UNDERSTANDING DEMENTIA INTRODUCTION Dementia is a progressive illness which occurs when the brain is damaged by disorders and diseases such as Alzheimer ’s disease‚ Huntington ’s disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) or a series of strokes. The term dementia is not the actual disease in its own right but is the collective term used to describe the group of related symptoms caused by the gradual death of brain cells. These symptoms include memory loss‚ problems with reasoning‚ perception‚
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Legal‚ Safety‚ and Regulatory Requirements As a society we have many laws‚ and individuals departments that enforce those laws. There are criminal‚ civil‚ contract‚ family‚ constitutional‚ common‚ and labor laws‚ criminal law handles crime and civil law handles most of the other laws mention above. With labor laws handle by the U.S Department of Labor also known as DOL administers and enforces over 180 federal laws that are for just the workplace‚ and those laws are in place for the protection
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essay there will be reflection upon two main keys strategies that nurses can achieve to make a difference in a communication breakdown in the health care setting with patients such as dementia. The problems that can be associated with this and also and overview of the illness of dementia. When talking about dementia it is usually described as a syndrome which effects the brain. It is a very complicated illness and there are a lot of symptoms and problems that come along with this degenerative disease
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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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P2- Outline possible effects of dementia on an individual’s health and quality of life This assignment is going to outline possible effects of dementia on an individual’s health and quality of life. There are many different factors that having dementia will effect. As stated above some will affect the health of the person and others will affect the quality of life that the person will have. Depression is a common mental disorder‚ characterized by sadness‚ loss of interest or pleasure‚ feelings of
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Entertainment essay In entertainment events they need to undergo a list of staging requirements. Some events differ in what type of staging requirements. There are three entertainment events that differ in staging requirements‚ the events are Corporate Events‚ Private Events and Music events. These three events use different methods of staging requirements because they are all different to each other. Staging requirements in a corporate can be different because there can be many types of corporate events
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Challenges for professional care of advanced dementia The research purpose of this study was clear‚ as it was intended to report on the challenges for health professionals in caring for people with advanced dementia living in long term care facilities. This study used a qualitative methodology based on action research. “Action research collects information from key stakeholders and provides ongoing feedback to participants‚ thereby facilitating change that improves practice.” (Chang et al.‚ 2009
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Unit 245 – Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities. 1.1 a) Human Rights act 1998 b) Equality act 2010 c) Disability discrimination act 1995 d) Mental Capacity act 2005 1.2 a) Improved the standards of care given to individuals with a learning disability‚ it gave individuals the right to life‚ right to privacy and the right not to be subjected to degrading or inhuman treatment. b) Protects the rights of individuals and promotes
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Meet The BRICs Case of chapter 4 1. Map the proposed sequence of evolution of the economy of the BRICs. What indicators might companies monitor to guide their investments and organize their local market operations? China and India will be the dominant global suppliers of manufactured goods and services‚ respectively‚ while Brazil and Russia will become the principal suppliers of row materials. Collectively‚ on almost every scale‚ they will become the largest entity on the global stage. The
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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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