAIN RELATED TO MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA. |SHORT
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ASSESSMENT (Data Collection) NURSING DIAGNOSIS (Patient Problem/Priority) PLANNING (Patient-Centered Goals) IMPLEMENTATION (Nursing Interventions) Nurse roles: Assess‚ monitor‚ use of communication techniques‚ patient education EVALUATION (Patient-Centered Goal Met?) Subjective: (what you heard the patient describe) Objective: (what you see‚ hear‚ smell‚ feel) *Use nursing diagnosis language 1 goal per physical What specifically will you do - as a nurse - to assist the patient
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