How To Write A Research Paper On Alzheimer's
Journal 4: The Alzheimer’s Patient Over the semester, I have been blessed with the opportunity to build a relationship with J, an Alzheimer’s patient, through hospice care. In class, we discussed the aging systems in the body and one of them happened to be Alzheimer’s. We defined it as a neurodegenerative disease that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior that is associated with intracellular neurofibrillary tangles and extracellular amyloid beta plaques. Although this histology is present in aging adults, patients with Alzheimer’s have significantly more build up. The disease normally commences in the hippocampus and progresses to other cortical areas. When I met J, he displayed symptoms that correlated with early to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, such as memory loss, confusion, repetition of phrases and words, etc. Other symptoms included bradykinesia and John’s episodes (falling asleep). As the semester progressed, I had the opportunity to watch J’s disease progress. In my last few visits, I noticed J’s condition worsen. He began to sleep more frequently and
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One of the resources they provide is contact to sources that are associated with the disease, such as other families dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. During J’s episode, his wife called the head of the Alzheimer’s Association in Macon to explain the current situation. She explained to J’s wife that his agitation stemmed from the changing weather. She further explained that Alzheimer’s patients are extremely sensitive to change. Afterwards J’s wife called the on-call hospice nurse. The nurse arrived after me and convinced J that he needed to take his medication. As she pulled J’s wife to the side, I stayed by J’s beside and made sure he finished his food and drank all his water. I overheard the nurse explain options for J including nursing homes. After J finished his food, I sang hymnals and told him
One of the resources they provide is contact to sources that are associated with the disease, such as other families dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. During J’s episode, his wife called the head of the Alzheimer’s Association in Macon to explain the current situation. She explained to J’s wife that his agitation stemmed from the changing weather. She further explained that Alzheimer’s patients are extremely sensitive to change. Afterwards J’s wife called the on-call hospice nurse. The nurse arrived after me and convinced J that he needed to take his medication. As she pulled J’s wife to the side, I stayed by J’s beside and made sure he finished his food and drank all his water. I overheard the nurse explain options for J including nursing homes. After J finished his food, I sang hymnals and told him