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    Cause Of Dementia Essay

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    Although dementia as a whole is caused by brain damage‚ hindering the brains ability to communicate properly‚ subsets of dementia are linked with different types of brain cell damage according to the region affected (Alzheimer’s Association). Alzheimer’s contains a high number of hallmark abnormalities‚ including “deposits of the protein fragment beta-amyloid and twisted strands of the protein tau” (Alzheimer’s Association). Vascular dementia is typically caused by strokes and/or instances that cause

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    What is dementia? Dementia is a very common‚ incurable group of life conditions that interfere with daily functioning. It is chronic and can last for years or be life-long. Dementia is not a disease‚ it’s a group of symptoms that affect one’s ability to think‚ memory‚ as well as social life or the rest of their life. Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells. Damage to the brain cells interferes with the brain cell’s ability to be able to communicate with each other. Without communication with

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    America today (White‚ “The Genius of Caring: an interactive documentary”). Now‚ think about what it would be like to be the caregiver of those people. They are husbands and wives‚ sons and daughters‚ or close friends and

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    Dementia Research Paper

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    Dementia Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning. This includes thinking‚ remembering and reasoning. Memory loss is usually accompanied by at least one of the following symptoms: impaired movement‚ difficulty with language and the inability to plan and initiate appropriate social behavior. Dementia ranges in severity from mild problems in functioning to the most severe stage of complete dependence. There are several types of dementia. The most common form of dementia

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    Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life( http://www.alz.org/what-is-dementia.asp) .The most commonly heard of form of dementia is alzheimers desease. And although this makes sense‚ considering it is the most common form‚ affecting around 5.4 million Americans (http://www.alz.org/facts/)‚ there are other forms that deserve to be recognized. The second and third most common forms of dementia in America are Vascular Dementia and Lewy Body

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    Bureaucratic Caring Theory

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    Bureaucratic Caring illustrates the importance of spiritual and ethical caring in relation to organizational cultures. Watson’ theory of Human Caring illustrates the fact that caring is central to the discipline of nursing. The paper will elaborate on Watson’s theory‚ Ray’s theory and then compare both theories. The theory of human caring was developed in 1975 and 1979 by Jean Watson. Watson is also the founder of the Center for Human Caring. The theory is used to guide new models of caring and healing

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    Music has always been the world’s universal form of communication. The Recording Industry Association of America implies that "it touches every person of every culture on the globe to the tune of $40 billion annually‚ and the U.S. recording industry accounts for fully one-third of that market" (RIAA). As technology rapidly increases‚ file sharing amongst consumers becomes faster and easier to do. The new phenomenon of the MPEG Layer 3 encoding (MP3) and the peer-to-peer (P2P) networks present a challenge

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    Dementia Awareness Outcome 4- Understand factors relating to and individual’s experience of dementia Mrs A- Dementia with lewy bodies Mrs A is 65 years of age and has Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Most mornings she wakes up in pain and requires a lot of support with her personal care now as she is unsteady on her feet. She requires a rota-stand for standing and transfers and at times struggles to keep her eyes open and concentrate. Mrs A is aware of her dementia and seems low in herself at moments

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    Description of event Today in placement I was asked if I would be able to assist Mrs X with personal care and dressing. Mrs X has advanced dementia and takes a lot of prompting to do simple tasks on her own‚ such as washing her face. Mrs X is fully mobile and needs a lot of support to hold her concentration on particular tasks or she is more likely to be distracted and wander off. Being aware of Mrs X’s needs I agreed that I am more than confident to assist her. I knocked on Mrs X’s door before

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    Szabo‚ Liz. “Cost of Not Caring: Stigma Set in Stone.” USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network‚ n.d. Web. 5 Jan. 2016. This source begins by introducing the inequality and lack of funding in the mental health care system. The government acts as the source of the stigma in mental health‚ as certain laws prevent a parity of physical and and mental health. This tells the mentally ill that they are less deserving of a decent life than others. The article then continues to describe the struggle

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