Description The patient presents with dementia‚ poor posture (her chin close to her chest) and dislikes solids‚ there for has to be assisted to feed and chooses only to consume liquids. Her communication skills are also poor and doesn’t have the capacity to engage in a flowing conversation but has the ability to answer a question using the words ‘yes’ or ‘no’ or by saying individual words. I was given the task of feeding the patient at lunch time as she requires one to one support at meal times
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Mandatory 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
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the leadership‚ but I was also a person who knows how to listen and do what it is asked to be done but in the best way possible. Although I am not a red‚ and instead I am a blue‚ I truly agree that blue describes me the most due to that now; I am more matured about my decisions. When I was a little girl‚ at the age of 4 or 5‚ I have always been influenced of my father’s steps in life. He is a man who loves the sportsmanship and is strongly a red color person. I have join sports since I was
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Understand the Process and experience of Dementia 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome There are several causes of dementia some of them are; a stroke‚ brain disease‚ MS‚ certain medications‚ shrinkage of the brain‚ too many opiates over a long period of time and severe alcoholism 1.2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia Dementia can cause the sufferer to experience loss of mental ability‚ loss of memory‚ a reduced
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Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) are the infections patients acquire while receiving treatment in a healthcare facility. In 2011‚ there was an estimated 722‚000 HAIs in U.S. hospitals resulting in 75‚000 deaths (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]‚ 2016). In addition to an increase in disease and mortality‚ HAIs negatively affect patient care by increasing patient length of stay and inpatient costs (Syndor & Perl‚ 2011). Intensive care units (ICUs) are associated with greater risk
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The person that get to know us best‚ from our virtues to flaws‚ are our parents. They have the greatest influence in our life because they are the people we see the most and have known for the longest. They sacrifice many luxuries in order to give their children the best life possible. My father has had a huge impact on my life and it is because of him that I am the person I am today. Most people say I am a lot like my dad‚ both physically and mentally. We both have the same mannerism‚ facial expressions
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years of my life there has always been an important person who has impacted me in many different ways. Through his hard work‚ determination‚ and love for family‚ he has set an example for me to follow and has shaped me into the person I am today. Besides setting an example for me he has become such an important person; due to the support he has given me in the hardest moments of my life‚ and because of all the sacrifices he has made to provide an education for me. That person is still living today
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protectiveness for his younger brother; at the same time he stood in envy of Gerald with his university education‚ his fine business and his fine home. -Bad Temper pg20 “ Whereas Sean was the possessor of volatile temper‚ which had never truly subsided during the dry years of the late twenties and his heart breaking one of the thirties when his crops were a failure.” Gerald MacMurray O’Connal9 (Brains Father) -Quiet/Shy pg 20 “ Gerald was quiet‚ slow smiling‚ and almost shy individual.” -Caring pg
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Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia Outcome 1 Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia. 1.Cognitive means the affect that dementia has on thinking skills eg memory‚ understanding etc. Functional is about the ability to perform actions such as feeding themselves. Emotional is about how they feel and react eg confusion can cause distress and aggression. As dementia progresses‚ eating and drinking can become
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Sept 24‚ 2010 Group 1c The person who influence my life: The person that influences my life is my mother. Deloris brown Walters has been the biggest influence in my life from as long as I can remember. My mother has always taught me to be who I am and not to pretend to be someone else‚ she teaches me the values and principles of life and also the importance of families‚ to couple that off she showed me unconditional love even when I made very bad decisions that she has not necessary agreed with
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