Clinical History Comprehensive: Nursing Home‚ dementia‚ diarrhea DOB: 3-17-13 March 14‚ 1995 ANNUAL H&P DICTATION – Completed/Dictated 3-9-95 CODE STATUS: DNR/DNI This resident is an 81-year-old gentleman who is pleasant and cooperative but not a good historian due to his dementia. Chief complaint: Resident has been having diarrhea according to his records for the past week‚ since the 24th of February. He has been having two to three large loose brown stools per day primarily
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1. The journal “Nurse empathy and the care of people with dementia” was about incorporating the need for understanding and empathy for individuals with dementia. It has become evident that there are barriers that prevent patients from receiving quality care from the nurses. For instances‚ the abuse the nurses receive from patients and being overworked; however‚ this can be fixed by further education and the support from staff and management. In this journal‚ it is important for nurses to give empathy
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Agitation is often seen in elderly with dementia and it can also be improved with the use of music therapy. Mathews found that there were “...mood-shifting effects; enhancement of cognitive function; reduction in agitation‚ anxiety‚ or wandering; the improvement in response to family and staff; and improvement in coordination and motor function” (Mathews). Elderly who deal with dementia often have agitation due to the loss of control they have over their minds and their lives. As a result‚ they tend
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Dementia Awareness Task A 1) The term ’dementia’ describes a set of symptoms that include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ and problems with communication and reasoning. There are many types of dementia. The most common are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. 2) Examples of different types of dementia are: Alzheimer’s disease‚ Vascular dementia‚ Dementia with Lewy bodies‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ Frototemporal dementia
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Frontotemporal dementia is a group of disorders caused by progressive cell degeneration in the brain’s frontal lobes or its temporal lobes. The cell damage caused by frontotemporal dementia leads to tissue shrinkage and reduced function in the brain’s frontal and temporal lobes‚ which control planning and judgment; emotions‚ speaking and understanding speech and certain types of movement. In those younger than age 65‚ FTD may account for up to 20 to 50 percent of dementia cases. People usually develop
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------------------------------------------------- straining to hear and fend off dementia [Document subtitle] February 25‚ 2013 PSY 4456 February 25‚ 2013 PSY 4456 Dr. Milligan PSY 4456 February 25‚ 2013 Straining to Hear and Fend Off Dementia The article I chose was written by Kathrine Bouton. One of many people who suffer with hearing lost‚ but unfortunately Katherine’s started at the age of thirty years old. She tells a story about attending a fun-raiser for a magazine
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Dementia is usually a progressive debilitating syndrome that changes the person’s life forever. People can have many different ways of coping with the diagnosis of dementia. These emotions can become obstacles that could hinder the patient’s progress in therapy if they are not addressed. It is important that therapists recognize what is dementia‚ the daily challenges their patients and family members might be dealing with when diagnosed with dementia and what skills they‚ as therapists‚ should
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tape counter numbers | | | |Date |1) Compare a person-centred approach with a non person-centred approach to dementia care. You may record | | | | |your answers in the table provided. | | | | |
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Unit 49 – Understand and Meet the nutritional needs of individuals with Dementia 1.1 People with Dementia will decline and their levels of functioning will deteriorate and will not be able to manage many tasks like preparing food‚ shopping‚ cleaning‚ washing‚ bathing and eating‚ this will gradually become worse. Cognitive changes will affect their ability to communicate‚ they will find it hard to listen‚ remember and interact with people and this will affect their diet. They many also find they
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DEMENTIA AWARENESS 3.4 Identify prevelance rates for different types of dementia. Prevelance shows the number of new cases of dementia in a given time period. The well established prevelance rates for dementia in the UK are – 40-64 years - 1 in 1400 65-69 years – 1 in 100 70-79 years - 1 in 25 80+ - 1 in 6 It is estimated that by 2021 there will be one million people with dementia in the UK this is expected to rise to over 1.7 million people with dementia by 2051. A steady rather than
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