Caring is viewed as the essence of nursing‚ discuss... Introduction Lenninger (1984) described caring as the “essence of nursing”. Over the years many nursing theorists and researchers have examined the concept of caring and written extensively on the importance of caring in nursing. Going back to the foundation of modern nursing Nightingale (1859) wrote that nursing’s most important work is caring. Despite the wealth of ground covered in these works the term “care”‚ is rarely defined as a theoretical
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Music therapy in care for dementia Dementia is an extremely common disease among the elderly‚ with 4 million Americans currently suffering from the Alzheimer’s type alone. Figures show that 3% of people between the ages of 65-74 suffer from the disease‚ rapidly increasing to 19% for the 75-84 age bracket‚ and as high as 47% for the over 85s. Therefore‚ it is easy to see why Dementia is such a large part of many people’s lives‚ whether they are suffering from the condition themselves‚ or have
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65 years and over‚ and 3 in 10 people aged 85 years and over have dementia (Department of Health and Ageing‚ 2013). Over 320‚000 Australians are living with dementia. Dementia is now the second leading cause of death in Australia with no existing cure. Moreover‚ deaths due to dementia have increased approximately 137% over the past ten years‚ with nearly 11‚000 deaths recorded in 2013 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2014). Dementia is described as a ‘loss of self’ (Cohen & Eisdorfer‚ 1986) or a condition
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Unit Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia (DEM 302) Outcome 1 1.) Describe how cognitive‚ functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition. Cognitive behaviour is thought processing‚ which is caused by brain damage‚ effecting parts of the brain responsible for memory and how to eat and talk. This means that a person with dementia can forget how important it is to eat and drink‚ which means they may also
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various specialized literature on caring‚ I have developed a widened perspective and a new appreciation for caring. This knowledge has improved and reshaped my approach to caring. As a nurse‚ I am considered a leader in my community and through leadership I am able to create change. As a transformed leader I have a deeper understanding of myself as caring and as a result am able to initiate change to the current system from an approach of healing and caring. Watson (2000) notes‚ “Transformed
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Candidate Name: J/601/2874 Level 2 Dementia Awareness 1. Understanding what dementia is 1.1 Dementia are the signs and symptoms caused as a result of specific diseases such as Alzheimer’s or a stroke that involve the damaging of brain cells; as the brain cells die the person with a dementia will lose their ability to carry out their every day tasks such as personal care and interaction with other people as different parts of the brain are damaged. Dementia affects both older and younger people and
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could potentially guide clinical practice‚ the one theory that stands out is Watson’s theory of caring. This theory will guide my practice as a student nurse practitioner. Watson’s theory of caring is based on all of the elements of meaningful interactions with a patients that include communication‚ relationship building‚ authentic presence‚ listening‚ and meeting the holistic needs of our patients (Norman‚ Rossillo‚ & Skelton‚ 2016). As a result‚ these particular concepts will serve as both professional
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living organisms‚ including the behavior. Researchers in “Finding Dementia in Primary Care: The Results of a Clinical Demonstration Project‚” looked at the behavior of several Veterans‚ 70 and older‚ to find ways to diagnosis them with dementia and cognitive impairment. The Veterans went through screening processes to help primary care physicians learn to diagnosis dementia and cognitive impairment in earlier stages. Observation Dementia is a disease that is often overlooked. Primary care physicians
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Dr. Jean Watson’s Theory: The Philosophy and Science of Caring “Caring is the essence of nursing”~Dr. Jean Watson Major Concepts of Watson’s theory: • Main focus in nursing is on carative factors • For nurses to develop humanistic philosophies and value sytem • The caring stance that nursing has is threatened by the demands of the curative factors ( Sitzman‚ 2007) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Published
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365 Understand the process and experience of Dementia 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome The dementia syndrome is caused by combination of conditions such as specific diseases like Alzheimer’s‚ Parkinson’s or motor neurone disease. It can also be caused by having stroke and prolonged alcohol abuse. 1.2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia frontal lobe – The person may have difficulty thinking clearly‚ struggle with forming
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