years old is admitted to a long term care centre of older adults due to his physical and psychological difficulties after death of his wife . After six months of his wife’s death ‚he visited his GP and diagnosed depression and referred to a geriatrician .Also‚ John was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis on prescribed medications. The aim of this case study is to explain and discuss the major nursing care of a 85 year old man who has recently
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form of dementia and the signs and symptoms. Dementia Dementia is the name for a group of symptoms which arise from different disease that affect the brain. The brain is made up of millions of brain cells which send messages to each other. These messages tell the individual everything they need to know to cope with everyday life‚ such as how to move‚ what they are seeing‚ how to speak. They also store memories and control emotions - such as laughing and crying. In someone with dementia‚ some of
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make -up determine if a person is predisposed to certain diseases like diabetes‚ but the environment at which such an individual is growing up in usually‚ affects him or her more than the genetic make-up (Anastasia‚ 1958). The environment in this case involves the diet and nutrition which will improve the chances of living longer hence influencing the development of the person. Different people come from different environments and backgrounds as
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Decision Making essay Care Scenario 1 for Summative Assignment (Sept 2011 Intake) You are to write a 3 000 word (+/- 10% excluding reference list) essay reflecting on the decision making involved in the assessment and delivery of care related to the scenario below. In your work you need to draw on the theoretical perspectives explored during the module so that the learning outcomes are met. The nurse’s role will be an important focus but you need to demonstrate understanding of the importance
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PAYAL SHAH DEM 301 UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND EXPERIENCE OF DEMENTIA WHAT ARE CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA Alzheimer’s disease – The possible risk factors are increasing age‚ possible genetic link‚ being female and Down’s syndrome. Symptoms: word finding problems‚ forgetting how to do everyday activities‚ confusion‚ forgetting names of people‚ places and appointments ‚ mood swings and withdrawn. Vascular dementia – possible risk factors lifestyle( lack of exercise‚ too much alcohol
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Cathy Gill Mary Duke English 111 26 February 2013 Dementia a Debilitating Illness Dementia is a complex topic that can be looked at from many different perspectives. There are two main categories of dementia; cortical and subcortical dementia. The focus of this paper will be on cortical dementia. Symptoms of dementia start out slowly and generally progress over time. The number of people with some type of dementia is an estimated 24 million worldwide. (Label) It is one of the world’s fastest
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Dementia care: focusing on daily experiences. There is an urgent need to educate carers and provide them with a tool kit that enables them to develop the skills to support people living with dementia as they are currently receiving poor treatment. It is now thought that dementia care must be powered by a specific model called the Kitwood plus. The Kitwood model was first published in 1997. It was updated in 2007. The Kitwood plus has two dominant themes: Relationships Daily experiences
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Before the individual has had a diagnosis of dementia they‚ or their family and friends would have noticed changes in behaviour. This would be confusing and frightening not knowing what is going on. When an individual has gone through the special tests and meets the criteria set out for dementia diagnosis their will be catalogue of feelings flooding their senses. It can start with denial‚ that is is just not true‚ it can not be happening to them. Then a feeling of shock‚ anger and they might be
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Possible To Have Diversity‚ Equality and Inclusion In Dementia Care? People with dementia can be very vulnerable and may not be able to communicate their wants and needs to other people. It is therefore up to the people who are caring for the individual to make sure that their interests are being protected‚ and to ensure that they are being treated equally and fairly and do not face any discrimination. Many people do not understand dementia and do not know how to go about trying to communicate
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Dementia Dementia The word Dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss‚ and difficulties with thinking‚ problem solving or language. Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease or a series of strokes. Dementia is progressive‚ meaning that the symptoms will gradually get worse. Dependent on which part of the brain is affected a person will present differently. Area of the Brain Key Functions that could be affected Frontal Lobe
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