and friends to visit the patient Encourage to maintain communication by phone with others e.g. family and friends Ensure to establish rapport (therapeutic communication) one –on-one Ensure to encourage the patient to participate in the activities with co-patient if appropriate Ensure to encourage the patient to participate if appropriate in the support group activities To promote patient understanding and realising that she is not alone. To promote patient being actively busy and
Premium Patient Health care Health care provider
Plan Profile I am currently on a Mental Health placement at a local hospital. Mr Burns is a 75 year old man to protect the client the name has been changed under the data Protection Act 1998 that has been on the all-male dementia ward since 2007. Mr Burns has Alzheimer’s disease‚ stomach ulcers‚ prone to seizures and Dysphasia. Using Rober‚ Logan and Tierney’s model the 13 activities of daily living the priorities for Mr Burns are personal cleaning and dressing‚ mobilizing and eating and drinking
Premium Psychology Nursing Medicine
The Challenge of Organizational Communication video… What does it all mean? It means that in recent years the world has been changing faster than ever before and becoming more complex than anyone could ever imagine. Katherine Miller points out 4 aspects of these changes that were barely on the radar 20 years ago‚ but today dominate much of our thinking. The first one is globalization. It has become a truism to say that we live in a global economy and participate in a global market. The emerge
Premium International trade World Trade Organization Cold War
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how to do everyday activities‚ confusion‚ forgetting names of people‚ places and appointments ‚ mood swings and withdrawn.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
Premium Parietal lobe Alzheimer's disease
DEVELOPMENT Page 58 Dementia multiple choice questionnaire Page 59 Read Catherine Gibbs’s practice profile on diabetic ketoacidosis Page 60 Guidelines on how to write a practice profile Promoting positive approaches to dementia care in nursing NS562 Hoe J‚ Thompson R (2010) Promoting positive approaches to dementia care in nursing. Nursing Standard. 25‚ 4‚ 47-56. Date of acceptance: July 27 2010. Summary This article provides an overview of factors relevant to dementia care today. The number
Premium Alzheimer's disease Psychiatry
Dementia Introduction Dementia is a progressive brain dysfunction (in Latin ’dementia ’ means irrationality)‚ which results in a restriction of daily activities and in most cases leads in long term need for care. Many diseases can result in dementia‚ the most common‚ Alzheimer ’s disease (Dementia.com‚ 2007). Description of Dementia “Dementia describes a group of symptoms that are caused by changes in brain function. Dementia symptoms may include asking the same questions
Premium Neurology Obesity Alzheimer's disease
Schmidt‚ MIBC 112‚ Unit 2‚ Assignment Dementia Dementia isn’t a specific disease. Instead‚ dementia describes a group of symptoms affecting thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning. Dementia involves damage of nerve cells in the brain‚ which may occur in several areas of the brain. Dementia may affect people differently‚ depending on the area of the brain affected. The factors that causes this
Premium Disease Alzheimer's disease Dementia
March 23‚ 2011 Psychology paper: Dementia The subject of a brain deteriorating disease is one we often avoid. Considering the fact that it is possible for a loved one to be a victim of a memory captivation is unbearable. Dementia is a term used to describe a group of symptoms caused by disorders that affect the brain‚ not so much a specific disease. People affected by dementia are disabled to the point where they may not be able to get dressed or eat. They have a total lack of problem solving
Premium Alzheimer's disease Traumatic brain injury Dementia
Types of Dementia Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia; accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases. Difficulty remembering names and recent events is often an early clinical symptom; later symptoms include impaired judgment‚ disorientation‚ confusion‚ behavior changes and trouble speaking‚ swallowing and walking. Hallmark abnormalities are deposits of the protein fragment beta-amyloid (plaques) and twisted strands
Premium Alzheimer's disease Dementia Neurodegenerative disorders
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
Free Alzheimer's disease Cerebrum Cerebral cortex